The United States Department of Justice has extradited two criminals from the Republic of Cyprus—one is a computer hacker suspected of cyber intrusions and extortion, and the other is a money launderer with known connections to the terrorist organization Hezbollah.Both suspects—Joshua Polloso Epifaniou, 21, a resident of Nicosia, and Ghassan Diab, 37, a citizen of Lebanon—were … [Read more...] about 21-Year-Old Cypriot Hacker Extradited to U.S. Over Fraud and Extortion Charges
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Checkrain fake iOS jailbreak leads to click fraud
Threat Research Attackers are capitalizing on the recent discovery of a new vulnerability that exists across legacy iOS hardware. Cisco Talos recently discovered a malicious actor using a fake website that claims to give iPhone users the ability to jailbreak their phones. However, this site just prompts users to download a malicious profile … [Read more...] about Checkrain fake iOS jailbreak leads to click fraud
Two Widely Used Ad Blocker Extensions for Chrome Caught in Ad Fraud Scheme
Two widely used Adblocker Google Chrome extensions, posing as the original — AdBlock and uBlock Origin — extensions on Chrome Web Store, have been caught stuffing cookies in the web browser of millions of users to generate affiliate income from referral schemes fraudulently.There's no doubt web extensions add a lot of useful features to web browsers, making your online … [Read more...] about Two Widely Used Ad Blocker Extensions for Chrome Caught in Ad Fraud Scheme
Facebook Sues Two Android App Developers for Click Injection Fraud
Facebook has filed a lawsuit against two shady Android app developers accused of making illegal money by hijacking users' smartphones to fraudulently click on Facebook ads.According to Facebook, Hong Kong-based 'LionMobi' and Singapore-based 'JediMobi' app developers were distributing malicious Android apps via the official Google Play Store that exploit a technique known as … [Read more...] about Facebook Sues Two Android App Developers for Click Injection Fraud
Fake Jason Statham Bilks a Fan Out of Serious Money
A scam version of the actor convinced a woman he was in love with her. Source link … [Read more...] about Fake Jason Statham Bilks a Fan Out of Serious Money