#scam #fraud #DRP #phishing
Group-IB uncovers an ongoing worldwide scam campaign targeting users in over 90 countries worldwide⚠️
Group-B Digital Risk Protection (DRP) team has revealed an ongoing scam campaign targeting users in over 90 countries all around the world, including the United States, Canada, South Korea, and Italy. The fraudsters employ the tried and tested technique with fake surveys and giveaways purporting to be from popular brands to steal users’ personal and payment data, with the total number of big-name companies impersonated in the scheme exceeding 120.
The potential victim pool of a single scam network is estimated at about 10 million people, while the potential damage totaled about $80 million per month, according to Group-IB’s Digital Risk Protection unit.
More details -> https://bit.ly/3e9MCpw
Group-IB uncovers an ongoing worldwide scam campaign targeting users in over 90 countries worldwide⚠️
Group-B Digital Risk Protection (DRP) team has revealed an ongoing scam campaign targeting users in over 90 countries all around the world, including the United States, Canada, South Korea, and Italy. The fraudsters employ the tried and tested technique with fake surveys and giveaways purporting to be from popular brands to steal users’ personal and payment data, with the total number of big-name companies impersonated in the scheme exceeding 120.
The potential victim pool of a single scam network is estimated at about 10 million people, while the potential damage totaled about $80 million per month, according to Group-IB’s Digital Risk Protection unit.
More details -> https://bit.ly/3e9MCpw
#scam #fraud #DRP #phishing
According to Group-IB's DRP analysts, this type of fraud has been spotted in 91 countries, with cybercriminals exploiting at least 121 brands as bait. The analysis of the server’s infrastructure that hosted scam websites indicates that the scam’s target regions are Europe (36.3%), Africa (24.2%), and Asia (23.1%).
The new wave of the scam is particularly persistent thanks to an innovation in the scammers’ toolset — targeted links, which makes investigating and tackling such attacks increasingly challenging. More about the targeted link structure and the scam mechanics in a fresh blog post by Group-IB's #DRP analysts -> https://bit.ly/3mmKD5G
According to Group-IB's DRP analysts, this type of fraud has been spotted in 91 countries, with cybercriminals exploiting at least 121 brands as bait. The analysis of the server’s infrastructure that hosted scam websites indicates that the scam’s target regions are Europe (36.3%), Africa (24.2%), and Asia (23.1%).
The new wave of the scam is particularly persistent thanks to an innovation in the scammers’ toolset — targeted links, which makes investigating and tackling such attacks increasingly challenging. More about the targeted link structure and the scam mechanics in a fresh blog post by Group-IB's #DRP analysts -> https://bit.ly/3mmKD5G
#scam #fraud #DRP #podcast
Group-IB at IM24 podcast🎙
We all have recently evidenced the explosive growth of online scams 👿 Criminals skillfully use all the existing opportunities, improve their social engineering techniques and use new technologies to be even more effective. What is the current landscape of such threats and how can one prevent this type of crime?
This is what Dmitriy Tiunkin, the Group-IB Digital Risk Protection head, Europe, discusses with Michal Porada, the host of Ingram Micro’s IM24 Podcast ⬇️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24X1tf37SV4&t=504s&ab_channel=Group-IBGlobal
Group-IB at IM24 podcast🎙
We all have recently evidenced the explosive growth of online scams 👿 Criminals skillfully use all the existing opportunities, improve their social engineering techniques and use new technologies to be even more effective. What is the current landscape of such threats and how can one prevent this type of crime?
This is what Dmitriy Tiunkin, the Group-IB Digital Risk Protection head, Europe, discusses with Michal Porada, the host of Ingram Micro’s IM24 Podcast ⬇️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24X1tf37SV4&t=504s&ab_channel=Group-IBGlobal
#Scam #Singapore #DRP
Group-IB unveils three groups of fraudsters behind delivery scams in Singapore
Delivery scams in Singapore are on the rise. Since August 2021, more than 93 victims had fallen prey to such scams, with losses amounting to at least $140,000, according to the Singapore Police Force.
