INDIANAPOLIS — Officials at Scotty ’ s Brewhouse are scrambling to deal with a data breach Attack.Databreach that leaked Attack.Databreach thousands of employee W-2 forms to an unknown scammer . That 's according to our news reporting partners at CBS4 Indy . Company officials called police about the leak Monday afternoon . Somebody posing as Attack.Phishing CEO Scott Wise emailed Attack.Phishing a payroll employee , asking her to send all 4,000 W-2 forms to him . The e-mail wasn ’ t really from Wise , but the employee did send all the forms , giving the scammer personal finance information for all those employees . Scotty ’ s Brewhouse executives contacted the IRS and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department about the breach . They ’ re now working to notify all their employees and give them steps to protect their financial information . IMPD and other agencies are involved in the investigation into who sent Attack.Phishing the bogus email . This email scam Attack.Phishing matches a phishing scheme Attack.Phishing that prompted a warning from the IRS last year during tax season . At that time , the agency recorded a 400 percent increase in this kind of scam . The IRS has a website to use if your W-2 or other information has been leaked Attack.Databreach . Tuesday evening , Scotty 's Brewhouse issued a statement on the situation : Yesterday Scotty ’ s Holdings , LLC and its subsidiary , affiliate and managed entities were the victims of an email phishing scam Attack.Phishing that resulted in the disclosure of 2016 W-2 information . Scotty ’ s has confirmed that no customer information was obtained Attack.Databreach by the scammers in yesterday ’ s phishing scam Attack.Phishing . Scotty ’ s is working closely with federal and local law enforcement and the credit bureaus to limit any potential misuse of the information that was obtained Attack.Databreach and to identify and apprehend the scammers . “ Unfortunately , Scotty ’ s was the target of and fell victim to scammers , as so many other companies have , ” said Scott Wise , CEO of Scotty ’ s Holdings , LLC . “ Scotty ’ s employees and customers are of tremendous importance to the company and Scotty ’ s regrets any inconvenience to its employees that may result from this scamming incident . Scotty ’ s will continue to work with federal and local law enforcement , the Internal Revenue Service and credit bureaus to bring the responsible party or parties to justice. ” Scotty ’ s alerted authorities immediately after it learned of the scam . A toll-free number was set up by the company to answer employee questions . The company will also make available to affected employees one year of credit monitoring at no cost to employees , in addition to providing information regarding available resources for its employees to monitor their credit .

A China-based cyber gang has compromised Attack.Databreach UK firms as part of a `` systematic '' global hacking operation , a new report has revealed . The attacks Attack.Databreach were found to have breached Attack.Databreach a wide variety of secret data ranging from personal data to intellectual property , in what the report described as `` one of the largest ever sustained global cyber espionage campaigns '' . The group behind the attacks , named APT10 , was found to have used custom malware and `` spear phishing Attack.Phishing `` techniques to target managed outsourced IT service companies as stepping stones into the systems of an `` unprecedented web '' of victims according to the report 's authors . The report 's authors included the National Cyber Security Centre ( NCSC ) and cyber units at defence group BAE systems and accountancy firm PwC . The gang were found to have used the companies as a way into their customers ' systems from 2016 onwards , although there is evidence to suggest they had first employed the tactics from as early 2014 . PwC cyber security Partner Richard Horne told the Press Association the extent of the malicious campaign was still unclear . He said : `` The reason we 've gone public with this is because we can see so much and we have seen so much in several managed IT service providers ( MSPs ) and other companies compromised through it , but we do n't know how far this has gone . `` Us , together with the NCSC and BAE Systems are very keen to get this information out there so we can promote a mass response to this . '' The report behind the unmasking operation , codenamed Cloud Hopper , highlights targeted attacks against Japanese commercial firms and public bodies , but indicates further widespread operations against companies in 14 other countries including the UK , France and the United States . The report 's authors state APT10 is `` highly likely '' to be based in China , demonstrating a pattern of work in line with China Standard Time ( UTC+8 ) and the targeting of specific commercial enterprises `` closely aligned with strategic Chinese interests '' . Mr Horne said the data collected Attack.Databreach in individual attacks spanned a plethora of sensitive categorisations . He said : `` We 've seen a number of different companies targeted for different reasons , but essentially it 's all around sensitive information they hold , whether that 's intellectual property , or personal information on people or a whole realm of other areas . `` It 's a very large-scale espionage operation . '' Spear phishing emails with bespoke malware were first sent Attack.Phishing to staff in targeted companies , and once the attackers had successfully infiltrated their systems they were free to seek out Attack.Databreach a raft of sensitive data within . Dr Adrian Nish , head of threat intelligence at BAE , told the BBC such MSPs were crucial to the nature of the campaign 's success . He said : `` Organisations large and small rely on these providers for management of core systems and as such they can have deep access Attack.Databreach to sensitive data '' . `` It is impossible to say how many organisations might be impacted altogether at this point . '' The organisations behind operation Cloud Hopper are expected to release a further report this week into the detailed methods that ATP10 has used in its campaign in a bid to encourage firms to take a proactive approach into checking if their systems have been targeted .

