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A $25 template helped scammers build hundreds of phantom bank domains

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A $25 template helped scammers build hundreds of phantom bank domains 2026-08-21 at 08:00 By Sinisa Markovic A phrase on a suspicious website turned into an investigation of phantom banks built to support scams, according to new research from Allure Security. Molly DeQuattro, the company’s VP of Operations, was reviewing a domain that resembled the […]

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Banks look for fraud signals in customer behavior

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Banks look for fraud signals in customer behavior 2026-08-19 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Banks are dealing with more fraud in which customers authorize payments after being manipulated by criminals. ThreatMark’s Fraud Readiness Benchmark 2026 describes a banking environment where social engineering, reimbursement requirements and growing case volumes are changing fraud operations. Social engineering moves

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Brand Impersonation Takedown: From Whack-a-Mole to Managed Response

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Brand Impersonation Takedown: From Whack-a-Mole to Managed Response 2026-08-18 at 05:23 By Mihir Bagwe Manual brand impersonation takedowns fail because attackers move faster than ticket-based abuse reports can resolve — phishing pages and fake executive profiles often do their damage within hours of going live, while manual removal can take days. A managed takedown program

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Police bust cybercrime ring accused of stealing €30 million in four-day spree

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Police bust cybercrime ring accused of stealing €30 million in four-day spree 2026-08-17 at 11:08 By Sinisa Markovic German and Brazilian police dismantled an international bank fraud ring blamed for a €30 million cyberattack on a German financial institution, arresting four people in Brazil and pursuing three more suspects in Spain and Bulgaria. Brazilian police

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New Android malware relays bank cards to fraudsters while victims still hold them

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New Android malware relays bank cards to fraudsters while victims still hold them 2026-08-14 at 14:08 By Sinisa Markovic Group-IB researchers discovered WindRelay, a new Android malware built to capture live payment card data over NFC (Near Field Communication) and relay it to attackers in real time. WindRelay is paired with the SpyNote remote access

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Ukrainian police raid 94 fraudulent call centers, seize $2 million

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Ukrainian police raid 94 fraudulent call centers, seize $2 million 2026-08-14 at 10:56 By Sinisa Markovic Ukrainian police have disrupted 94 fraudulent call centers during a nationwide operation that involved more than 400 searches and the seizure of thousands of computers, phones, and SIM cards. Ukrainian police raid at a fraudulent call center (Source: Cyberpolice

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Lazarus hackers pair fake job offers with Windows zero-day exploit

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Lazarus hackers pair fake job offers with Windows zero-day exploit 2026-08-12 at 14:48 By Sinisa Markovic The North Korea-linked Lazarus group is using fake job offers, trojanized PDF software and a Windows zero-day in attacks aimed primarily at the defense sector, Check Point researchers have found. The activity is part of Operation Dream Job, a

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Split-second deepfake glitch blows digital certificate fraudster’s cover

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Split-second deepfake glitch blows digital certificate fraudster’s cover 2026-08-12 at 10:50 By Sinisa Markovic Spanish police have arrested a man in Murcia accused of using deepfake software to trick a certificate provider’s video identity checks in an attempt to obtain digital signatures he could use for financial fraud. According to the police, the man made

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Extension Banned for Stealing AI Chats Returns to Chrome Store, Resumes Malicious Activities

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Extension Banned for Stealing AI Chats Returns to Chrome Store, Resumes Malicious Activities 2026-08-11 at 14:15 By Eduard Kovacs The extension amassed over 300,000 installs and a 4.6 rating before Google removed it for stealing data. The post Extension Banned for Stealing AI Chats Returns to Chrome Store, Resumes Malicious Activities appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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Novel-reading apps used users’ phones to generate fake ad traffic

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Novel-reading apps used users’ phones to generate fake ad traffic 2026-08-06 at 17:07 By Sinisa Markovic A new mobile ad fraud scheme, dubbed Papyrus, is using a cluster of novel-reading apps to generate hidden browser traffic, according to IAS Threat Lab. Sample novel-reading apps associated with Papyrus (Source: IAS Threat Lab) While a person taps

