Ankit Misra posts: In a major international anti-cybercrime crackdown, the Agra police has recovered Rs 28 lakh from England-based hackers, an amount they looted by phishing a footwear exporter from the city. Working in collaboration with the British police, the Agra police achieved this breakthrough in a record two days’ time. Talking to India Today,…
Category: Phishing
Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Bitcoin From Other Dark Web Criminals
From the no-honor-among-thieves dept., Catalin Cimpanu reports: A Connecticut man pleaded guilty last week to stealing Bitcoin from users of Dark Web marketplaces, said the Department of Justice on Tuesday. The FBI arrested the man — Michael Richo, 35, of Wallingford, Connecticut — on November 6, 2014, but only arraigned him in court last year…
Patient records in emails may have been accessed in phishing incident at Torrance Memorial Medical Center
City News Service reports: Torrance Memorial Medical Center began notifying some patients Monday that email accounts containing “work-related reports” and personal data were breached at the hospital.The so-called phishing attack occurred on April 18 and 19, according to medical center spokesman Ed Finn, who said facility personnel, working with third-party forensic investigators, launched an investigation…
What’s worse than getting phished? Getting phished *and* sending a selfie of your Photo ID and credit card
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…
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…