Here is a longer read for a Saturday by Luke Winkie at The Guardian. Something to read whilst having a coffee. Is this the new face of organized crime? Decoding Razzlekhan, the rapping bitcoin fraudster | Bitcoin | The Guardian Of course Netflix is going to make a series about …
Sometimes the scams are so simple…
Just swap the QR codes on two adjacent “for hire” bikes and wait for some unsuspecting victim to come along and unlock the bike for you. QR codes are a versatile bit of technology that have become very popular since the rise of the connected smartphone, but as we have …
Scam – fake call followed up by fake police
This scam is simple in its implementation and very worrying. Fake police IDs used to con victim out of £25,000 – BBC News This was an attack on a member of the public, but it illustrates the importance of systems, policies and procedures, that address cyber security in businesses when …
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ATM scams and some common sense cyber security defence tactics
The FBI has reported scams being run involving victims transferring money from their accounts having been provided with a QR code by the scammers to facilitate the transfer. To their crypto-currency wallets. https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2021/PSA211104 This was reported by Bruce Schneier. Wire Fraud Scam Upgraded with Bitcoin – Bruce Schneier Just make …
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