@metacurity@infosec.exchangeA Nigerian cybercrime ring is actively targeting established companies in the transportation and aviation industries with BEC scams.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/07/phishers-target-aviation-execs-to-scam-customers/
@UP8@mastodon.social🧮 CBEX crypto scam: AI-hyped Ponzi scheme defrauds African investors
#scam
@servelan@newsie.socialTrump blasts Democrats over what he calls the ‘Epstein SCAM’ and ‘CON JOB’ | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-democrats-epstein-scam-hoax-b2795696.html
@whitequark@mastodon.sociali'm getting increasingly intolerant of people who call cryptocurrencies a scam because they're basically the only way to pay for stuff that's not captured by christofascists https://hachyderm.io/@fasterthanlime/114907994076068205
@aral@mastodon.ar.alThis anonymous coward is an example of the worst of humanity.
(There is a reason his account – and yes, I will bet good money it’s a him – is anonymous.)
He is trying to smear our Gaza Verified campaign (https://gaza-verified.org) which is run by @…
@cdarwin@c.im"Scam Empire"
takes readers inside the insidious cyberfraud industry,
which swindles the public out of hundreds of billions of dollars a year.
This ambitious collaborative investigation by OCCRP, Swedish Television (SVT), and 30 other media partners from multiple countries,
was based on an unprecedented leak of 1.9 terabytes of leaked data
that enabled journalists to enter the scammers’ world and even to watch them at work.
@khalidabuhakmeh@mastodon.socialIs the client vendor now responsible for you getting scammed when their agent gives away your financial information to scam sites?
https://guard.io/labs/scamlexity-we-put-agentic-ai-browsers-to-the-test-they-clicked-they-paid-they-fa…
@cyrevolt@mastodon.socialThat was a weird one, obviously scam.
I was one of many mentions in the 500 issues.
After I reported it, GitHub quickly took it down.
@comex@mas.toWith Elon Musk news at a low ebb, here’s a blast from the past.
Remember last year when Elon Musk set up a $1m daily sweepstakes for swing state voters who signed a petition, creating a controversy over vote-buying?
Do you remember the part where the sweepstakes turned out to be a scam with handpicked winners, as freely admitted by his own lawyers?
Promptly leading to a class action for fraud?
Well, that class action has now survived a motion to dismiss.
@Techmeme@techhub.socialA look at life in online scam compounds run by Chinese gangs on the Myanmar-Thai border, with purported Thai immigration officials luring trafficking victims (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/graphics/SOUTHEASTASIA-SCAMS/mypmxwdwwvr/
@tezoatlipoca@mas.to @UP8@mastodon.social
@trogluur@social.linux.pizzaHet is echt fucking onhandig dat DHL Express Whatsapp for Business gebruikt voor hun communicatie. Ik krijg op Whatsapp vaak spam en blokkeer daarom berichten van accounts die zich als een bedrijf voordoen onmiddellijk. Als het ineens ook voor berichten van bedrijven die geen scams zijn gebruikt wordt is het dus heel moeilijk te weten wat nou wel of niet een scam is. Met e-mail kun je tenminste nog checken of het bericht afkomstig is van het juiste domein, maar bij Whatsapp is er enkel een v…
@heiseonline@social.heise.deKrypto-Scam: Nigerianischer Prinz statt US-Präsident
Kryptowährung im Wert von 250.000 US-Dollar konnte ein Betrüger ergaunern – er gab sich als Mitglied eines Trump-Spendenkomitees aus.
https://www.
@harrysentonbury@social.linux.pizzathis scam-detector dot com bollox keeps showing up in my search results for random websites.
looks like scam-detector dot com is a scam:
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.scam-detector.com
my good deed for the day 🐝
@servelan@newsie.socialSo, he ran on a scam...
Trump-Epstein latest: Trump says Democrats are trying to ‘distract’ from his success with ‘Epstein SCAM’ | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-epstein-files-latest-news-b2795019.html
@arXiv_csHC_bot@mastoxiv.pageAnticipate, Simulate, Reason (ASR): A Comprehensive Generative AI Framework for Combating Messaging Scams
Xue Wen Tan, Kenneth See, Stanley Kok
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.17543 …
@cyrevolt@mastodon.social@… @… "mit Ansage" ^^
yea it was to be expected, and people just keep doing it.
