Tag: FBI

Royal ransomware asked 350 victims to pay $275 million

November 14, 2023

The FBI and CISA revealed in a joint advisory that the Royal ransomware gang has breached the networks of at least 350 organizations worldwide since September 2022, writes Bleeping Computer*. In an update to the original advisory published in March with additional information discovered during FBI investigations, the two agencies also noted that the ransomware … More Royal ransomware asked 350 victims to pay $275 million

Deepfaking it: What to know about deepfake‑driven sextortion schemes

July 4, 2023

Criminals increasingly create deepfake nudes from people’s benign public photos in order to extort money from them, the FBI warns. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning about an increase in extortion campaigns where criminals tap into readily available artificial intelligence (AI) tools to create sexually explicit deepfakes from people’s innocent photos and … More Deepfaking it: What to know about deepfake‑driven sextortion schemes

Deepfakes being used in ‘sextortion’ scams

June 8, 2023

Miscreants are using AI to create faked images of a sexual nature, which they then employ in sextortion schemes. Scams of this sort used to see crims steal intimate images – or convince victims to send share them – before demanding payments to prevent their wide release. But scammers are now accessing publicly available and … More Deepfakes being used in ‘sextortion’ scams

Tech support scammers are still at it: Here’s what to look out for in 2023

January 20, 2023

Hello, is it me you’re looking for? Fraudsters still want to help you fix a computer problem you never had in the first place. Tech support scammers have been offering bogus technical support services and “resolving” people’s non-existent problems with their devices or software for years. Using a range of tried-and-tested social engineering tricks, they’ve had considerable … More Tech support scammers are still at it: Here’s what to look out for in 2023

FBI systems compromised to send out fake attack alerts

November 16, 2021

Hackers break into the Bureau’s email systems to send out at least 100,000 emails warning recipients of imminent cyberattacks The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has had its email servers compromised, with the hackers then sending out tens of thousands of bogus spam emails impersonating the agency and the Department of Homeland Security and claiming … More FBI systems compromised to send out fake attack alerts