A Facebook group that offered fraud ‘services’ was recently shut down after the social network found its members published credit card details, networks of hacked computers and other illegal information, according to The Guardian. The group identified by RSA security researchers included a list of stolen identities apparently obtained by a member. The fake profile, launched on 28 February, gathered 163 “lik...

The FBI issued a warning on Boston Marathon fraud after complaints of trickery via social media and e-mail scams. Since the April 15 explosions, cyber-criminals took advantage of human generosity and started to spread donation scams and spam loaded with malware. Soon after the explosions, a Twitter account that resembled a legitimate Boston Marathon account lured users into donating a dollar each to victims...

Yahoo users are again slammed by fraudsters who steal their credentials and block their accounts. The e-mails look like coming from a biology education platform, and warn users their accounts were deleted. The phishing messages manage to avoid the e-mail provider’s antispam filters and flood many inboxes. Users are tricked to give away their credentials with well-crafted e-mails about a fake “Yahoo! Email D...

Spanish curiosity is once again exploited by cyber-criminals, who are making money from two main scams. “Quien te elimino de Facebook” (“Who deleted you on Facebook”) and “Creditos de Facebook gratis” (“Free Facebook Credits”) are making rounds on the social network, spreading through fraudulent websites on Google’s blog service, Blogger. More than 42,000 Spanish users have already liked the scam that promi...

Doctors at the Ferraz de Vasconcelos hospital in Sao Paulo have taken Brazilian scams a step further and fabricated fake fingers out of silicone to fool clocking systems on the premises. The scam was caught on tape and then disclosed by Globo Television on their website [Portuguese content]. According to the report, employees of the hospital created clones of their thumb prints and distributed them to fello...

Malware developers targeting Google’s Android platform are reportedly seeking new ways to establish trustworthy delivery channels for their creations. Cyber-criminals are listening to the old business adage that “one has to spend money to make money.” According to a report by tech journalist Brian Krebs, an Android virus writer is offering as much as $100 for a verified developer account tied to a dedicated...

Facebook users are being hit by yet another alleged sex tape featuring Rihanna, one of the most popular celebrities used by cyber-criminals for hoaxes and fraud on the social network. This time, the scam alleges the American singer was caught with `his boyfriend’ [sic] during sexy times. The inappropriate possessive pronoun may have been used to avoid anti-scam detection. But the fact that spammers are gram...

More than 5 per cent of Americans were scammed by identity fraudsters last year, according to a report by Javelin Strategy and Research. In 2012, identity fraud increased for a second consecutive year, especially because of new account and account takeover fraud, two of the most dangerous scams. The company said the number of victims rose to 12.6 million. At least half of the losses were absorbed by financi...

Bitdefender, creator of the world’s leading antivirus software, is issuing an alert to Valentine’s Day lovers, after spotting a wave of scams spreading worldwide before the love holiday. The company advises users to stay away from fake limousine offers and online ‘heart experts’ who claim to heal troubled relationships. This type of scam spreads through spam and redirects users to phishing, fraud and malwar...

Bitdefender is issuing an alert over the German Full Mailbox scam, a fast-spreading phishing campaign that steals Germans’ e-mail credentials through a phony survey. The scam, also in English, redirects users to a Dutch phishing website.  "Your mailbox has the storage limit, the 20GB as set by the administrator," reads a poorly crafted German-language email allegedly from the system administrator. "When you...