US prosecutors have charged a Lithuanian man with engaging in an email fraud scheme in which he bilked Attack.Phishing two US-based companies out of more than US $ 100 million by posing as Attack.Phishing an Asian hardware vendor . Evaldas Rimasauskas , 48 , was arrested late last week by Lithuanian authorities , Manhattan federal prosecutors said on Tuesday . Rimasauskas does not yet have legal counsel , a spokesman for the prosecutors said . The alleged scheme is an example of a growing type of fraud called “ business email compromise Attack.Phishing ” , in which fraudsters ask for money using emails targeted at companies that work with foreign suppliers or regularly make wire transfers . It is a variation on the common “phishing” scam Attack.Phishing , but on a massive scale . The FBI said last June that since October 2013 , US and foreign victims have made 22,143 complaints about business email compromise scams Attack.Phishing involving requests for almost US $ 3.1 billion in transfers . In an indictment unsealed on Tuesday , prosecutors said that to carry out his scheme , which they said began around 2013 or earlier , Rimasauskas registered a company in Latvia with the same name as an Asian computer hardware manufacturer . He then sent Attack.Phishing emails to employees of the two unnamed victim companies , described as Attack.Phishing multinational internet firms , asking them to wire money that they actually owed to the Asian company to the sham Latvian company ’ s accounts , prosecutors said . The victim companies are described as Attack.Phishing a multinational technology company and a multinational social media company . After they wired money to Rimasauskas ’ s Latvian company , Rimasauskas quickly transferred the funds to different accounts around the world , including in Latvia , Cyprus , Slovakia , Lithuania , Hungary and Hong Kong , prosecutors said . In order to conceal his fraud from banks that handled the transfers , Rimasauskas forged Attack.Phishing invoices , contracts and letters purportedly signed by executives at the two victim companies , according to prosecutors . Rimasauskas is charged with wire fraud and money laundering , which each carry a maximum prison sentence of 20 years , and identify theft , which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of two years . Acting US Attorney Joon H. Kim said : “ From half a world away , Evaldas Rimasauskas allegedly targeted multinational internet companies and tricked Attack.Phishing their agents and employees into wiring over US $ 100 million to overseas bank accounts under his control . “ This case should serve as a wake-up call to all companies – even the most sophisticated – that they too can be victims of phishing attacks Attack.Phishing by cyber criminals . ”

Employees of US NGOs Fight for the Future and Free Press were targeted with complex spear-phishing attempts Attack.Phishing between July 7 and August 8 , reported today the Electronic Frontier Foundation ( EFF ) . Both organizations targeted in the attacks Attack.Phishing are currently fighting against for Net Neutrality in the US . Based on currently available evidence , the attacks appear to have been orchestrated by the same attacker , located in a UTC+3-5:30 timezone , said EFF Director of Cybersecurity Eva Galperin and EFF security researcher Cooper Quintin . At least one victim fell for the attacks `` Although this phishing campaign Attack.Phishing does not appear to have been carried out by a nation-state actor and does not involve malware , it serves as an important reminder that civil society is under attack , '' said the two today . `` It is important for all activists , including those working on digital civil liberties issues in the United States , to be aware that they may be targeted by persistent actors who are well-informed about their targets ’ personal and professional connections . '' At least one victim fell for the 70 fake emails sent Attack.Phishing during the phishing attempts Attack.Phishing . Attackers did n't deliver malware but lured Attack.Phishing victims away on a remote site designed to phish Google , Dropbox , and LinkedIn credentials . `` The attackers were remarkably persistent , switching up their attacks after each failed attempt and becoming increasingly creative with their targeting over time , '' EFF said . The most creative of the spear-phishing emails was when victims received Attack.Phishing emails with the subject line `` You have been successfully subscribed to Pornhub.com , '' or `` You have been successfully subscribed to Redtube.com , '' two very popular adult video portals . Minutes later , victims received Attack.Phishing another email made to look like Attack.Phishing it was coming from Attack.Phishing the same two services . These second emails contained explicit subject lines . Because spear-phishing emails were aimed Attack.Phishing at work emails , most victims would have been inclined to unsubscribe from the incoming emails . This was the catch , as attackers doctored the unsubscribe link , leading Attack.Phishing victims to a fake Google login screen . Attackers used different tactics as the campaign progressed The PornHub and RedTube phishes Attack.Phishing were not the only ones . Attackers also used other tactics . ⬭ Links to generic documents that asked users to enter credentials before viewing . ⬭ LinkedIn message notifications that tried to trick Attack.Phishing users into giving away LinkedIn creds . ⬭ Emails disguised to look like Attack.Phishing they were coming from Attack.Phishing family members , sharing photos , but which asked the victim to log in and give away credentials instead . ⬭ Fake email notifications for hateful comments posted on Attack.Phishing the