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Spain busts voice phishing ring for defrauding 10,000 bank customers

The Spanish police, working with colleagues in Peru, conducted a simultaneous crackdown on a large-scale voice phishing (vishing) scam ring in the two countries, arresting 83 individuals. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/spain-busts-voice-phishing-ring-for-defrauding-10-000-bank-customers/
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US offers $5 million for info on North Korean IT worker farms

​The U.S. State Department is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information that could help disrupt the activities of North Korean front companies and employees generating millions via illegal remote IT work schemes. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-offers-5-million-for-info-on-north-korean-it-worker-farms/
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New IOCONTROL malware used in critical infrastructure attacks

Iranian threat actors are utilizing a new malware named IOCONTROL to compromise Internet of Things (IoT) devices and OT/SCADA systems used by critical infrastructure in Israel and the United States. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-iocontrol-malware-used-in-critical-infrastructure-attacks/
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Russia blocks Viber in latest attempt to censor communications

Russian telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor has blocked the Viber encrypted messaging app, used by hundreds of millions worldwide, for violating the country's legislation. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russia-blocks-viber-in-latest-attempt-to-censor-communications/
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FTC warns of online task job scams hooking victims like gambling

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns about a significant rise in gambling-like online job scams, known as "task scams," that draw people into earning cash through repetitive tasks, with the promises of earning more if they deposit their own money. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-warns-of-online-task-job-scams-hooking-victims-like-gambling/
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390,000 WordPress accounts stolen from hackers in supply chain attack

A threat actor tracked as MUT-1244 has stolen over 390,000 WordPress credentials in a large-scale, year-long campaign targeting other threat actors using a trojanized WordPress credentials checker. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/390-000-wordpress-accounts-stolen-from-hackers-in-supply-chain-attack/
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