Tag: spoofing

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Fake Airplane mode lets threat actors spy on iPhone users

Fake Airplane mode lets threat actors spy on iPhone users

A phone that only connects to a threat actor: it's possible in iPhones and other Apple devices running on iOS 16. Researchers at Jamf Threat Labs found a way to trick users into thinking airplane mode is enabled on their cell phone, when in fact the UI has been tampered with. The team explains t... Read more

date8 months ago
Cloudflare moves into email security

Cloudflare moves into email security

The company has launched two new tools to protect email accounts from targeted threats. This week Cloudflare announced two new email safety and security offerings. The company sees the new products as a first step toward catching more targeted phishing attacks Cloudflare users will now be ab... Read more

date3 years ago
Malicious mobile emulator farms are robbing US and EU banks

Malicious mobile emulator farms are robbing US and EU banks

IBM Trusteer researchers have uncovered an extensive fraud operation unlike anything anyone has ever seen before. In simpler terms, it is the nightmare of automated fraud. A network of mobile device emulators was used to steal millions of dollars from bank accounts in just a few days. The scale ... Read more

date3 years ago
Criminals more successfully spoof banks and financial services

Criminals more successfully spoof banks and financial services

Bitdefender published a new report that says the stay-at-home model of working, online shopping, and online banking are perfect hunting grounds for criminals. Recently, they have started spoofing banking emails more, hoping to defraud customers. More than a third of all incoming emails related t... Read more

date3 years ago
News website BBC spotted by bitcoin-scammers

News website BBC spotted by bitcoin-scammers

Security researchers have discovered that apparently legitimate BBC News websites are being misused by scammers to mince bitcoin. The scam was discovered in the first week of January, reports The Next Web. Scammers created an email that seemed to be legitimate, containing a button to display the mes... Read more

date5 years ago