Online Scams: Are These All Scams? Distinguishing the Legit from the Scam
With the advancement of scamming technology, determining the authenticity of a site solely based on appearance has become exceedingly difficult. In the past, it was possible to identify fakes by carefully observing discrepancies such as logo size, layout, wording, domain, etc., which scammers often overlooked when creating spoofed websites or
Phishing Case Under the Guise of Korean Portal Login Page
AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) has recently identified the distribution of phishing files identical to Korean portal website login screens. Cases impersonating multiple Korean portal websites, logistics and shipping brands, and webmail login pages have been very common from the past. * In the left/right comparison images used in this
Statistical Report on Phishing Emails in Q1 2024
Overview AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) monitors phishing email threats with the automatic sample analysis system (RAPIT) and honeypot. This post will cover the cases of distribution of phishing emails during the first quarter of 2024 (January, February, and March) and provide statistical information on each type. Generally, phishing
Trend Report on Smishing – Q1 2024 Statistics and Analysis on Smishing Threats
Overview AhnLab detects phishing messages based on machine learning and is conducting analysis and response work for them. This report contains an extensive analysis along with the statistics of smishing messages detected during the first quarter of 2024. During this period, the number of certain types of phishing attacks
Security Issues in Korean & Global Financial Sector – Malware, Phishing, Deep Web & Dark Web cases in March 2024
Statistics on Malware Distributed to Financial Sectors Statistics on Korean Accounts Exfiltrated Via Telegram by Industry Phishing Email Distribution Cases Targeting the Financial Sector Case 1. Targeting Korea Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. employees by disguising as a voice mail Impersonation target Voice mail How the Phishing
Online Scams: I Just Wanted to Make a Lot of Money Easily
Online investment scams these days are no longer an issue limited to specific nations, now becoming a social issue prevalent around the globe. Scammers (criminals) deceive their victims through illegal and immoral means, extorting financial assets including cash and virtual assets from them. They are usually a part of a
Online Scams: Blackmail, Deceptions, and Victims
Sextortion scam is defined as the crime of blackmailing victims using their sensitive information to inflict great psychological distress and extort them. Victims not only suffer from immediate financial losses but also immense shock and terror, some to the point of having their daily lives severely impacted. Contents Simple Lies
Online Scams: Fraud Through My Phone
The digital device that we use the most in our daily lives is mobile phone. It is used in a wide range of daily activities such as communication, searching, shopping, making payment, verifying identity, and investing. Some people do not own PCs, but almost everyone these days have mobile phones.
Security Issues in the Global Financial Sector – Malware, Phishing, Deep Web & Dark Web cases in February 2024
Statistics of Malware in Distribution Targeting the Financial Sector Top 10 Major Malware Targeting the Financial Sector Attack Stage Malware Type MD5 Hash Stage 1 Phishing f7db2045ef80e8e4c86db829ec0b6ee6 Stage 1 WebShell b597418bea2ff4da50540ed191e1bb55 Stage 2 HackTool 18cfc7e41afdeb10b15a54e6e39f0463 Stage 2 HackTool 110dde62258542a1bcdc15a2af5b54d2 Stage 2 Dropper 19c2decfa7271fa30e48d4750c1d18c1 Stage 2 Dropper 27ef6917fe32685fdf9b755eb8e97565
Online Scams: What Are Online Scams?
Have you or anyone near you became a victim of online scamming? This article will introduce you to online scams, how the waves of scammers target their victims and in which ways, and what damage they inflict. This article’s contents are based on AhnLab’s in-house data as well as externally
