David Bisson writes: Phishers are targeting PayPal users not only for their login credentials but also for selfies of them holding their ID cards. This scam campaign starts off like so many others. A user gets an attack email falsely warning them that PayPal has suspended their account “for security precaution.” “Hi there, “Our technical…
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How a Single Email Stole $1.9 Million from Southern Oregon University
Graham Cluley writes: Southern Oregon University has announced that it is the latest organization to fall victim to a business email compromise (BEC) attack after fraudsters tricked the educational establishment into transferring money into a bank account under their control. According to media reports, the university fell for the scam in late April when it…
Accused Yahoo hacker’s bail bid denied
Canadian Press reports: A Canadian accused in a massive hack of Yahoo emails will have to stay in custody as he prepares to fight extradition to the United States. Ontario’s appeal court has dismissed Karim Baratov’s effort to fight a judge’s decision to deny him bail, saying that while the judge made some mistakes, they…
West African computer hacker sentenced to prison
WXIA reports: Eric Donys Simeu, a citizen of Cameroon extradited from France, has been sentenced in Atlanta to more than four years in federal prison for a series of “phishing campaigns.” According to the Atlanta U.S. attorney’s office, Simeu, who also went by the name of Martell Collins, was responsible for a series of “phishing…
University of Alaska: thousands affected by data breach, including names, social security numbers
KTUU reports: Approximately 25,000 students, staff, and faculty members associated with the University of Alaska were affected following a successful phishing scam and subsequent data breach late last year. The University of Alaska sent out letters to those people who had their names and accompanying social security numbers exposed to “an individual or individuals unknown…
GA: Investigation into phishing attack at Augusta University
Miya Payton reports: Augusta University says a phishing attack hit faculty email accounts containing the health information of patients. A spokesperson for A-U confirms less than one percent of patients are impacted by the security breach. Officials say an unauthorized third party broke into the medical faculty email accounts. Read more on Fox54.