It is kinda the counterpart to mass scam/spam email.
@kcase@mastodon.socialScam, or just an AI bot? Or a legitimate attempt to add real value to the ecosystem?
You decide!
@shoppingtonz@mastodon.socialBeware of Mastodon being under attack by scam bots which claim your account is suspended and that you have to follow their link.
I found a scam bot which recently posted 60 scam replies...so I may not have been fooled but what about the other 59 people?
The strategy of scammers isn't "boohoo 1 guy didn't open my scam link'
Their thinking is "if at least 1 user opened the link we can gather their data'...
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSatellite imagery and eyewitness testimony reveal that online scam centers are proliferating rapidly in Myanmar despite a large-scale crackdown in February (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/static/vdata/infographics/myanmar-scam-centers/
@hansaplast42@social.wastedalpaca.wtfGeil wie die Scrum Alliance einem Zertifizierungen gibt wenn du Kurse besuchst:
Die gelten dann zwei Jahre. Um das Zertifikat zu erhalten musst du dein Wissen auffrischen und so und so viele Punkte sammeln.
ODER du wartest, tust nichts und drei Monate vor Ablauf kannst du dir für $100 die Aktualisierung einfach kaufen.
Das ist alles so ein Scam...
@rufposten@social.tchncs.deGerade die letzte Folge durch: Die sechsteilige Serie House of Scam ist ein irrer Dauer-Kopfschüttel-Podcast, aber sehr zu empfehlen. Was Kriminelle für Geld so machen, wenn man sie nur lässt. Mit absurden Verbindungen, die mir so nicht klar waren.
Zu abonnieren über den Podcast "Legion":
https://www.rbb-online.de/legion/
@newstik@social.heise.de"‘Pitfalls of AI technology’: Rosenberg speaks out on financial scam using his likeness"
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/2025/07/07/pitfalls-of-ai-technology-rosenberg-speaks-out-…
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeEach week Metacurity offers our free and paid subscribers a run-down of the best infosec-related long reads.
This week's selection covers
--Scattered Spider's Urban speaks,
--EU nations subsidize spyware makers,
--AI chatbots fool senior citizens with phishing,
--Scam compounds endanger job seekers and tourists,
--Meat and dairy companies spy on activists,
--Texas wants in on Chihuahua's massive surveillance,
--Cyber outsourcing thr…
@arXiv_csCR_bot@mastoxiv.pageLOKI: Proactively Discovering Online Scam Websites by Mining Toxic Search Queries
Pujan Paudel, Gianluca Stringhini
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.12181 https://
@grumpybozo@toad.socialNew audacious scam #spam: Claims to be an invite to a "Team meeting" for a whole organization in MS Teams. Payload links don't go to MS, but rather to the CloudFlare-obfuscated ctrk.klclick3.com which redirects to eclicks.chantersselfstorage.co.uk which doesn't answer & may be a failed(?) DNS hijacking; the main domain looks like a UK business,while their web and mail is at Host…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialA look at celebrity impersonation scams and the steps taken by Hollywood to combat them, including a likeness management tool CAA is developing with YouTube (Rebecca Keegan/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business
@mgorny@social.treehouse.systems
@newsie@darktundra.xyzUS sanctions companies behind cyber scam centers in Cambodia, Myanmar https://therecord.media/us-sanctions-companies-southeast-asia-scam-compounds
@fanf@mendeddrum.orgheh just got spam from “tony hawk”
@iam_jfnklstrm@social.linux.pizzaPastor comitted crypto fraud, blames god for telling him to do it!! #hipocracy #religion
@FandaSin@social.linux.pizzaScam industry is BIG. Holly s**t.🤯
Be carefull both online and offline.