In 2021, Group-IB Digital Risk Protection team identified close to 150 domains mimicking postal brands from Singapore. Further research revealed three groups of scam actors utilising distinct scripts, distribution channels, and infrastructure for their fraudulent operations:
📍Group 1 demonstrated a scam alert that said "Phishing websites impersonating SingPost are using fake said notices and text messages to extract personal data"
📍Group 2 delivered a Trojan through their scam websites
📍Group 3 figured out a way to bypass OTP verification
Check out our fresh blog post to learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3JOFf53
Group-IB unveils three groups of fraudsters behind delivery scams in Singapore
Delivery scams in Singapore are on the rise. Since August 2021, more than 93 victims had fallen prey to such scams, with losses amounting to at least $140,000, according to the Singapore Police Force.
In 2021, Group-IB Digital Risk Protection team identified close to 150 domains mimicking postal brands from Singapore. Further research revealed three groups of scam actors utilising distinct scripts, distribution channels, and infrastructure for their fraudulent operations:
📍Group 1 demonstrated a scam alert that said "Phishing websites impersonating SingPost are using fake said notices and text messages to extract personal data"
📍Group 2 delivered a Trojan through their scam websites
📍Group 3 figured out a way to bypass OTP verification
Check out our fresh blog post to learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3JOFf53
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#Scam #Crypto #CERT #DRP
The Wrong Vitalik.
Crypto scammers make off with $1.6 million in yet another fake YouTube giveaway
🔍Between February 16 and 18, Group-IB DRP and CERT teams detected 36 fraudulent YouTube streams promising immediate high returns on cryptocurrency investments.
The scammers used the footage of famous entrepreneurs and crypto enthusiasts (Elon Musk, Brad Garlinghouse, Michael J. Saylor, Changpeng Zhao, and Cathie Wood and other) from legitimate events to create fraudulent streams.
One such stream featuring footage of Vitalik Buterin attracted more than 165,000 viewers who were promised that their crypto savings would be doubled in real time. In the stream description, the scammers spread the links to the websites with instructions on how double crypto investments.
🕸Group-IB experts identified 29 interconnected fake websites. Further analysis of the scammers’ domain infrastructure revealed that the 29 websites were part of a massive network of 583 connected resources all set up in the first quarter of 2022. Notably, there were three times as many domains registered for this scheme in less than three months of 2022 compared to the whole of last year.
💰In total, 30 crypto wallets controlled by the scammers received received 281 transactions in total amounting to more than $1,680,000 within three days of monitoring.
More details in our fresh research: https://bit.ly/371YNVu
The Wrong Vitalik.
Crypto scammers make off with $1.6 million in yet another fake YouTube giveaway
🔍Between February 16 and 18, Group-IB DRP and CERT teams detected 36 fraudulent YouTube streams promising immediate high returns on cryptocurrency investments.
The scammers used the footage of famous entrepreneurs and crypto enthusiasts (Elon Musk, Brad Garlinghouse, Michael J. Saylor, Changpeng Zhao, and Cathie Wood and other) from legitimate events to create fraudulent streams.
One such stream featuring footage of Vitalik Buterin attracted more than 165,000 viewers who were promised that their crypto savings would be doubled in real time. In the stream description, the scammers spread the links to the websites with instructions on how double crypto investments.
🕸Group-IB experts identified 29 interconnected fake websites. Further analysis of the scammers’ domain infrastructure revealed that the 29 websites were part of a massive network of 583 connected resources all set up in the first quarter of 2022. Notably, there were three times as many domains registered for this scheme in less than three months of 2022 compared to the whole of last year.
💰In total, 30 crypto wallets controlled by the scammers received received 281 transactions in total amounting to more than $1,680,000 within three days of monitoring.
More details in our fresh research: https://bit.ly/371YNVu
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Scammers make off with $1.6 million in crypto
Fake giveaways hit bitcoiners again. Now on YouTube
Crypto scammers cashing in on Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial.
