- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- March 19th, 2015
Wizard of Oz Animated Movie Was Nothing but a Whirly Scam
Telemarketers cold called victims and solicited investment
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- March 18th, 2015
Repackaged Android Apps Filling Third-Party Stores
Trend observed among top apps at major Chinese app stores
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 16th, 2015
Woman Lies About Having Cancer, Gets $4,500 (€4,300) in Donations
Having been exposed as a fraud, 36-year-old would-be cancer patient Kelly Johanneson was taken into police custody
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- March 11th, 2015
Russian Fraudster "Joga" Pleads Guilty to Using Stolen Cards
Maximum sentence is 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- March 9th, 2015
Amazon Employee Steals over $18,000 from Gift Cards
Fraudster deposited the money into two accounts of her own
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- March 6th, 2015
Users in Sao Paolo Most Impacted by Boleto Fraud
Fraudsters use malicious extensions for Chrome and Firefox
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- March 6th, 2015
Ransomware Scheme Money Launderer Sentenced to Three Years in Jail
Operation set up to launder over $400,000
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- February 6th, 2015
Receptionist Uses Stolen Personal Info to Buy Apple Gift Cards Worth $700,000
Five individuals have been indicted on 394 counts
- Incidents
- By Ionut Ilascu
- February 6th, 2015
Scoular Co. Executive Swindled of $17.2 Million
Crooks get the money in three business days
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- January 29th, 2015
ZeroAccess Botnet Awakens After Six-Month Sleep
Botnet not augmented but number of infections is still high
- Virus alerts
- By Ionut Ilascu
- January 26th, 2015
Tubrosa Trojan Inflates Video Views Count Artificially on YouTube
Malware mutes computer volume and runs videos in background
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- December 12th, 2014
Five Years in Jail for Romanian Involved in International Fraud Scheme
Fraudster pleads guilty, also has to pay restitution
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- November 20th, 2014
PayPal Users Hit with “Apple Store Receipt” Phishing Emails
Crooks use convincing email to collect PayPal log-ins
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- November 19th, 2014
FBI Places Bounty of $1 Million for Catching Romanian Fraudster
Info for arresting his accomplice is worth $750,000
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- November 18th, 2014
Most of the Top iOS and Android Apps Have Been Cloned to Spread Malware in 2014
Report shows an increase in hacked iOS apps
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- November 6th, 2014
Credit Card Fraud Earns Tampa Man over Five Years of Jail Time
Crook used counterfeit cards to purchase gift cards
- Cases & Cooling
- By Sebastian Pop
- November 6th, 2014
Zalman Goes Bankrupt Because of Fraud by Parent Company
Moneual really dropped the ball on this one