The email address of the sender uses a gmail.com email address to likely evade spam filters. Figure 8. Email Screenshot Bitcoin Variation The screenshot below highlights a brazenly opportunistic scam with the subject line “URGENT DONATION RESPONSE FOR WAR REFUGEE CAMP IN UKRAINE.” It purport...
ICOs are happening every other day for one new altcoin or the other and altcoins are constantly outdoing each other in terms of improvising and providing the best features. The Bitcoin may be the most popular and valuable cryptocoin at this point, but you can rest assured that there are ...
As the influence of the internet rises, so does the prevalence of online scams. There are fraudsters making all kinds of claims to trap victims online - from fake investment opportunities to online stores - and the internet allows them to operate from any part of the world with anonymity. T...
Most people are aware of the incredible price increases in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. But you should also be equally aware of the dramatic declines. At this point at least, it’s hard to know if crypto is a long-term investment or the perfect trading asset....
CryptoLocker ransom note requested users pay 2 bitcoin to unlock their devices. April 2014: CryptoWall Dell Secureworks Counter Threat UnitcalledCryptoLocker copycat CryptoWall "the largest and most destructive ransomware threat on the internet" in August 2014. The ransomware never became as well know...
Advances in Deep Learning (DL), Big Data and image processing have facilitated online disinformation spreading through Deepfakes. This entails severe threa