Tag: Scam
Hackers Are Exploiting a Popular Gift Card Plugin in WordPress
Hackers are exploiting a well-known gift card plugin in WordPress - YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards Premium, that would let them perform various scams through...
YouTube Announced New Rules to Fight Impersonation-Based Scams
To protect people from falling prey to impersonation scams, YouTube unveiled a bunch of new rules this week, including the forcing of YouTube channels...
Influencers Promoting Shady Cryptocurrency Investments Can Be in Trouble
Based on a previous case, a US court has now ruled that soliciting people into investing in certain cryptocurrency investment schemes could attend attract...
FBI Warns of a New QR Code Scam Aimed at Stealing Money
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a public announcement regarding the fake QR code scams happening in wild, aimed at stealing senstive...
Two Men Earned Over $20 Million Through YouTube Content ID Scam
A pair of copyright fraudsters have made over $20 million through YouTube's Content ID scam, over a course of four years.
Batista Fernandez and Jose...
Cryptocurrency Investing Scam Targeting Dating Apps Users in Wild
Sophos detailed a scam campaign targeting users on Tinder, Facebook Dating, Grindr, and Bumble, where the scammers are luring targets into installing fake crypto...
Three US Men Stole Over $1.1 Million Charged With BEC Scam
As per an indictment from the district court of Eastern Virginia, three men are charged with money laundering and identity theft cases, as they...
Virgin Media Warns Users To Be Safe From Scammers
Virgin Media is a telecommunication company based in the UK that provides telephone, television, and internet services. The company had issued a warning to...
Australians Lost Over AUD 850 Million in 2020 to Various Scams
As per reports from the Australian scamwatch, Australians have lost more than AUD850 million in 2020. The various scams they have reported range from...
Cryptocurrency Scam Impersonating Tesla Flourishes Under Elon Musk’s Dogecoin Tweet
As much as investors are playing with Dogecoin, scammers play with unsuspecting investors under almost every Elon Musk's tweet. The latest one in this...