New research by White Ops and the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) projects that losses for digital advertisers due to ad fraud will decline by 11% this year to reach $5.8 billion. The …
India expected to surpass the UK for second place in payment card fraud
India is an increasingly popular target for cybercriminals, a new report by Gemini Advisory shows. In fact, India is projected to overtake the UK on the payment card fraud list this year, meaning that …
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How criminals use fraud guides from the Dark Web to scam organizations and individuals
A Wednesday report by Terbium Labs highlights the growing underground market for instruction manuals that teach people how to commit a wide variety of cybercrimes. The security researchers analyzed a …
Tax Fraud and ID Theft Services Getting Cheaper on the Dark Web
New research by Carbon Black shows that the tax fraud and identity theft services that are offered on the dark web keep on getting cheaper. As a result, anyone with $1000 to spend will now be able to …
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Google: Malware in Google Play doubled in 2018 because of click-fraud apps
According to Google's annual Android security report [pdf], installs of malicious apps from the Google Play Store increased by 100% in 2018. However, the company claims that the reported increase is a …
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Astronomical costs, geopolitical headaches: Telecom fraud is too big to ignore, report says
A new report by Europol and Trend Micro on international telecommunications fraud shows that this category of fraud, which covers both consumer and corporate scams, not only costs more than €29 …
Fraud, Cyber Attacks, and Phishing Follow Christchurch Attack
In a disturbing example of the utter lack of morals displayed by many threat actors, opportunistic cybercriminals are trying to take advantage of the recent mass shootings in two mosques in …
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Experian: US Suffers the Most Online Fraud
According to new research by Experian, US consumers and companies are prime targets for online fraud campaigns. Losses related to online fraud have increased over the past year for eight out of ten US …
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IoT botnet used in YouTube ad fraud scheme
Security researchers with CenturyLink have released a report documenting the recent evolution of TheMoon, an internet of things (IoT) botnet that was first detected in 2014. While TheMoon was …
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eCommerce credit card fraud is nearly an inevitability
New research by Riskified on the online shopping habits and preferences of 5,000 US consumers, shows that the older consumers get, the more likely they are to fall victim to eCommerce credit card …
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