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183 articles

Here’s how to spot an online scam
  • scam

5 online scam red flags

Five signs you’re dealing with scammers.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • December 22, 2021

We analyze some typical examples of phishing bait for movie streamers
  • phishing

Phishing in Netflix and beyond

We analyze some typical examples of phishing bait for movie streamers.

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • November 17, 2021

Forgers are selling counterfeit Green Passes over the Internet, but we don’t recommend buying the forged European certificates — here’s why
  • QR codes

Forged Green Pass from the Internet — what can go wrong

Some forged Green Pass certificates on sale on the Internet pass validation tests. However, it’s still not a good idea to buy them, and here’s why.

  • Serge Malenkovich

  • October 28, 2021

Scammers send fake transfer notifications to users of the Luno cryptocurrency exchange, lure them to a fake page and hijack their accounts
  • scam

Cryptophishing on the Luno exchange

Scammers are sending fake transfer receipt notifications to Luno cryptoexchange users and stealing their credentials.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • September 1, 2021

We’ve discovered several waves of fake purchase confirmation e-mails that prod the recipient to make a phone call to the scammers
  • vishing

Spam mail with vishing numbers

Received a confirmation e-mail for a purchase you didn’t make with a phone number to contact the company? Beware, it’s vishing.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • August 6, 2021

How to download Windows 11 while avoiding malware
  • Windows

How to download Windows 11 while avoiding malware

Scammers are distributing malware and adware made to look like Windows 11.

  • Anton V. Ivanov

  • July 23, 2021

Scammers pretend to represent brands on Twitter and lure customers onto phishing websites. Here’s how to avoid it.
  • scam

How to avoid falling victim to support scams on Twitter

Scammers pretend to represent brands on Twitter and lure customers onto phishing websites. Here’s how to avoid it.

  • Hugh Aver

  • July 14, 2021

Vishing is phishing using voice calls. We explain why vishing has become the most common type of fraud and how you can protect yourself.
  • tips

Phishing returns to its roots

How scammers use voice calls for phishing.

  • Alexey Ferapontov

  • June 30, 2021

Scammers have been using a malicious script for the WeakAuras add-on to steal from World of Warcraft players.
  • gamers

A trick auction to steal gold in World of Warcraft

A malicious script in the WeakAuras add-on can eradicate several days of farming in WoW Classic in a second.

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • June 16, 2021

How scammers exploit ICO and cryptocurrency hype to defraud cryptoinvestors in Discord
  • scam

Discord cryptoscam: A new hope

Scammers continue to target cryptoinvestors, this time by luring their victims with fake ICOs for “hype” coins.

  • Mikhail Sytnik

  • June 4, 2021

  • RSA conference

RIP, CAPTCHA

At the online RSA Conference 2021, researchers talked about CAPTCHA farms.

  • Nikolay Pankov

  • May 25, 2021

Freelance artists on the ArtStation platform have been hit by a multistage scam with job invitations, interviews, and the chance to lose lots of cash
  • scam

How scammers have been targeting ArtStation freelancers

ArtStation job scam targets freelance artists.

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • May 24, 2021

How fake sellers are stealing bitcoins from buyers of sought-after mining equipment
  • scam

Cryptoscam with fake mining equipment

How fake sellers are stealing bitcoins from buyers of sought-after mining equipment.

  • Mikhail Sytnik

  • April 19, 2021

Cybercriminals are using a well-known feature in the Lightshot app to defraud cryptoinvestors
  • scam

Screenshots as cryptoscam in Lightshot

Scammers set a Lightshot trap for greedy cryptoinvestors.

  • Victor Maslov

  • April 12, 2021

Scammers are luring cryptocurrency traders in Discord to fake decentralized exchanges (DEX)
  • scam

Discord cryptoscam: Revenge of the fraudsters

A new scam is targeting users of popular Discord cryptocurrency servers.

  • Mikhail Sytnik

  • March 25, 2021

If you received an e-mail inviting you to win a PlayStation 5, its likely phishing
  • scam

PlayStation 5 contest scam

Scammers are cashing in on the PlayStation 5 shortage. Here’s how to avoid their bait.

  • Roman Dedenok

  • March 19, 2021

Is Clubhouse secure?
  • tips

What you need to know before installing Clubhouse

The hit app has had some security issues.

  • Anna Larkina

  • March 9, 2021

What could possibly go wrong with coronavirus vaccine from a darknet marketplace?
  • scam

COVID-19 vaccines in darknet marketplaces

What could possibly go wrong with coronavirus vaccine from a darknet marketplace?

  • Kaspersky Team

  • March 4, 2021

Scammers are using fake news sites to lend legitimacy to their Bitcoin and Ethereum offers on Discord
  • scam

Discord cryptoscam: Attack of the clones

Scammers are using fake news sites to lend legitimacy to their Bitcoin and Ethereum offers on Discord.

  • Mikhail Sytnik

  • February 12, 2021

Victims of gaming scams share their stories of account hijacking, item fraud, and other nasty stuff to help you learn from their mistakes
  • gamers

Steam and mirrors: How gamers get duped

Gut-wrenching stories of in-game cheating told by actual participants.

  • Egor Nashilov

  • February 8, 2021

Scam messages are offering Discord users free Bitcoin or Ethereum currency through a fake online cryptocurrency exchange
  • scam

Cryptoscam in Discord

Scammers are luring Discord users to a fake cryptocurrency exchange with the promise of free Bitcoin or Ethereum.

  • Mikhail Sytnik

  • February 4, 2021

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