Tag Archives: Scammers

McAfee’s tool detects scams over email, text and deepfake attempts on social and elsewhere It claims victims on average lose nearly $1,500 to scammers You will need to be a paid McAfee customer to get the protection Scammers are leveraging increasingly sophisticated AI technology to create convincing emails, text messages, and AI-generated deepfake videos. A recent McAfee survey found nearly …

The IRS relaunched its Identity Protection Personal Identification Number (IP PIN) program this week and all US taxpayers are encouraged to enroll for added security against identity theft and fraudulent returns. An Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) is a six-digit number assigned to a taxpayer that must be used when filing a tax return. This number is only valid for the …

Malicious crypto scammers have been found to be fishing for their victims posing as job recruiters online. Popular cyber investigator Taylor Monahan, who goes by the username @tayvano_, has posted an update to his 85,000 followers on X. As per the update, scammers are using recruiting platforms like LinkedIn to reach out to job seekers, asking them to fix issues …

A sophisticated attack is targeting web3 professionals, tricking them into running malicious code on their systems during fake interviews as part of a lucrative offer from crypto scammers disguised as recruiters. On Dec. 28, on-chain investigator Taylor Monahan flagged a new scheme being leveraged by bad actors who claim to be recruiters for prominent crypto firms to approach targets with …

A new crypto scam appears to be flipping the script on thieves. By publicly sharing seed phrases, scammers set up bait wallets that entangle opportunists in a deceptive scheme designed to exploit their attempts to steal funds. According to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky’s latest findings, scammers post crypto wallet seed phrases on YouTube comments using newly created accounts. Initial Bait The …