target 's YouTube videos . When the victim followed the link included in the email , the target would have to enter Google credentials before performing the comment moderation actions . ⬭ Emails that looked like Attack.Phishing a friend was sharing Attack.Phishing interesting news stories . Used topics and subject lines include : - Net Neutrality Activists 'Rickroll ' FCC Chairman Ajit Pai - Porn star Jessica Drake claims Donald Trump offered her $ 10G , use of his private jet for sex - Reality show mom wants to hire a hooker for her autistic son In one case , one of the targeted activists received a request from a user asking for a link to buy her music . When the target replied , the attacker answered back Attack.Phishing with a Gmail phishing link , claiming the buy link did n't work . EFF experts say that victims who had two-factor authentication turned on for their accounts would have prevented attackers from logging into their profiles even if they had managed to obtain Attack.Databreach their password .

Biggest case involved woman who lost HK $ 119,000 in 24 hours after being conned into buying more than 50 points cards for online games . A woman who lost HK $ 119,000 in 24 hours was among almost 250 people duped out Attack.Phishing of about HK $ 1.9 million ( US $ 242,000 ) in a WhatsApp scam Attack.Phishing in Hong Kong this year , police said on Wednesday . According to police , swindlers pretended to be Attack.Phishing friends of WhatsApp users and invented different excuses to lure Attack.Phishing them into revealing their account verification codes . The con men then accessed the accounts with the codes and , posing as Attack.Phishing the users , sent Attack.Phishing text messages to deceive Attack.Phishing the account holders ’ contacts . Mohammed said genuine account holders were unable to use WhatsApp at least 12 hours after their accounts were hijacked . “ All the scam victims were asked to buy MyCard points cards for online games , ” he said . MyCard is a digital payment platform . Users can buy credit to spend on the platform from convenience stores across the city , Mohammed said . After getting passwords for the cards , scammers sold them online . Police said the age range of the victims was between 17 and 72 and losses went from a few hundred dollars to thousands . No arrests had been made . The Post reported in February that officers believed fraudsters from Taiwan were behind the scam because the points cards they requested were used for the Taiwanese versions of online games . Police advised residents to safeguard their personal data and verify the identity of those who contact them . If in doubt , people should call the Anti-Scam Helpline at 18222 . In the first three months of this year , there were 270 reports of deception through instant messaging platforms , accounting for HK $ 2.6 million in losses . That exceeds the figure for the whole of last year , when there were 266 cases , in which scammers bagged HK $ 2.1 million .

MONTREAL—On Sept 10 , municipal employees in a region between Montreal and Quebec City arrived at work to discover a threatening message on their computers notifying Attack.Ransom them they were locked out of all their files . In order to regain access to its data , the regional municipality of Mekinac was told to deposit Attack.Ransom eight units of the digital currency Bitcoin into a bank account — roughly equivalent to $ 65,000 . Mekinac ’ s IT department eventually negotiated Attack.Ransom the cyber extortionists down and paid Attack.Ransom $ 30,000 in Bitcoin , but not before the region ’ s servers were disabled for about two weeks . The attack highlights the inability of many small municipalities to adequately protect their data , but also the lack of guidance on cybersecurity provided to them by the Quebec government , according to Prof. Jose Fernandez , a malware expert at Montreal ’ s Polytechnique engineering school . “ Quebec is an embarrassment , ” Fernandez said in an interview , adding that he has tried without success to contact government representatives to alert them to the problem . “ There hasn ’ t been any traction on this issue in the past 15 years , ” he said . “ I try to speak to ( the government ) but there is nobody . Who are you going to call ? Nobody. ” Bernard Thompson , reeve for the Mekinac regional municipality , said the ransom demand Attack.Ransom presented a real dilemma for his small organization . Mekinac groups together 10 municipalities with a population of roughly 13,000 people . “ It was hard , clearly , on the moral side of things that we had to pay a bunch of bandits , ” Thompson said . Mekinac ’ s attackers used malicious software — known as malware or ransomware — to demand money Attack.Ransom in return for keys to unlock the data . Fernandez said it is ironic that Quebec is home to a thriving cybersecurity industry and is an emerging hub for artificial-intelligence research , yet the provincial government is “ decades ” behind other provinces in defending against cyberattacks . Still , Quebec is not the only province experiencing attacks . Several municipal governments and businesses in Ontario were recently hit by ransomware attacks Attack.Ransom , prompting the Ontario Provincial Police to issue an advisory in September . In response to the growing problem , Communications Security Establishment — the Defence Department ’ s electronic intelligence agency — launched the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security last month . It is responsible for monitoring “ new forms of ransomware ” and advising the federal and provincial governments . Spokesman Evan Koronewski said the centre has no provincial or territorial equivalent . Fernandez , however , notes