Remember Group-IB’s report about crypto scammers who made $1.6 mil on fake YouTube streams? The scammers ran 36 fabricated cryptocurrency giveaway YouTube streams that attracted more than 165,000 viewers.
Well, they are back now. Having updated some tactics they are now trying to capitalise on the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard’s live court case.
Using a fake YouTube channel called "Johnny Depp" broadcasting the trial (viewed by 17K), crypto scammers are driving traffic to their rogue website. They demonstrate a QR code above the stream prompting the users to double their cryptocurrency. The QR code leads to a scam website musktesla2022[.]com with instructions on how to "get rich". The scammers use the name of Elon Musk and the logo of Tesla as baits.
Stay vigilant!
You can read more about how the scheme works here👈
#scam #crypto
Remember Group-IB’s report about crypto scammers who made $1.6 mil on fake YouTube streams? The scammers ran 36 fabricated cryptocurrency giveaway YouTube streams that attracted more than 165,000 viewers.
Well, they are back now. Having updated some tactics they are now trying to capitalise on the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard’s live court case.
Using a fake YouTube channel called "Johnny Depp" broadcasting the trial (viewed by 17K), crypto scammers are driving traffic to their rogue website. They demonstrate a QR code above the stream prompting the users to double their cryptocurrency. The QR code leads to a scam website musktesla2022[.]com with instructions on how to "get rich". The scammers use the name of Elon Musk and the logo of Tesla as baits.
Stay vigilant!
You can read more about how the scheme works here👈
#scam #crypto
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#CERT #scam #fakes
The Group-IB Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-GIB) has been investigating several fake investment schemes which are targeting European citizens. In the course of the research, a gigantic network infrastructure was uncovered and analyzed, which contained over 10,000 rogue resources, including similar fraudulent ones aimed at the inhabitants of the entire Eurasian continent and North America.
The main goal of these schemes is to convince the victims to repeatedly transfer funds to the fake investment portal. The victims are usually promised huge returns on their investments and are shown "how I got rich" stories featuring celebrities.
In our latest blog post we take a deeper dive into the fake investments schemes, showcase a couple of them including a conversation with the scammers that we managed to record, and provide recommendations for the users. Check it out👈
The Group-IB Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-GIB) has been investigating several fake investment schemes which are targeting European citizens. In the course of the research, a gigantic network infrastructure was uncovered and analyzed, which contained over 10,000 rogue resources, including similar fraudulent ones aimed at the inhabitants of the entire Eurasian continent and North America.
The main goal of these schemes is to convince the victims to repeatedly transfer funds to the fake investment portal. The victims are usually promised huge returns on their investments and are shown "how I got rich" stories featuring celebrities.
In our latest blog post we take a deeper dive into the fake investments schemes, showcase a couple of them including a conversation with the scammers that we managed to record, and provide recommendations for the users. Check it out👈
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#scam #crypto
💸Crypto giveaway scams continue to soar: Group-IB has noted a fivefold increase in the number of domains used for crypto giveaway scams that involve fake YouTube streams in the first half of 2022. In addition to Vitalik Buterin, Elon Musk, and other crypto celebs, scammers started exploiting the name of Nayib Bukele, the president of Salvador.
Since Group-IB’s first report on the scheme, crypto giveaway scams evolved into an illicit market segment with multiple services that aim to facilitate fraudulent operations. According to Group-IB, 63% of the new fraudulent domain names were registered with Russian registrars, but the fake websites are primarily designed to target English and Spanish-speaking crypto investors in the US and other countries.
In the first six months of 2022, CERT-GIB identified more than 2,000 domains registered explicitly to be used as fake promotion websites.
Want to learn more? Check out our website👈
💸Crypto giveaway scams continue to soar: Group-IB has noted a fivefold increase in the number of domains used for crypto giveaway scams that involve fake YouTube streams in the first half of 2022. In addition to Vitalik Buterin, Elon Musk, and other crypto celebs, scammers started exploiting the name of Nayib Bukele, the president of Salvador.
