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US charges 14 members of North Korean IT worker scam that bagged $88 million in six years
More than a dozen North Korean nationals suspected of operating a social engineering scam posing as fake IT staff have been indicted in the US, after generating serious income for the DPRK. A federal court in St. Louis, Missouri formally charged 14 individuals with “long-running conspiracies to violate US sanctions and to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft”.…
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Never Buy Tickets on Social Media—It’s Nearly Always a Scam
Key Takeaways Do not buy tickets on social media, as scammers often sell fake tickets and you will lose your money. These scams are prevalent, especially for popular events that have sold out. Protect yourself by only buying tickets from official sources, like directly from the venue or authorised resale websites. No matter how desperate you are to get some…
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Hackers are using a LinkedIn recruitment scam to snare unsuspecting jobseekers
An investigation has revealed details of an Iranian social engineering campaign using fraudulent LinkedIn identities to trick victims into downloading malware with fake job offers. Clear Sky Security recently published information on the infrastructure and techniques employed in a threat campaign using a ‘dream job’ scam to target the jobseekers in the aerospace industry. The attack has been attributed to…
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FTC changes its telemarketing rules to cover growing ‘tech support scam’ calls
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), making it easier to protect consumers who are tricked into paying scam tech support companies. The FTC could already go after these fraudster companies if they initiated calls to people — now, they can do the same thing if people call the scammers too. Fake tech…
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What is the UPS scam and how to avoid it
UPS scam texts are victimizing consumers across the US and other countries. These fraudulent messages trick people into sharing sensitive personal information and making fraudulent payments. This guide explains how scammers execute the UPS scam and how to protect yourself. Due to current regulations, scammers easily obtain phone numbers via people-finder sites. After acquiring lists of mobile numbers, they send…
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An official OpenAI X account was taken over to peddle a crypto scam
An official OpenAI account on X was taken over to peddle a cryptocurrency scam on Monday evening. On Monday at 6:24PM ET, the @OpenAINewsroom account, which shares news from OpenAI and has nearly 54,000 followers, made a now-deleted post advertising an “$OPENAI” token. “We’re very happy to announce $OPEANAI: the token bridging the gap between Al and blockchain technology,” the…
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