that some provinces are taking significant steps . British Columbia and New Brunswick have established offices dedicated to protecting government data . Meanwhile in Quebec , he said , small towns are left unprotected . “ I ’ m hoping the new government does something about it , ” he said . Patrick Harvey , spokesman for the Public Security Department , disputed the claim the provincial government is unprepared for cyberattacks . He said the Treasury Department has a director of information responsible for ensuring government data is protected . The Public Security Department has a unit dedicated to responding to cyberattacks within the administration and provincial police . But municipalities are not part of the unit ’ s mandate . “ Municipalities are autonomous entities that are responsible for ensuring the security of their digital infrastructure , ” Harvey said . Mekinac ’ s servers were compromised after an employee opened and clicked on a link in a fraudulent email sent Attack.Phishing by the hackers . Once opened , the malware was downloaded onto the computer , giving the hackers access to the entire network . The hackers then encrypted all the data and held it hostage until they received Attack.Ransom their bitcoins . Once a system ’ s data is encrypted , it ’ s virtually impossible to crack the code without a key — and there is nothing police can do about it . Most professional criminals use commercial grade encryption and to locate a key to decrypt data would take “ astronomical effort in terms of computing , ” Fernandez said . “ You either pay Attack.Ransom or you don ’ t get the data. ” The identity and location of Mekinac ’ s hackers were never discovered . Thompson said police seized some of his computers for analysis and told his office not to negotiate or pay Attack.Ransom the criminals . But Thompson said his region couldn ’ t heed that advice , because it would have meant months of data re-entry , costing significantly more than $ 30,000 . So they paid Attack.Ransom , got their data back and learned a valuable lesson . “ In the end , in terms of the security of our system , ( the attack ) was actually positive , ” Thompson said . A local cybersecurity company — for $ 10,000 a year — helped the regional municipality build firewalls and encrypt its own data . “ We are practically no longer vulnerable , ” Thompson said . “ Everything is encrypted now . Every email is analyzed before we even receive it. ” He warns that small towns across the province are just as susceptible to attack as his region was . “ Every day , our system catches malicious emails trying to penetrate — but they are stopped , ” he said . “ But the attacks keep coming . ”

Flipkart has recently posted a story to make people aware of fake Flipkart websites . The e-commerce giant on its blog 'Flipkart stories ' said that people need to be beware of email , call , SMS , WhatsApp message or any social media message which claims to be Attack.Phishing offering unbelievable discounts and offers from Flipkart . Flipkart said : “ Be warned that these messages are not sent Attack.Phishing by official Flipkart channels , but by fraudsters and scammers who intend to deceive Attack.Phishing you . If you are not careful , you may be at the receiving end of fraud . Fraudsters intend to make a fast buck by misappropriating the familiar Attack.Phishing and trustworthy name of Flipkart . You are advised not to trust these fraudulent individuals or agencies with your money , or your personal and financial information . Always check with authentic and original Flipkart sources first. ” The content of the fake messages or calls sent Attack.Phishing by the fraudulent may include references to tempting deals , discounts and offers on Flipkart . The fake messages may closely resemble Attack.Phishing the Flipkart ’ s official logos , typefaces and brand colour while some may also contain the word ‘ Flipkart ’ in the URL . Then how can you catch them ? 1 ) Fake websites : The websites such as ‘ flipkart.dhamaka-offers.com , flipkart-bigbillion-sale.com ’ contain the name of the company in their URL . Such websites pretend to be Attack.Phishing associated with Flipkart by using similar-looking and similar-sounding names . However , they are not authorised by Flipkart . 2 ) WhatsApp , Facebook Messenger and/or other social messaging platforms : Fraudsters may try to send Attack.Phishing the customers messages via social messaging platforms and many have also reported the same . These imposters will ask for your personal details or will be asked to share these fraudulent messages with friends and family members to win prizes . Apart from these customers might also be offered products at ‘ unbelievable ’ prices such as a 32 GB pen drive for Rs 25 . Customers will be asked to make payments via online wallets , bank transfer or other means to avail free gifts . To this , Flipkart has directed the customers to not reply to these messages or click any of the links the fake messages contain without verifying it with the company . “ Flipkart has no connection with these fraudulent senders , and we have no control over any information that you share with them . Any details that you share with these fraudulent senders that impersonate Flipkart can compromise your personal and financial information . Payments once made to these accounts can not be retrieved or reversed , and you may be cheated of your hard-earned money , ” the e-commerce website said . 