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Cybercrime goes subscription: AI, malware and infrastructure on demand

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Cybercrime goes subscription: AI, malware and infrastructure on demand 2026-07-31 at 16:55 By Anamarija Pogorelec Cybercrime has become a commercialized ecosystem where criminals can buy or rent nearly every capability needed to launch sophisticated attacks. These services provide anonymity, plausible deniability, and access to short-lived infrastructure that is difficult to detect, attribute, and disrupt, enabling

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Criminals used AI and children’s coding software to build a multimillion-dollar ad fraud empire

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Criminals used AI and children’s coding software to build a multimillion-dollar ad fraud empire 2026-07-31 at 15:19 By Sinisa Markovic A security investigation into inexpensive Android TV boxes led researchers to an ad fraud operation that had remained unnoticed for several years. Fuyao apps ecosystem (Source: Bitsight) According to Bitsight, the operation, named Fuyao, uses

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Fake FBI agents target people who already got scammed

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Fake FBI agents target people who already got scammed 2026-07-21 at 13:21 By Sinisa Markovic Scammers are impersonating FBI personnel who supposedly handle Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) complaints, using that disguise to deceive and revictimize people who already lost money once. The IC3 published the update on July 20, 2026, building on an earlier

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Police dismantle investment fraud ring that stole €100 million a month

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Police dismantle investment fraud ring that stole €100 million a month 2026-07-16 at 11:30 By Sinisa Markovic Dutch police, working alongside Belgian authorities and Europol, have dismantled a major criminal network accused of operating a global investment fraud scheme through dozens of fraudulent call centers. Investigators estimate the organization generated more than €100 million a

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Spanish police dismantle €140 million cybercrime network

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Spanish police dismantle €140 million cybercrime network 2026-07-15 at 14:55 By Sinisa Markovic Spanish National Police have dismantled a cybercrime network accused of stealing and laundering about €140 million through fake investment platforms, CEO fraud, invoice fraud, and man-in-the-middle attacks. Four people were arrested as part of the operation: two in Portugal, one in Spain,

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UK charges five persons linked to fraud platform behind more than a million scam calls

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UK charges five persons linked to fraud platform behind more than a million scam calls 2026-07-14 at 12:18 By Sinisa Markovic Five people have been charged in the UK following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into Russian Coms, a caller ID spoofing service used by fraudsters. Ayoub Sehailia, 28, Zakkaria Sehailia, 30, Usman Din,

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Messaging fraud trends point to smarter attacks, stronger blocking

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Messaging fraud trends point to smarter attacks, stronger blocking 2026-07-09 at 07:30 By Sinisa Markovic Fraudsters spent 2025 investing in scale. New routes, new tools, and higher message volumes moved through the SMS, voice, and chat channels that businesses rely on to reach customers. Money follows that activity. The Communications Fraud Control Association puts global

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The future of payment fraud could be automated

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The future of payment fraud could be automated 2026-07-06 at 07:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Payment fraud is becoming more organized as criminal groups use fake websites, large-scale operations, and, in some cases, forced labor to steal money and personal information. Advances in agentic AI could automate many stages of payment fraud, from collecting and assembling

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Scattered Spider suspect extradited over $8 million ransom scheme

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Scattered Spider suspect extradited over $8 million ransom scheme 2026-07-02 at 16:43 By Anamarija Pogorelec A suspected Scattered Spider member has been extradited to the United States to face charges linked to cyberattacks against U.S. companies, including the breach of a luxury jewelry retailer that led to an $8 million cryptocurrency ransom demand after attackers

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Free, no-signup World Cup streams serve scams instead of football

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Free, no-signup World Cup streams serve scams instead of football 2026-06-23 at 07:30 By Sinisa Markovic Researchers at Malwarebytes identified dozens of websites claiming to offer free access to FIFA World Cup matches. Instead of streaming games, the sites directed visitors through a chain of advertising pages designed to generate revenue for their operators. Fake

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