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Forsage DeFi platform founders indicted for $340 million scam

A Federal grand jury in the District of Oregon has indicted four Russian nationals founders of Forsage decentralized finance (DeFi) cryptocurrency investment platform for allegedly running a global Ponzi and pyramid scheme that raised $340 million. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/forsage-defi-platform-founders-indicted-for-340-million-scam/
FTC: Americans lost $8.8 billion to fraud in 2022 after 30% surge

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed today that Americans lost almost $8.8 billion to various types of scams in 2022, following a significant surge of over 30% more lost to fraud compared to the previous year. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-americans-lost-88-billion-to-fraud-in-2022-after-30-percent-surge/
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TELUS investigating leak of stolen source code, employee data

Canada's second-largest telecom, TELUS is investigating a potential data breach after a threat actor shared samples online of what appears to be employee data. The threat actor subsequently shared screenshots apparently showing private source code repositories and payroll records held by the company. [...]
TELUS investigating leak of stolen source code, employee data

Canada's second-largest telecom, TELUS is investigating a potential data breach after a threat actor shared samples online of what appears to be employee data. The threat actor subsequently shared screenshots apparently showing private source code repositories and payroll records held by the company. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/telus-investigating-leak-of-stolen-source-code-employee-data/
Brave browser to block “open in app” prompts, pool-party attacks

Brave Software, the developer of the privacy-focused web browser, has announced some plants for the upcoming version 1.49 that will block everyday browsing annoyances like "open in app" prompts and add better protections against pool-party attacks, [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/brave-browser-to-block-open-in-app-prompts-pool-party-attacks/
ChromeLoader campaign lures with malicious VHDs for popular games

Security researchers have noticed that the operators of the ChromeLoader browser hijacking and adware campaign are now using VHD files named after popular games. Previously, such campaigns relied on ISO-based distribution. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chromeloader-campaign-lures-with-malicious-vhds-for-popular-games/