3 ) Fake Calls or SMS to customers : Sometimes , customers may also receive calls from an unknown number . The may speak in any language such as English , Hindi among others . The person might lure Attack.Phishing customers by offering free gifts or by saying that your mobile number has been selected via a lucky draw , etc . To avail these gifts , the imposter will ask you for your personal details and access to bank account numbers among other things . They may also lure Attack.Phishing you to a website appearing very similar to Flipkart or send Attack.Phishing you a fake fabricated certificate . They may also claim to be Attack.Phishing Flipkart employees or partners and may display fake identifiation as proof . “ It is easy to fabricate such documents in order to make you believe that they are genuine . You may also be asked to transfer money to certain digital wallets to claim prizes or gifts . Note that these accounts are not managed by Flipkart , but by fraudsters who want to cheat you , ” Flipkart said . 4 ) Phishing ( Fake Emails ) : Phishing Attack.Phishing is a fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames , passwords , and credit card details for malicious reasons by disguising as Attack.Phishing a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication . Phishing emails are sent Attack.Phishing by fraudsters . The emails may ask you to visit malicious links through which your personal and/or financial information can be obtained and be used without your consent to carry out fraudulent transactions . You may lose money , personal and sensitive information and your systems — desktop computers , laptops or mobile phones — can get potentially compromised by malware/viruses upon opening or clicking on links in such emails . 5 ) Online games/websites ( discount coupons/gift vouchers/offers/online games ) : Online scams of this type reach out to customers , asking them to play games such as ‘ spin the wheel , ’ which promise free gifts , cash prizes , and other tempting bait . The players are often asked to share the game with their contacts to be able to avail the prize , which , of course , never materializes . 6 ) From Marketplace Sellers : While you may have received an order placed on Flipkart , you may receive a pamphlet or inserts , asking you to make future purchases on some other online shopping site or portal to avail higher discounts . Similarly , sellers/callers posing as sellers may ask you to place an order directly with them and may ask for payment to be made directly . Often , they may ask you to cancel your Flipkart order . Once you agree to any such deal with these fraudulent sellers , Flipkart will not have any control over any information you might share with them . You are at risk of fraud if you accept such offers .

Flipkart has recently posted a story to make people aware of fake Flipkart websites . The e-commerce giant on its blog 'Flipkart stories ' said that people need to be beware of email , call , SMS , WhatsApp message or any social media message which claims to be Attack.Phishing offering unbelievable discounts and offers from Flipkart . Flipkart said : “ Be warned that these messages are not sent Attack.Phishing by official Flipkart channels , but by fraudsters and scammers who intend to deceive Attack.Phishing you . If you are not careful , you may be at the receiving end of fraud . Fraudsters intend to make a fast buck by misappropriating the familiar Attack.Phishing and trustworthy name of Flipkart . You are advised not to trust these fraudulent individuals or agencies with your money , or your personal and financial information . Always check with authentic and original Flipkart sources first. ” The content of the fake messages or calls sent Attack.Phishing by the fraudulent may include references to tempting deals , discounts and offers on Flipkart . The fake messages may closely resemble Attack.Phishing the Flipkart ’ s official logos , typefaces and brand colour while some may also contain the word ‘ Flipkart ’ in the URL . Then how can you catch them ? 1 ) Fake websites : The websites such as ‘ flipkart.dhamaka-offers.com , flipkart-bigbillion-sale.com ’ contain the name of the company in their URL . Such websites pretend to be Attack.Phishing associated with Flipkart by using similar-looking and similar-sounding names . However , they are not authorised by Flipkart . 2 ) WhatsApp , Facebook Messenger and/or other social messaging platforms : Fraudsters may try to send Attack.Phishing the customers messages via social messaging platforms and many have also reported the same . These imposters will ask for your personal details or will be asked to share these fraudulent messages with friends and family members to win prizes . Apart from these customers might also be offered products at ‘ unbelievable ’ prices such as a 32 GB pen drive for Rs 25 . Customers will be asked to make payments via online wallets , bank transfer or other means to avail free gifts . To this , Flipkart has directed the customers to not reply to these messages or click any of the links the fake messages contain without verifying it with the company . “ Flipkart has no connection with these fraudulent senders , and we have no control over any information that you share with them . Any details that you share with these fraudulent senders that impersonate Flipkart can compromise your personal and financial information . Payments once made to these accounts can not be retrieved or reversed , and you may be cheated of your hard-earned money , ” the e-commerce website said . 