Spam List - 2024 2023 2021 2020 2019 2018
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11.8.24 |
INTERPOL recovers over $40 million stolen in a BEC attack | A global stop-payment mechanism created by INTERPOL successfully recovered over $40 million stolen in a BEC attack on a company in Singapore. | Spam | |
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6.8.24 |
INTERPOL Recovers $41 Million in Largest Ever BEC Scam in Singapore | INTERPOL said it devised a "global stop-payment mechanism" that helped facilitate the largest-ever recovery of funds defrauded in a | Spam | The Hacker News |
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4.8.24 |
Tech support scam ring leader gets 7 years in prison, $6M fine | The leader of a tech support fraud scheme was sentenced to seven years in prison after tricking at least 6,500 victims and generating more than $6 million. | Spam | |
| 28.6.24 | FBI warns of fake law firms targeting crypto scam victims | The FBI is warning of cybercriminals posing as law firms and lawyers that offer cryptocurrency recovery services to victims of investment scams and steal funds and personal information. | Spam | |
15.5.24 | Ongoing Campaign Bombards Enterprises with Spam Emails and Phone Calls | Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered an ongoing social engineering campaign that bombards enterprises with spam | Spam | The Hacker News |
11.5.24 | AT&T delays Microsoft 365 email delivery due to spam wave | AT&T's email servers are blocking connections from Microsoft 365 due to a "high volume" spam wave originating from Microsoft's service. | Spam | |
| 16.4.24 | Microsoft will limit Exchange Online bulk emails to fight spam | Microsoft has announced plans to fight spam by imposing a daily Exchange Online bulk email limit of 2,000 external recipients starting January 2025. | Spam | |
| 11.4.24 | Beware: GitHub's Fake Popularity Scam Tricking Developers into Downloading Malware | Threat actors are now taking advantage of GitHub's search functionality to trick unsuspecting users looking for popular | Spam | The Hacker News |
| 4.4.24 | FTC: Americans lost $1.1 billion to impersonation scams in 2023 | Impersonation scams in the U.S. exceeded $1.1 billion in losses last year, according to statistics collected by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a figure that is three times higher than in 2020 | Spam | |
| 22.3.24 | Massive Sign1 Campaign Infects 39,000+ WordPress Sites with Scam Redirects | A massive malware campaign dubbed Sign1 has compromised over 39,000 WordPress sites in the last six months, using malicious JavaScript injections | Spam | The Hacker News |
| 10.3.24 | Hackers impersonate U.S. government agencies in BEC attacks | A gang of hackers specialized in business email compromise (BEC) attacks and tracked as TA4903 has been impersonating various U.S. government entities to lure targets into opening malicious files carrying links to fake bidding processes. | Spam | BleepingComputer |
| 2.3.24 | Savvy Seahorse gang uses DNS CNAME records to power investor scams | A threat actor named Savvy Seahorse is abusing CNAME DNS records Domain Name System to create a traffic distribution system that powers financial scam campaigns. | Spam | |
| 29.2.24 | Hijacked subdomains of major brands used in massive spam campaign | A massive ad fraud campaign named "SubdoMailing" is using over 8,000 legitimate internet domains and 13,000 subdomains to send up to five million emails per day to generate revenue through scams and malvertising. | Spam | |
| 27.2.24 | 8,000+ Domains of Trusted Brands Hijacked for Massive Spam Operation | More than 8,000 domains and 13,000 subdomains belonging to legitimate brands and institutions have been hijacked as part of a sophisticated | Spam | The Hacker News |
4.1.24 | Nigerian hacker arrested for stealing $7.5M from charities | A Nigerian national was arrested in Ghana and is facing charges related to business email compromise (BEC) attacks that caused a charitable organization in the United States to lose more than $7.5 million. | Spam | |
4.1.24 | Google Groups is ending support for Usenet to combat spam | Google has officially announced it's ceasing support for Usenet groups on its Google Groups platform, a move partly attributed to the platform's increasing struggle with spam content. | Spam | |
3.1.24 | DOJ Slams XCast with $10 Million Fine Over Massive Illegal Robocall Operation | The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday said it reached a settlement with VoIP service provider XCast over allegations that it.. | Spam | The Hacker News |