Since Group-IB’s first report on the scheme, crypto giveaway scams evolved into an illicit market segment with multiple services that aim to facilitate fraudulent operations. According to Group-IB, 63% of the new fraudulent domain names were registered with Russian registrars, but the fake websites are primarily designed to target English and Spanish-speaking crypto investors in the US and other countries.
In the first six months of 2022, CERT-GIB identified more than 2,000 domains registered explicitly to be used as fake promotion websites.
Want to learn more? Check out our website👈
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#report #scam
As a founding partner of the Global Anti-Scam Alliance, Group-IB is committed to preventing scams and is continuously contributing to ScamAdviser.com reports in order to raise awareness and make the world a cyber safer place. In a new report titled The Global State of Scams - 2022, Group-IB's Head of Digital Risk Protection in Europe Dmitriy Tiunkin shares insights into scams and trends that are expected to emerge in the future.
Check out the full report👈
If you would like to learn more about Group-IB's approach to protecting against scams, check out our website👈
As a founding partner of the Global Anti-Scam Alliance, Group-IB is committed to preventing scams and is continuously contributing to ScamAdviser.com reports in order to raise awareness and make the world a cyber safer place. In a new report titled The Global State of Scams - 2022, Group-IB's Head of Digital Risk Protection in Europe Dmitriy Tiunkin shares insights into scams and trends that are expected to emerge in the future.
Check out the full report👈
If you would like to learn more about Group-IB's approach to protecting against scams, check out our website👈
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#scam #phishing
Group-IB uncovered a wide-scale scam campaign that saw malicious actors imitate a leading manpower provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In total, Group-IB identified more than 1,000 rogue domains created by the scammers as part of this scheme.
📍Campaign was first observed in April 2021 and peaked in activity this past spring.
📍The malicious actors utilized multi-step social engineering techniques to steal users’ credentials for banks and online governmental service portals.
📍Scammers’ portfolio includes fake websites and social media pages that contain links to WhatsApp conversations.
📍During WhatsApp conversations, the scammers sent phishing website links to users, who are then tricked into entering their bank account credentials or government service portal logins when asked to make a fake processing payment for sourcing domestic workers.
📍The scammers created scam pages emulating 11 leading regional banks to steal victims’ bank account details.
In line with Group-IB’s zero-tolerance policy to cybercrime, the Group-IB Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-GIB) notified its fellow OIC-CERT member Saudi CERT (CERT-SA) of its findings to assist with subsequent steps to mitigate this scam campaign.
Read our new blog post to learn more about the scheme, and to get recommendations on how to avoid falling victim to phishing attacks. Click here👈
Group-IB uncovered a wide-scale scam campaign that saw malicious actors imitate a leading manpower provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In total, Group-IB identified more than 1,000 rogue domains created by the scammers as part of this scheme.
📍Campaign was first observed in April 2021 and peaked in activity this past spring.
📍The malicious actors utilized multi-step social engineering techniques to steal users’ credentials for banks and online governmental service portals.
📍Scammers’ portfolio includes fake websites and social media pages that contain links to WhatsApp conversations.
📍During WhatsApp conversations, the scammers sent phishing website links to users, who are then tricked into entering their bank account credentials or government service portal logins when asked to make a fake processing payment for sourcing domestic workers.
📍The scammers created scam pages emulating 11 leading regional banks to steal victims’ bank account details.
In line with Group-IB’s zero-tolerance policy to cybercrime, the Group-IB Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-GIB) notified its fellow OIC-CERT member Saudi CERT (CERT-SA) of its findings to assist with subsequent steps to mitigate this scam campaign.