"The Police in India once raided a single building and found more than 700 employees..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0pyBisfisc
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeUS sanctions companies behind cyber scam centers in Cambodia, Myanmar
https://therecord.media/us-sanctions-companies-southeast-asia-scam-compounds
@stiefkind@mastodon.socialJa, genau. So schaus't aus. Zefix. #scam
@Techmeme@techhub.socialASPI researchers: Myanmar's online scam centers on the Thai border rose from 11 to 27 since 2021's military coup, holding an estimated 100K trafficked people (Rebecca Ratcliffe/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/global-devel…
@jorgecandeias@mastodon.socialGot one of these so far. Reported and blocked, of course.
https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/115128134052357481
@mgorny@pol.social
@cheryanne@aus.socialI finally got one. Idiots.
#Scam
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeFor your Saturday reading pleasure, Metacurity offers our free and paid readers a run-down of the top infosec-related long reads of the week.
This week's selection covers,
--Microsoft's Chinese "Digital Escorts" are a huge threat to DoD's digital security,
--Myanmar's scam centers are proliferating rapidly,
--Are VCs unpatriotic for investing in Chinese AI?,
--Afghanistan's extensive data systems need proper governance,
--AI c…
@hashtaggames@oldfriends.liveIf you get a post like this, it is a scam. This particular one targeted many #HashTagGames players and replied to various hashtag game plays but the account has now been blocked by Mastodon.Social.
Mastodon does not do age verification. Check with your instance, report it, etc if you get something like this.
Edit to remove the player that was targeted from the image and to add …
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We’re reaching out manually to guide you through the required steps.
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Failure to do so will result in your account remaining locked until further review.
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@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
@Stomata@social.linux.pizzaI reported 4 verification scam bot account today in under an hour.
#scam
@Techmeme@techhub.socialFederal prosecutors accuse two US men of operating and promoting OmegaPro, a crypto multi-level marketing scheme that allegedly defrauded victims of $650M (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/08/doj-omegapro-crypto-scam.html
@thomastraynor@social.linux.pizzaNew twist in bank investigator scam impersonating Ottawa Police
https://flip.it/IDkh9f
@shoppingtonz@mastodon.socialMastodon users, beware!
Mastodon is under attack by scam bots which claim they are an admin and that your account has been suspended.
Don't believe the lies!
I've created a filter now so that next time I get such a message or reply or whatever it will be filtered behind the title I set for the filter which is:
"Verification Scam"
If you need help to create a filter I'll help you!
@ErikJonker@mastodon.socialScam/phishing bericht binnen (!) de Booking.com app waarin wordt gevraagd om mijn betalingsgegevens te bevestigen, ik rook onraad, even hotel gebeld, het bleek inderdaad phishing, ik was al de twintigste die hem daarover belde.... Booking heeft beveiliging niet op orde. Via Whatsapp kreeg ik vanuit India 😆 hetzelfde verzoek, wel met vermelding van al mijn boekingsgegevens (!). Ik vrees echt dat er flink datalek is bij booking.com
@hynek@mastodon.socialThere’s a fascinating phone scam wave going on that I’ve seen it so far with Apple and now PayPal.
You get an 100% legit looking mail even with valid BIMI headers and everything, telling you about some expensive thing or subscription with a number to call to dispute it.
The main giveaway is that the recipient is always an address in zantigoo.com and not you. 1/2
@arXiv_csAI_bot@mastoxiv.pageCASE: An Agentic AI Framework for Enhancing Scam Intelligence in Digital Payments
Nitish Jaipuria, Lorenzo Gatto, Zijun Kan, Shankey Poddar, Bill Cheung, Diksha Bansal, Ramanan Balakrishnan, Aviral Suri, Jose Estevez
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.19932
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialBusiness Insider deleted at least 34 essays written under 13 bylines; a memo by the EIC said they were removed over concerns about authors' identity or veracity (Josh Fiallo/The Daily Beast)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/business-insider-del…
@UP8@mastodon.social🏦 Scam compounds labeled a 'living nightmare' as Cambodian government accused of turning a blind eye
... it looks like there is a Cambrian Explosion in all sorts of scams lately
https://therecord.media/cambodia-scam-compounds-amnesty-international-r…
@southernwolf@furry.engineerPlease Note: If you receive a reply that looks like this, it is fake and a malicious scam. Do not click on the links in the post. Report the post for spam to the Pawb moderation team and we will handle it.
