- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 17th, 2016
Wall Street Software Firm Sued After Losing $6 Million in Email Scam
Victim claims breach of procedures, carelessness
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 31st, 2016
Toy Maker Mattel Loses $3M in BEC Scam, Then Fights for It and Gets It Back
Chinese bank holiday stops the crooks from getting the money
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 27th, 2015
Businesses Saw an Increase in CEO Fraud Attacks This Year
Whaling attacks rise, despite FBI warning in August
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 23rd, 2015
Danish Post Office Now Delivers Ransomware, Sort Of
Danish users face the risk of being infected with Cryptolocker ransomware if clicking on fake Danish post office emails
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- April 16th, 2015
Microsoft Easter Lottery Emails Lure into Advance Fee Scams
Crooks request personal data that may be used in other scams
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- April 16th, 2015
NatWest Bank Customers Targeted by Phishing Email
Fake message claims failure to process incoming payment
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- April 16th, 2015
United Nations Foundation Exploited in Email Scam
Crooks did their homework and inserted legitimate info
- Incidents
- By Ionut Ilascu
- February 6th, 2015
Scoular Co. Executive Swindled of $17.2 Million
Crooks get the money in three business days
- Editorials
- By Ionut Ilascu
- January 25th, 2015
Email Scams Are a Very Lucrative Business
Businesses should double check wire transfer requests
- Advisories
- By Ionut Ilascu
- January 23rd, 2015
Email Scammers Racked Almost $215 Million in Little over One Year
Most of the money was stolen from US businesses
- Advisories
- By Ionut Ilascu
- January 22nd, 2015
Coca-Cola Advance Fee Scam Returns
Clues indicating a scam are as big as a Coca-Cola sign
- Spam Reports
- By Ionut Ilascu
- December 17th, 2014
Scammers Try the “Mailbox Full” Trick
Careful inspection of the email should reveal the scam
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- August 6th, 2014
Email Scam Uses Legitimate Sender Address
Scammers try to make victims pay up with sob-story of a stranded friend
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- July 5th, 2014
NatWest Bank Alert of Unauthorized Access Is a Scam
Fake email looks convincing, check the URL address to spot the scam
- Security Blog
- By Ionut Ilascu
- July 3rd, 2014
iPhone 6 Launch Email Scams
Cybercriminals lure victims with convincing message
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 24th, 2014
“Get Rich Quick” Spam Spoofs 123greetings.com Address
Users asked to pay sign-up fee for access to money tap
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- November 9th, 2011
Job Offer Emails Target Bank Accounts
Job fraud emails are growing in popularity among cybercriminals