Read our new blog post to learn more about the scheme, and to get recommendations on how to avoid falling victim to phishing attacks. Click here👈
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#scam #phishing #FIFA
⚽️ Football lovers, beware. Group-IB has identified multiple scam and phishing attacks targeting users looking for tickets, official merchandise, and jobs at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
Ahead of the tournament, which kicked off on November 20, 2022, researchers from the Group-IB Digital Risk Protection team detected more than 16,000 scam domains, and dozens of fake social media accounts, advertisements, and mobile applications created by scammers aiming to capitalize on the huge global interest in the largest global football event. Group-IB’s sector-leading Threat Intelligence also helped to uncover more than 90 potentially compromised accounts on official FIFA World Cup 2022 fan portals.
⚽️ In one scam scheme scammers created a fake merchandise website and placed more than 130 advertisements on social media marketplaces in an attempt to drive traffic to the site. This website offers consumers branded t-shirts of the national teams participating in Qatar 2022, and users are asked to enter their bank card details or transfer money through payment systems displayed on the fake site in order to purchase a shirt. In the end, the scammers will either receive the money from the transaction or, in some cases, get the banking credentials of the user.
⚽️ Scammers also targeted those looking to purchase tickets for the games. To make this discovery, Group-IB tracked 5 websites and more than 50 social media accounts registered no earlier than September 2022 containing mentions of “FIFA”, “World Cup” and “tickets.” On the phishing websites, users who have been tricked into thinking that they are purchasing official tickets are asked to enter their bank card details or transfer money through the payment gateway provided on the website. Scammers will either receive the funds from the transaction, or in some cases, they steal the bank card details of the user, who will not receive any tickets.
These are not the only schemes that Group-IB has discovered. Check out our website to learn more👈
Ahead of the tournament, which kicked off on November 20, 2022, researchers from the Group-IB Digital Risk Protection team detected more than 16,000 scam domains, and dozens of fake social media accounts, advertisements, and mobile applications created by scammers aiming to capitalize on the huge global interest in the largest global football event. Group-IB’s sector-leading Threat Intelligence also helped to uncover more than 90 potentially compromised accounts on official FIFA World Cup 2022 fan portals.
⚽️ In one scam scheme scammers created a fake merchandise website and placed more than 130 advertisements on social media marketplaces in an attempt to drive traffic to the site. This website offers consumers branded t-shirts of the national teams participating in Qatar 2022, and users are asked to enter their bank card details or transfer money through payment systems displayed on the fake site in order to purchase a shirt. In the end, the scammers will either receive the money from the transaction or, in some cases, get the banking credentials of the user.
⚽️ Scammers also targeted those looking to purchase tickets for the games. To make this discovery, Group-IB tracked 5 websites and more than 50 social media accounts registered no earlier than September 2022 containing mentions of “FIFA”, “World Cup” and “tickets.” On the phishing websites, users who have been tricked into thinking that they are purchasing official tickets are asked to enter their bank card details or transfer money through the payment gateway provided on the website. Scammers will either receive the funds from the transaction, or in some cases, they steal the bank card details of the user, who will not receive any tickets.
These are not the only schemes that Group-IB has discovered. Check out our website to learn more
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#investment #scam #CryptosLabs
Group-IB uncovered an investment scam ring fooling users in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg into voluntarily transferring money to fraudsters. The gang, codenamed CryptosLabs by Group-IB’s Digital Risk Protection team, has been active since at least 2018.
Group-IB was able to trace down a complex network infrastructure of over 300 scam domains hosted on 70 servers, and the gang’s major weapon CryptosLabs scam kit. To lure the victims onto fake investment portals the scammers have been impersonating 40 popular European brands from the banking, fin-tech, crypto, and asset management industries.
CryptosLabs is a well-organized illicit business that has a hierarchy of kingpins, sales agents, developers, and call-center operators that collectively could have earned as much as €480 million since its launch. Curious to learn the details? Click here to read the full story👈
Group-IB uncovered an investment scam ring fooling users in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg into voluntarily transferring money to fraudsters. The gang, codenamed CryptosLabs by Group-IB’s Digital Risk Protection team, has been active since at least 2018.