Mastodon will never ask for your identification on our servers (or in general). On Pawb servers, we control the operations and we also will not ask for identification in this manner either. If that was required for some reason, we would contact the user directly and …
@arXiv_csCR_bot@mastoxiv.pageScamAgents: How AI Agents Can Simulate Human-Level Scam Calls
Sanket Badhe
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.06457 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.06457
@servelan@newsie.social"states with a higher reliance on renewable energy sources like wind and solar have actually seen energy costs rise slower than the rate of inflation "
'Scam of the century!' Trump rages against 'windmills' as admin panics over energy costs - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2673904514/
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.ioBlocked yet another tech person I looked up to because they drank the AI scam cool-aid and are now hopelessly entangled in their web of lies.
The “arguments” these people have about why they’re supposedly right literally always boil down to “you’re not seeing the light” type of personal attacks.
It’s a cult, I don’t know what else to say.
Sad that more and more people fall for it.
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeGuard [.] io says a new era of scam complexity is on the way because AI-powered browsers can interact with phishing pages and malicious prompts without human detection.
https://guard.io/labs/scamlexity-we-put-agentic-ai-browsers-to-t…
@cdarwin@c.imWe should acknowledge that if there is an "Epstein client list",
there’s a good chance Donald Trump is on it.
“I’ve known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy,” Trump said in 2002.
“He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.”
Is that why Bondi won’t release the list?
Quite the enticing possibility.
If there ever was a case made for conspiracy theorists,…
@aardrian@toot.cafeI am at the point where if I see ✨ in a post or email or message or whatever, that I assume it’s about some fake-AI tool or feature or shill or scam, and then ignore or delete it (sometimes blocking the perpetrator).
Anyway, fair warning that those corporate LLM anus logos may have ruined that emoji (the symbols in the emoji are generally little four-pointed stars).
@lukasweidinger@gruene.socialGerade eine #phishingmail erhalten. Kein schlechter #Scam, wie ich finde.
Einzig Absender und Link-Domains sind noch höchst unseriös.
Zum Glück bin ich halbwegs zufrieden mit #ARD,
@rainerzufall_le@mastodon.socialHätte Mario Alexander Müller damals in Schnellroda nur diese Hinweise gelesen...
https://jorts.horse/@Ananas/114972578639014632
@joe@toot.worksCool! Better Business Bureau for the win!
I should probably still let the city of Milwaukee know that a parking structure on the east side is running a pretty blatant scam.
@newsie@darktundra.xyzAmid border dispute, Thailand goes after Cambodian tycoon over alleged cyber scam ties https://therecord.media/thailand-goes-after-cambodian-tycoon-cyber-scams
@trezzer@social.linux.pizzaPriser for ibŸger er fandme absurde. Det er en glimrende scam med books-as-a-service fra forlagenes side.
@aral@mastodon.ar.alPlease stop spreading FUD about people who are suffering through genocide and famine for whom Mastodon and the fediverse are often their last lifeline.
You are not helping.
Scam accounts are very easy to detect as they usually employ bots and have multiple automatically-created accounts on different servers.
And for the others, we are doing our best to protect the people from Gaza who have Mastodon accounts on the fediverse from scammers with initiatives like
@davidaugust@mastodon.onlineOver the last 6 months, potus has made decisions economists on both sides of the aisle said would lower the number of new jobs created in the U.S. (random inconsistent import taxes, tariffs, are bad).
That’s the only “rigging” going on.
https://trumpstruth.org/statuses/32338
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeSo much cybersecurity news, so little time. Don't miss today' jam-packed Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you should know today, including
--Cops bust up NoName057(16) by seizing servers, issuing warrants, and raiding homes
--6.5m Co-op members' data were stolen,
--Cambodia busts 1k for cybercrime,
--Thai police raid Cambodian tycoon's homes in scam probe,
--DoJ busts one and charges three other alleged Ryuk actors,
--Au…
@teledyn@mstdn.caNew worrisome tech development: just got a scam SMS that included my name and email, and could also somehow disable the "report spam" option.
