Google announced at the beginning of April that it is launching a streamlined tool that will allow business users to easily send “end-to-end encrypted” emails—an effort to address the longstanding challenge of adding additional security protections to email messages. The feature is currently in beta for enterprise users to tryContinue Reading
One of the most prominent of the smishing actors is often referred to as the Smishing Triad—although security researchers group Chinese-speaking threat actors and affiliates in different ways—which has impersonated organizations and brands in at least 121 countries, according to recent research by security company Silent Push. Around 200,000 domainsContinue Reading
MORE CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS Mr Kok Ping Soon, the chief executive of SBF, said: “Cybersecurity is a major concern for businesses due to the increasing frequency and sophistication of cyberattacks, which can result in financial losses, reputation damage and legal liabilities.” The exercise findings indicate that more can be done toContinue Reading
As Donald Trump’s administration continues its relentless reorganization of the United States federal government, documents obtained by WIRED showed this week that the Department of Defense is looking at cutting as much as three-quarters of its workforce that’s specifically focused on stopping proliferation of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. Meanwhile,Continue Reading
Researchers from multiple firms say that the campaign seems to come from a loosely connected ecosystem of fraud groups rather than one single actor. Each group has its own versions of the Badbox 2.0 backdoor and malware modules and distributes the software in a variety of ways. In some cases,Continue Reading
As scam compounds in Southeast Asia continue to drive massive campaigns targeting victims around the world, WIRED took a deeper look at how Elon Musk’s satellite internet service provider Starlink is keeping many of those compounds in Myanmar online. Meanwhile, FTC complaints obtained by WIRED allege that an “OpenAI” jobContinue Reading
Within the compounds, which often have close links to Chinese organized crime groups and online gambling syndicates, victims are typically forced to work day and night to scam hundreds of people at a time. This includes carrying out long-running investment scams that have netted criminals up to $75 billion overContinue Reading
“Regrettably, I found no available source online to know more about this organization except for those registrations,” wrote the complainant. “They are collecting huge amounts of investment from third world countries in Asia.” One of the FTC complaints alleges that over 6,000 people in Bangladesh were potentially impacted by theContinue Reading
BANGKOK: Chinese tourists visiting Thailand for Lunar New Year are worried about being kidnapped by gangsters to work in hellish scam centres, despite efforts to reassure them. Chinese nationals topped the list of visitors to Thailand last year, with nearly seven million making the trip to Thailand in 2024. But high-profileContinue Reading
Q: Since this incident, what steps have you taken to stay safe from scammers? Ms Lee: I have downloaded ScamShield on my phone and reduced the transfer limits on my Internet banking. I also make it a point to use my credit card exclusively for online payments and avoid any transactionsContinue Reading
