Do you know what types of scams and other fakery you should look out for when using a platform that once billed itself as “the front page of the Internet”? As the world’s 18th most visited website and 7th most frequented social network, it’s no surprise that Reddit also holds great allure for cybercriminals. Besides an endless number of … More Read it right! How to spot scams on Reddit
The BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware gang is behind a February cyberattack on Reddit, where the threat actors claim to have stolen 80GB of data from the company. On February 9th, Reddit disclosed that its systems were hacked* on February 5th after an employee fell victim to a phishing attack. This phishing attack allowed the threat actors … More Reddit hackers threaten to leak data stolen in February breach
Cybercriminals have once again abused a crisis to profit from in appalling techniques that are worryingly successful. Relief donation scams rely on targeting people’s emotions and luring them into donating their money before or without any prior due diligence. According to Bleeping Computer, multiple scams are running on Twitter and abusing legitimate platforms like PayPal’s … More PayPal and Twitter abused in Turkey relief donation scams and hackers breach Reddit
ESET researchers discover a new Android ransomware family that attempts to spread to victims’ contacts and deploys some unusual tricks. NOTE: Users with ESET Mobile Security receive a warning about the malicious link; should they ignore the warning and download the app, the security solution will block it. After two years of decline in Android … More New ransomware attacking Android mobiles by tricking Reddit users
Fitness-tracking apps use dodgy in-app payments to steal money from unaware iPhone and iPad users. Multiple apps posing as fitness-tracking tools were caught misusing Apple’s Touch ID feature to steal money from iOS users. The dodgy payment mechanism used by the apps is activated while victims are scanning their fingerprint seemingly for fitness-tracking purposes. There … More Scam iOS apps promise fitness, steal money instead
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