Scam of the Week: Pastejack Attack
In this week’s scam, cybercriminals are trying to trick you into running malicious code using PowerShell, a powerful tool for executing commands on your computer. This technique is known as “pastejacking”, which involves copying and pasting malicious code into your computer and then allowing it to run.
Scam of the Week: These Prime Deals Are Too Good to Be Real
Amazon Prime Day is this week, and there are plenty of deals for you to take advantage of. However, cybercriminals are also looking to turn these deals to their advantage. In this particular scam, cybercriminals have created fake websites that look very similar to the real Amazon website.
Scam of the Week: Unsecured Security App
In this week’s scam, cybercriminals are spreading malware by using a fake security app. They send you a text message that says a large financial transaction has just occurred using your bank account. It instructs you to call a phone number if you have not authorized the transaction. Of course, the transaction never occurred, and the cybercriminals are trying to scare you into acting impulsively.
SCAM OF THE WEEK: This Barbie Is a Cybercriminal
This past weekend, the Barbie movie grossed over $350 million at the US box office. With so many people invested in seeing this summer blockbuster, theaters are selling out of tickets quickly. Unfortunately, cybercriminals are taking advantage of this scarcity by posting scam links to see the Barbie movie.
SCAM OF THE WEEK: Summer Phishing Trips
It’s summertime in the northern hemisphere, so you know what that means: phishing trips! Recently, statistics from Check Point Research showed an increase in vacation-themed website domains. Of the domains found, an estimated one in every 83 was malicious or suspicious. Cybercriminals use phishing scams to direct you to these dangerous domains.
SCAM OF THE WEEK: Hiding Behind Namecheap
The web hosting company Namecheap was the latest victim of a combined hacking and phishing attack. In this attack, cybercriminals hacked into SendGrid, Namecheap’s email service. Then, they used SendGrid to impersonate businesses by hacking into their email services.
To start the scam, cybercriminals sent emails with links that led to fake websites. These websites looked real and were even hosted by Namecheap’s web hosting service. If you were to visit these websites, you'd be asked for your personal information, payment details, and login credentials. Unfortunately, cybercriminals could then use this information for their own malicious purposes.