#phishing

#phishing

"Usually, I am pretty onto it and I have helped other friends avoid scams," she said. "For it to happen to me ... this situation got me off guard."

The association between the SIM ID, phone numbers, and real names is worrying and could enable very targeted frauds, such as phishing attacks addressing people by name or to re-associate phone numbers with a real person.

"Like a real-world virus variant, this new 'ClickFix' strain quickly outpaced and ultimately wiped out the infamous fake browser update scam that plagued the web just last year."

In a newly discovered supply chain attack, attackers last week targeted a range of npm-hosted JavaScript type testing utilities, several of which were successfully compromised to distribute malware.

Holman created and sold 1,052 kits which provided fraudulent webpages with built-in scripts to enable the harvesting of information entered, including account log-in details and bank details.

These arrests show we work across borders with our international partners to combat tax crime in all its forms. We have a number of live criminal investigations, and we are grateful to our Romanian partners for their support.

This particular UPS scam is a savvy one, at least in some ways. I received the message on my iPhone, with the sender labeled as unknown. By default, links in a text message from an unknown sender are disabled, so you can't click on them to open them. But the scammer used a sneaky trick to get around this obstacle.

The ransomware features a 'wipe mode,' which permanently erases files, rendering recovery impossible even if the ransom is paid, said Trend Micro researchers.

"It is clear from HMRC's explanation that the crime against HMRC was only possible because of earlier data breaches and cyber attacks."