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaReal freedom comes from the people themselves, not from any government or state authority. It does not matter if the flag they wave is red with a hammer and sickle or bears a swastika. Both are symbols of oppressive regimes that crush true liberation. Genuine change cannot be handed down from above. It must arise organically from the grassroots, from workers and communities organizing themselves directly.
Vanguardism is a scam designed to concentrate power in the hands of a self-appoin…
@markhburton@mstdn.socialAlert:
I received a scam direct post about account suspension and verification with credit card links. The message from a supposed moderation team on another instance. Be warned, this is a fraud attempt. The offender was obviously taken down by the real moderator(s) as the message disappeared before I screenshotted it.
@drbruced@aus.socialVendor of AI tech comes to Australia and promises to grow our GDP by 4% if only we give tax incentives to increase use of AI tech. Stenographers in the press report the amazing "windfall" but thankfully we have Crikey to call BS:
https://www.crikey.com.au/2…
@servelan@newsie.social'Hit a brick wall': Trump’s 'scam' claims about the economy died hard this week - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/trump-jobs-report-scam/
@elduvelle@neuromatch.socialUseful info to our instance members (and anyone really) about the "mutual aid spam":
https://enby.life/notes/a9de58bd33
@hashtaggames@oldfriends.livePSA: Fake verification replies are starting again. Don't fall for them. Best thing you can do is report them as SPAM to your instance and forward to any optional instances with "Fake Mastodon Verification Scam" written in the notes/comments section for the report. Make sure everyone you interact with knows this is going on. Permanent solutions to combat this scam are being implemented to tackle it by the software developers.
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@cheryanne@aus.social @newsie@darktundra.xyzScam compounds labeled a 'living nightmare' as Cambodian government accused of turning a blind eye https://therecord.media/cambodia-scam-compounds-amnesty-international-report
@arXiv_csCR_bot@mastoxiv.pagePoisoned at Scale: A Scalable Audit Uncovers Hidden Scam Endpoints in Production LLMs
Zhiyang Chen, Tara Saba, Xun Deng, Xujie Si, Fan Long
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.02372 http…
@shoppingtonz@mastodon.socialMastodon is under attack!
Beware of scam and spam bots which will post replies on your posts because some of us they can't reach us because we have filtered notifications or notifications blocked!
I have them simply filtered so I don't miss anything...
#Mastodon #VerificationScam
@Techmeme@techhub.socialWorld Liberty Financial blocking Justin Sun's wallet contrasts with the Trump sons' complaints about being "debanked", the issue they said inspired the project (Molly White/Citation Needed)
https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-92/
@aral@mastodon.ar.alFolks, just a quick heads up: I’m in touch over Signal with Mahmoud from the “Help Mahmoud Family” accounts you might have seen contacting you.
Like you, I was hugely suspicious of them due to the many accounts and automated spam-like messages (I also reported and had one of them taken down as a scam).
It’s looking to me now like this was more of a misguided (and understandably, given the circumstances) desperate attempt to get help.
I ask that we keep an open mind and offe…
@servelan@newsie.social'Liberals were right': Far-right Trump ally calls MAGA 'biggest scam in history' - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-epstein-2673339959/
@midtsveen@social.linux.pizzaUssr Anthem Best Version 100% legit no scam
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@metacurity@infosec.exchangeCheck out today's Metacurity for the critical infosec developments you should know, including
--UK's NCA arrested four people for M&S, Co-Op cyberattacks
--Russian hoops player Kasatkin busted in France in connection with ransomware,
--McDonald's employee chatbot was riddled with absurd flaws,
--Hackers stole $40m from GMX protocol,
--Customer data exposed in Bitcoin Depot breach,
--Hackers run scam messages in old Mt. Gox wallets,
--Ni…
@teledyn@mstdn.caNot sure who is responsible for this 'conversation' text message scam, but I do notice no option to block or report them
@cdarwin@c.imDemocrats and opposition groups call the bill the Trump Tax Scam,
and with solid majorities turning against it in poll after poll, they are preparing to hammer Republicans for supporting cuts that will harm their constituents ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Republicans are repeating falsehoods about the bill’s impacts,
especially on health care, and lashing out in response — or calling it quits altogether.