Group-IB was able to trace down a complex network infrastructure of over 300 scam domains hosted on 70 servers, and the gang’s major weapon CryptosLabs scam kit. To lure the victims onto fake investment portals the scammers have been impersonating 40 popular European brands from the banking, fin-tech, crypto, and asset management industries.
CryptosLabs is a well-organized illicit business that has a hierarchy of kingpins, sales agents, developers, and call-center operators that collectively could have earned as much as €480 million since its launch. Curious to learn the details? Click here to read the full story
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#scam #cybersecurity
🎄 Winter holidays are just around the corner! It’s the season of giving and spending, and that's exactly when cyber criminals get their creativity boost.
We have put together the 8 top trending scams that your customers can fall bait to. Want to know how to protect your company and your customers in the holly jolly season? Our Digital Risk Protection experts give some really good tips on how to do it. Read our new blog post👈
We have put together the 8 top trending scams that your customers can fall bait to. Want to know how to protect your company and your customers in the holly jolly season? Our Digital Risk Protection experts give some really good tips on how to do it. Read our new blog post
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👨💻The job hunt can be an extremely trying experience at the best of times, and a fake job scam campaign doesn't make it easier.
Fake job vacancies are one type of scam that is growing in visibility in the Middle East and Africa region. Group-IB’s Digital Risk Protection uncovered more than 2,400 scam pages on Facebook advertising fake jobs for Arabic speakers. On these pages, scammers spoofed more than 40 of the MEA region’s largest enterprises and published vacancies offering salaries that are too good to be true; a social engineering ploy that aims to get the victims to interact with the post. The eventual goal of the threat actors is the theft of the user’s social network account credentials.
Check out our fresh blog post to get more details on this scam scheme as well as recommendations for users and companies. Read👈
#scam
Fake job vacancies are one type of scam that is growing in visibility in the Middle East and Africa region. Group-IB’s Digital Risk Protection uncovered more than 2,400 scam pages on Facebook advertising fake jobs for Arabic speakers. On these pages, scammers spoofed more than 40 of the MEA region’s largest enterprises and published vacancies offering salaries that are too good to be true; a social engineering ploy that aims to get the victims to interact with the post. The eventual goal of the threat actors is the theft of the user’s social network account credentials.
Check out our fresh blog post to get more details on this scam scheme as well as recommendations for users and companies. Read👈
#scam
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Group-IB uncovered a new scam campaign targeting both Instagram and banking users in Indonesia, which aims to gain access to their bank accounts. Our team identified more than 600 hijacked Instagram accounts used to spread phishing links to fake websites disguised as login pages of mobile banking applications for one of Indonesia’s leading financial institutions.
Want to learn how the scheme works and how to avoid falling victim to it? Visit our website to read the full story
#DigitalRiskProtection #scam #phishing
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Back in December 2022, Group-IB investigators documented the scope and scale of the well-organized illicit business of CryptosLabs. The scam syndicate targeted French-speaking individuals in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg by mimicking well-known banks, fin-techs, asset management firms, and crypto platforms for years.
In a new blog post, Group-IB’s investigators reveal previously unknown details about CryptosLabs scam ring such as the early stages of the syndicate, the scammer’s side of the scheme, a detailed analysis of their major weapon, and demonstrate how to mitigate the impact caused by the scheme. Read👈
#CryptosLabs #investment #scam
In a new blog post, Group-IB’s investigators reveal previously unknown details about CryptosLabs scam ring such as the early stages of the syndicate, the scammer’s side of the scheme, a detailed analysis of their major weapon, and demonstrate how to mitigate the impact caused by the scheme. Read👈
#CryptosLabs #investment #scam
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⚡️New hierarchy, heightened threat: Classiscam’s sustained global campaign
Uncovered by Group-IB, Classiscam is ascam-as-a-service operation active since 2019. This highly effective scheme designed to steal money, payment data, and bank login credentials from unsuspecting users has truly gone global. Now, Classiscam has spread to 79 countries, and financial losses are estimated to exceed USD $64.5 million.