3 ) Fake Calls or SMS to customers : Sometimes , customers may also receive calls from an unknown number . The may speak in any language such as English , Hindi among others . The person might lure Attack.Phishing customers by offering free gifts or by saying that your mobile number has been selected via a lucky draw , etc . To avail these gifts , the imposter will ask you for your personal details and access to bank account numbers among other things . They may also lure Attack.Phishing you to a website appearing very similar to Flipkart or send Attack.Phishing you a fake fabricated certificate . They may also claim to be Attack.Phishing Flipkart employees or partners and may display fake identifiation as proof . “ It is easy to fabricate such documents in order to make you believe that they are genuine . You may also be asked to transfer money to certain digital wallets to claim prizes or gifts . Note that these accounts are not managed by Flipkart , but by fraudsters who want to cheat you , ” Flipkart said . 4 ) Phishing ( Fake Emails ) : Phishing Attack.Phishing is a fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames , passwords , and credit card details for malicious reasons by disguising as Attack.Phishing a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication . Phishing emails are sent Attack.Phishing by fraudsters . The emails may ask you to visit malicious links through which your personal and/or financial information can be obtained and be used without your consent to carry out fraudulent transactions . You may lose money , personal and sensitive information and your systems — desktop computers , laptops or mobile phones — can get potentially compromised by malware/viruses upon opening or clicking on links in such emails . 5 ) Online games/websites ( discount coupons/gift vouchers/offers/online games ) : Online scams of this type reach out to customers , asking them to play games such as ‘ spin the wheel , ’ which promise free gifts , cash prizes , and other tempting bait . The players are often asked to share the game with their contacts to be able to avail the prize , which , of course , never materializes . 6 ) From Marketplace Sellers : While you may have received an order placed on Flipkart , you may receive a pamphlet or inserts , asking you to make future purchases on some other online shopping site or portal to avail higher discounts . Similarly , sellers/callers posing as sellers may ask you to place an order directly with them and may ask for payment to be made directly . Often , they may ask you to cancel your Flipkart order . Once you agree to any such deal with these fraudulent sellers , Flipkart will not have any control over any information you might share with them . You are at risk of fraud if you accept such offers .

Trend Micro has identified more malicious Android apps abusing the name of the popular mobile game Super Mario Run . We earlier reported about how fake apps were using the app ’ s popularity to spread ; attackers have now released versions of these fake apps that steal Attack.Databreach the user ’ s credit card information . Super Mario Run is a mobile game that Nintendo first released on the iOS platform in September 2016 , followed by the Android version on March 23 , 2017 . Mobile games have always proven to be attractive lures Attack.Phishing for cybercriminals to get users to download their malicious apps and potentially unwanted apps ( PUAs ) . This is not the first time that the name of a popular game was abused ; we ’ ve discussed how the popularity of Pokémon Go was similarly abused . Based on feedback from the Smart Protection Network™ , we saw more than 400 of these apps in the first three months in 2017 alone . In the same time frame , we saw 34 fake apps explicitly named Attack.Phishing “ Super Mario Run ” —it ’ s a noteworthy trend , as we saw the first of these only in December 2016 . In this post we ’ ll discuss the behavior of a new credit card stealing variant named “ Fobus ” ( detected as ANDROIDOS_FOBUS.OPSF ) . Cybercriminals frequently take advantage of popular and hotly anticipated titles to push their own malicious apps . These are usually distributed via third-party app stores . Some users may utilize such app stores to download “ unreleased ” versions of legitimate apps , or to obtain apps for free . These apps are illegitimate in the first place , and the risks to end users are quite high . We strongly advise that users download and install apps only from legitimate app stores such as Google Play or trusted third-party app store . In other cases , an attacker may even provide Attack.Phishing a fake app store that resembles Attack.Phishing Google Play . Alternately , a message supposedly from a friend sent Attack.Phishing via social media may lead to a malicious app . Disabling the “ Allow installation of apps from unknown sources ” setting prevents apps inadvertently downloaded these ways from being installed . By default , this setting is set to off . Only turn it on if you know you are installing an app from a trusted third-party app store . To carry out malicious behavior such as installing other apps on the user ’ s device without any user input and consent , or hiding icons and processes , an app needs device administrator privileges . Legitimate apps seldom require these ; users should double check whenever an app asks for them . This is particularly true of games , which do not require device administrator privileges . A “ game ” asking for these privileges is likely to be malicious or a PUA . Trend Micro solutions Users should only install apps from the Google Play or trusted third-party app stores and use mobile security solutions such as Trend Micro™ Mobile Security to block threats from app stores before they can be installed and cause damage your device or data . Enterprise users should consider a solution like Trend Micro™ Mobile Security for Enterprise . This includes device management , data protection , application management , compliance management , configuration provisioning , and other features so employers can balance privacy and security with the flexibility and added productivity of BYOD programs .