@shoppingtonz@mastodon.social@… @… @…
Just caught a glimpse of that the scam bot " @Anna123666 "
tr…
@aral@mastodon.ar.alThe account at https://troet.cafe/@m7moodfamily (@m7moodfamily@troet.cafe) is a scam. It’s got hundreds of posts even though it joined yesterday and it links to gaza-verified.org even though we have not verified it.
I’m also seeing copies of the account on troet.cafe and elsewhere. Be careful with any a…
@UP8@mastodon.social@… I've got a concern about #MutualAid reposts in that affinity scams are a long term problem and are getting worse because the proliferation of industrial scam operations in Africa and Asia: it used to be that people targeted Christians by saying "I am…
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeWe set out to craft the perfect phishing scam.
Major AI chatbots were happy to help.
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/ai-chatbots-cyber/
@newsie@darktundra.xyzFrance extradites Nigerian national to US over $2.5 million hack targeting tax businesses https://therecord.media/france-extradites-nigerian-national-ver-tax-hack-scam
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAn in-depth look at how foreign scammers use US banks to facilitate large-scale transfers of funds stolen from victims of "pig butchering" scams overseas (Cezary Podkul/ProPublica)
https://www.propublica.org/article/pig-butcher…
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeDOGE is still slashing government contracts, with around $2.2 billion in cyber contracts cut through August 2025.
Check out today's Metacurity for more on which contracts have been cut and other top infosec developments you should know, including
--18 popular JavaScript code packages were compromised by malware,
--WhatsApp former security chief accuses Meta of security and privacy flaws,
--Treasury sanctions Myanmar and Cambodia scam businesses and people,
--IC…
@newsie@darktundra.xyzThai police arrest SMS blasting scammers allegedly hired by Chinese boss https://therecord.media/bangkok-police-sms-scammers-blasting
@shoppingtonz@mastodon.socialAm I living in slow motion? Is nobody posting to (#)Mastodon?
Recent news folks:
New scam attack attacking people right now, they say you need to verify your account.
Don't listen to them, it's a scam! Don't give anyone your details.
If you just registered you already gave everything the service wants, also if they misspell Mastodon as "Mastadon" you know 100% that they are scamming you!
I'll try to be here for 1 hour trying to warn pe…
@UP8@mastodon.social🎃 Scammers turn to ‘ghost-tapping’ retail fraud to launder funds
#scam
@cdarwin@c.im"The tragedy of digital media isn’t that it’s run by ruthless, profiteering guys in ill-fitting suits,”
Megan Greenwell wrote in an eviscerating blog postannouncing her departure.
“It’s that the people posing as experts know less about how to make money than their employees, to whom they won’t listen.”
Greenwell’s entire staff followed her lead shortly after, mass quitting largely in protest of a mandate to abandon higher-traffic stories about politics and internet od…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialA look at the US Secret Service's GIOC, which sources say helped seize ~$400M in digital assets over the past decade through crypto scam investigations globally (Myles Miller/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeCybersecurity threats continue to mount, so eyes akimbo and don't forget to check out today's Metacurity for the most critical infosec developments you should know, including
--Airlines, transportation sector are Scattered Spider's latest targets,
--Sinaloa cartel used hacked phone records and surveillance cameras to help kill FBI informants,
--Germany orders Apple and Google to remove DeepSeek from app stores,
--Fake US bank accounts fuel romance scam indu…
@metacurity@infosec.exchange"Fraudsters are flooding Discord and other social media platforms with ads for hundreds of polished online gaming and wagering websites that lure people with free credits and eventually abscond with any cryptocurrency funds deposited by players. Here’s a closer look at the social engineering tactics and remarkable traits of this sprawling network of more than 1,200 scam sites."
Scammers Unleash Flood of Slick Online Gaming Sites
