Tag Archives: Scammers

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google sues crypto scammers for allegedly uploading fake apps to Android app store  CNBC Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google sues alleged crypto scammers for luring people into investments they’d never get back  The Verge Source link

After a recent win in a court case against a Russian-originated bot network, Google has announced a new legal proceeding against a group of scammers that have been seeking to manipulate business owners by calling them up and trying to charge them to access Google My Business. As explained by Google: “Today we are filing a lawsuit against scammers who sought to defraud hundreds of small businesses by impersonating Google through telemarketing calls. They also created websites advertising… Source link

The web is a living thing — ever-evolving, ever-changing. This goes beyond just the content on websites; whole domains can expire and be taken over, allowing corners of the internet to become a little like your hometown: Wait, wasn’t there a Dairy Queen here? For example, if TechCrunch forgets to pay its domain registrar, TechCrunch.com would eventually expire (on June 10, to be exact). At that point, some enterprising human could snap up the domain and do nefarious things with it…. Source link

The crypto world is full of dangers, with scammers lying in wait for newbies and novices. A recent report from security outfit Check Point Research highlights a potent form of attack: using Google Ads to direct users to fake crypto wallets. In its report, CPR said it has seen roughly half a million dollars siphoned off through these methods in just the last few days. Here’s how the scam works. Attacker buys Google Ads in response to searches for popular crypto wallets (that’s the… Source link