Attacker forges Attack.Phishing security certificates , sends Attack.Phishing emails to government offices and private citizens . In the past few days , the National Authority for Cyber Security has seen evidence of planned cyber attacks on various targets in the Israeli marketplace . The Authority analyzed the evidence and uncovered the attacker 's plan , as well as the different points of application he had used . Their analysis showed the attacker sent Attack.Phishing emails under the guise of a legitimate organization and attempted to attack Attack.Phishing 120 organizations , government offices , public institutions , and private citizens . He also forged Attack.Phishing security certificates , masquerading as Attack.Phishing a safe company . The National Authority for Cyber Security is continuing its efforts to block the threat , and is working to publish guidelines and suggestions to help the Israeli marketplace avoid future attacks of the same type . The guidelines will be published on the Authority 's website .

Two Italian siblings have been arrested on Monday and stand accused of having spied on Italian politicians , state institutions and law enforcement agencies , businesses and businesspeople , law firms , leaders of Italian masonic lodges , and Vatican officials for years . 45-year-old Giulio Occhionero and 49-year-old Francesca Maria Occhionero , both from Rome but currently residing in London , have allegedly used specially crafted malware ( dubbed “ EyePyramid ” ) to compromise Attack.Databreach the targets ’ computers and exfiltrate Attack.Databreach all kinds of documents , as well as log keystrokes and steal Attack.Databreach login credentials for sensitive accounts . According to court documents ( in Italian ) , the investigation began a few months after a security professional employed by ENAV , an Italian company responsible for the provision of air traffic services ( ATS ) and other air navigation services in Italy , flagged and reported a malicious attachment he received via email . The spear-phishing email was purportedly sent Attack.Phishing by an Italian attorney , but the infosec pro became suspicious and sent the attachment to security company Mentat Solutions for analysis . The attachment was found to contain the EyePyramid malware . After the authorities got involved , the investigation revealed that the email was , indeed , sent Attack.Phishing from the attorney ’ s email account , but that it was sent Attack.Phishing by someone who had compromised the account and accessed it via TOR .

The two hired the services of a local programmer to develop their own brand of malware , a backdoor trojan , which authorities have named EyePyramid . The men used simple spear-phishing emails sent Attack.Phishing to the high-ranking officials they wanted to infect . The emails came with a file attachment , which when opened would covertly install their malware . EyePyramid would collect Attack.Databreach information from the target 's system , such as passwords , sensitive documents , and more . The malware would upload this data to various online servers or send to an email address ( via SMTP ) . Italian officials said the two suspects , Giulio Occhionero ( age 45 ) and Francesca Maria Occhionero ( age 49 ) , had most likely used this information for financial profits . It is unclear if this means stock market transactions or blackmail attempts . The two were discovered when one of their emails reached a security researcher , who discovered the payload and notified local police . An investigation followed , and Italian police , together with the FBI , arrested the two and seized servers used to spread the malware and store the stolen data . The two deployed their malware in separate campaigns that took place in 2008 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , and 2014 . Court documents reveal the men used the malware to collect Attack.Databreach around 87GB of data , consisting of keystroke information , 18,327 usernames , and 1,793 passwords . Username and password information was arranged in 122 categories , based on the target 's affiliation , such as business , politics , and more . The EyePyramid malware targeted the following file types for exfiltration Attack.Databreach : A full list of IOCs has been compiled by Trend Micro security researcher Federico Maggi and is available on GitHub . The researcher has also published an analysis of the malware 's inner workings , not available in court documents , on the Trend Micro blog . The list of victims includes names such as former prime minister Matteo Renzi , former prime minister Mario Monti , cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi , head of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi , Vatican officials , members of Italy 's tax police , Bank of Italy officials , and representatives of the Italian Senate , and members of several Italian ministries ( Finance , Economy , Internal Affairs , Foreign Affairs , and others ) . In a TV interview , Italian investigators said Giulio Occhionero was a high-ranking member of a Masonic lodge . The words `` eye '' and `` pyramid , '' used regularly in the malware 's source code , are some of the most known symbols of Freemasonry .