📌 Group-IB analyzed information pertaining to 393 Classiscam groups that combined had more than 38,000 members.
📌 251 unique brands have been impersonated on Classiscam phishing pages
📌 Core targets for impersonation include logistics companies, classified sites and bank transfer services
📌 The average amount lost by Classiscam victims worldwide was $353
📌 Classiscam will likely remain one of the major global scams throughout 2023 due to its full automation and low technical barrier of entry
Want to learn more about Classiscam? Check out our new blog!
#Classiscam #FightAgainstCybercrime #Scam
Uncovered by Group-IB, Classiscam is ascam-as-a-service operation active since 2019. This highly effective scheme designed to steal money, payment data, and bank login credentials from unsuspecting users has truly gone global. Now, Classiscam has spread to 79 countries, and financial losses are estimated to exceed USD $64.5 million.
📌 Group-IB analyzed information pertaining to 393 Classiscam groups that combined had more than 38,000 members.
📌 251 unique brands have been impersonated on Classiscam phishing pages
📌 Core targets for impersonation include logistics companies, classified sites and bank transfer services
📌 The average amount lost by Classiscam victims worldwide was $353
📌 Classiscam will likely remain one of the major global scams throughout 2023 due to its full automation and low technical barrier of entry
Want to learn more about Classiscam? Check out our new blog!
#Classiscam #FightAgainstCybercrime #Scam
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📉 Sometimes the promise of fast, easy money can be too tempting
Group-IB has uncovered a new fake investment scam with a devastating global reach. The scheme, which burst into life in June 2022, sees cybercriminals leverage a host of social engineering techniques to convince users, who are bombarded with messages claiming of significant dividends, to deposit funds into an investment portal.
In the end, the victims will get no return on their “investment”.
🔸The cybercriminals leveraged more than 850 scam pages throughout the campaign to date
🔸They created new Facebook advertisements on a daily basis that appropriated the brand and likeness of 35 global, well-recognized companies to link to their scam pages
🔸Group-IB estimates that financial losses from this scam between March and June 2023 could reach $280,000
To find out more about this scam campaign and get recommendations on how to defend yourself from the grasp of scammers, read the latest Group-IB blog post.
#FightAgainstCybercrime #Scam
Group-IB has uncovered a new fake investment scam with a devastating global reach. The scheme, which burst into life in June 2022, sees cybercriminals leverage a host of social engineering techniques to convince users, who are bombarded with messages claiming of significant dividends, to deposit funds into an investment portal.
In the end, the victims will get no return on their “investment”.
🔸The cybercriminals leveraged more than 850 scam pages throughout the campaign to date
🔸They created new Facebook advertisements on a daily basis that appropriated the brand and likeness of 35 global, well-recognized companies to link to their scam pages
🔸Group-IB estimates that financial losses from this scam between March and June 2023 could reach $280,000
To find out more about this scam campaign and get recommendations on how to defend yourself from the grasp of scammers, read the latest Group-IB blog post.
#FightAgainstCybercrime #Scam
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📖 We've got an interesting weekend read for you! Dive into the fascinating world of scams with our newest Medium article — the kickoff to our series on their evolution. In part 1, we explore the origins of scams on underground forums. Check it out here and hit that Follow button on Medium to stay tuned for the upcoming pieces in this captivating series.
#cybersecurity #WeekendReads #scam #undergroundforums
#cybersecurity #WeekendReads #scam #undergroundforums
Medium
The history of scams: Part 1
How petty theft online grew into an organized criminal market
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📰 This week our fine-grained investigation into Inferno Drainer’s multi-million crypto scam scheme hit headlines! Despite the announced shutdown, the scam vendor’s customers continue to attack, and the number of victims is growing. To stay on guard, check the recap with key findings in our Medium post.
#recap #cybersecurity #cryptodrainer #scam #crypro
#recap #cybersecurity #cryptodrainer #scam #crypro
Medium
Goodbye Inferno Drainer?
How the scam service stole millions of dollars and why it’s still dangerous
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