Amazon buyers are being targeted by clever scammers that either set up independent seller accounts or hijack those of already established , well-reputed sellers , then offer pricy items at unbeatable prices . In an example offered by Comparitech ’ s Lee Munson , the item in question is a big LCD TV that is usually sold at around £2,300 , but the scammer offers it at almost half the price for a “ used – like new ” item . But when the potential victim tries to buy it , Amazon throws up an error , saying that there was a problem with the item in the order . A determined buyer will try to contact the seller through Amazon ’ s in-house messaging system , but the seller will push to move the conversation off it by offering a contact email address . Munson ’ s email exchange with the scammer shows that the latter insists that by contacting them directly the problem has been solved , and that an order confirmation will be sent to the buyers ’ email address . The order confirmation looks like Attack.Phishing it came from Attack.Phishing Amazon ( it appears to come from Attack.Phishing the auto-confirm @ amazon-payments-support.co.uk email address ) , but was in fact sent Attack.Phishing by the scammer . The order instructs Attack.Phishing the user to pay via direct bank transfer , to a private bank account – seemingly through Amazon Payments , but actually not . Once the victims make the payment in the way they have been instructed , it ’ s game over . They have parted with their money , and Amazon won ’ t refund them as the payment hasn ’ t been effected through their payment system . “ Payment within the Amazon.co.uk site is the only authorised and recognised form of payment for items sold by Sellers on Amazon.co.uk . Every customer who orders on Amazon.co.uk is covered by our A-to-z guarantee ; however items paid for outside of the Amazon.co.uk Marketplace aren ’ t eligible for protection , ” the company noted , and advised customers to report this type of sellers to them . But even that is not enough to stop these scammers , and they set up new accounts almost immediately after old ones have been blocked , as evidenced in this post on a Kindle Help Forum . Obviously , Amazon must find a way to spot these schemes and take these accounts down much sooner

A massive phishing campaign Attack.Phishing took place today , but Google 's security staff was on hand and shut down the attacker 's efforts within an hour after users first reported the problem on Reddit . According to multiple reports on Twitter , the attacks Attack.Phishing first hit Attack.Phishing journalists , businesses , and universities , but later spread to many other users as well . The attack itself was quite clever if we can say so ourselves . Victims received Attack.Phishing a legitimate ( non-spoofed ) email from one of their friends , that asked them to click on a button to receive access to a Google Docs document . If users clicked the button , they were redirected to the real Google account selection screen , where a fake app titled Attack.Phishing `` Google Docs '' ( not the real one ) asked the user 's permission to authorize it to access the shared document . In reality , the app only wanted access to the user 's Gmail inbox and contact list . After gaining access Attack.Databreach to these details , the fake app copied the user 's contact list and sent Attack.Phishing a copy of itself to the new set of targets , spreading itself to more and more targets . The email was actually sent Attack.Phishing to `` hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh @ mailinator.com , '' with the user 's email address added as BCC . Following the incident , Mailinator intervened and blocked any new emails from arriving into that inbox . Because of this self-replicating feature , the phishing attack Attack.Phishing spread like wildfire in a few minutes , just like the old Samy worm that devasted MySpace over a decade ago . Fortunately , one Google staff member was visting the /r/Google Reddit thread , and was able to spot a trending topic detailing the phishing campaign Attack.Phishing . The Google engineer forwarded the Reddit thread to the right person , and within an hour after users first complained about the issue , Google had already disabled the fake app 's ability to access the Google OAuth screen . Later on , as engineers had more time to investigate the issue , Google issued the following statement : We have taken action to protect users against an email impersonating Attack.Phishing Google Docs & have disabled offending accounts . We ’ ve removed the fake pages , pushed Vulnerability-related.PatchVulnerability updates through Safe Browsing , and our abuse team is working to prevent this kind of spoofing Attack.Phishing from happening again . We encourage users to report phishing emails in Gmail . There are no reports that malware was deployed in the phishing attack Attack.Phishing . Cloudflare was also quick to take down all the domains associated with the phishing attack Attack.Phishing . Users that clicked on the button inside the phishing email can go to the https : //myaccount.google.com/permissions page and see if they granted the app permission to access their account . The real Google Docs is n't listed in this section , as it does not need permissions , being an official Google property .