This Giant Ad Fraud Scheme Drained Users' Batteries And Data By Running Hidden Video Ads In Android Apps
A scheme to stealthily run video ads behind banner images drained users' batteries and data while they used popular Android apps.
Julien's app is one of several, including many using Twitter's MoPub ad platform, that saw its in-app ads hijacked in an ad fraud scheme uncovered by fraud detection firm Protected Media. The company’s findings, along with additional reporting and interviews by BuzzFeed News, and independent verification from an outside ad fraud lab, show that one of the players implicated in this scheme is Aniview, an Israeli company with offices in New York that runs a video ad technology platform.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/in-banner-video-ad-fraud
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#banner #video #ad #fraud #playstore #android #apps
A scheme to stealthily run video ads behind banner images drained users' batteries and data while they used popular Android apps.
Julien's app is one of several, including many using Twitter's MoPub ad platform, that saw its in-app ads hijacked in an ad fraud scheme uncovered by fraud detection firm Protected Media. The company’s findings, along with additional reporting and interviews by BuzzFeed News, and independent verification from an outside ad fraud lab, show that one of the players implicated in this scheme is Aniview, an Israeli company with offices in New York that runs a video ad technology platform.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/in-banner-video-ad-fraud
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#banner #video #ad #fraud #playstore #android #apps
🚨 TG Spam Warning
Also this time there are people who want to use the favour of the hour.
Currently, Bitcoin and Ethereum from Durov are being promised free of charge as compensation for yesterday's outages.
Should you come across such an announcement in groups or channels, don't fall for it, this message doesn't come from TG boss Durov and no free Bitcoin or anything else will be given!
#Alert #Durov #spam #Bitcoin #Ethereum #scam #fraud
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Also this time there are people who want to use the favour of the hour.
Currently, Bitcoin and Ethereum from Durov are being promised free of charge as compensation for yesterday's outages.
Should you come across such an announcement in groups or channels, don't fall for it, this message doesn't come from TG boss Durov and no free Bitcoin or anything else will be given!
#Alert #Durov #spam #Bitcoin #Ethereum #scam #fraud
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U.S. Secret Service: “Massive Fraud” Against State Unemployment Insurance Programs
A well-organized Nigerian crime ring is exploiting the COVID-19 crisis by committing large-scale fraud against multiple state unemployment insurance programs, with potential losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a new alert issued by the U.S. Secret Service.
A memo seen by KrebsOnSecurity that the Secret Service circulated to field offices around the United States on Thursday says the ring has been filing unemployment claims in different states using Social Security numbers and other personally identifiable information (PII) belonging to identity theft victims, and that “a substantial amount of the fraudulent benefits submitted have used PII from first responders, government personnel and school employees.”
“It is assumed the fraud ring behind this possesses a substantial PII database to submit the volume of applications observed thus far,” the Secret Service warned. “The primary state targeted so far is Washington, although there is also evidence of attacks in North Carolina, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Oklahoma, Wyoming and Florida.”
The Secret Service said the fraud network is believed to consist of hundred of “mules,” a term used to describe willing or unwitting individuals who are recruited to help launder the proceeds of fraudulent financial transactions.
“In the state of Washington, individuals residing out-of-state are receiving multiple ACH deposits from the State of Washington Unemployment Benefits Program, all in different individuals’ names with no connection to the account holder,” the notice continues.
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A well-organized Nigerian crime ring is exploiting the COVID-19 crisis by committing large-scale fraud against multiple state unemployment insurance programs, with potential losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a new alert issued by the U.S. Secret Service.
A memo seen by KrebsOnSecurity that the Secret Service circulated to field offices around the United States on Thursday says the ring has been filing unemployment claims in different states using Social Security numbers and other personally identifiable information (PII) belonging to identity theft victims, and that “a substantial amount of the fraudulent benefits submitted have used PII from first responders, government personnel and school employees.”
“It is assumed the fraud ring behind this possesses a substantial PII database to submit the volume of applications observed thus far,” the Secret Service warned. “The primary state targeted so far is Washington, although there is also evidence of attacks in North Carolina, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Oklahoma, Wyoming and Florida.”
The Secret Service said the fraud network is believed to consist of hundred of “mules,” a term used to describe willing or unwitting individuals who are recruited to help launder the proceeds of fraudulent financial transactions.
“In the state of Washington, individuals residing out-of-state are receiving multiple ACH deposits from the State of Washington Unemployment Benefits Program, all in different individuals’ names with no connection to the account holder,” the notice continues.
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https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/05/u-s-secret-service-massive-fraud-against-state-unemployment-insurance-programs/
#USA #SecretService #alert #nigerian #fraud #coronavirus
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Multi-million dollar online fraud: Nigerian Instagram Influencer Arrested
On Instagram he posed with luxury cars and reached millions. The money, however, was probably obtained by a Nigerian who had scammed the Internet.
A Nigerian Instagram influencer and several of his accomplices have been arrested in Dubai for millions of dollars of Internet fraud. Dubai police announced on Thursday that the FBI had thanked the authorities of the United Arab Emirates for the arrest and extradition to the USA. The man, together with accomplices, is said to have defrauded nearly two million victims over the Internet.
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https://www.facebook.com/126070364137174/posts/3126225064121674
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https://www.heise.de/news/Millionenfacher-Online-Betrug-Nigerianischer-Instagram-Influencer-festgenommen-4805836.html
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On Instagram he posed with luxury cars and reached millions. The money, however, was probably obtained by a Nigerian who had scammed the Internet.
A Nigerian Instagram influencer and several of his accomplices have been arrested in Dubai for millions of dollars of Internet fraud. Dubai police announced on Thursday that the FBI had thanked the authorities of the United Arab Emirates for the arrest and extradition to the USA. The man, together with accomplices, is said to have defrauded nearly two million victims over the Internet.
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https://www.facebook.com/126070364137174/posts/3126225064121674
👉🏼 Read more 🇩🇪:
https://www.heise.de/news/Millionenfacher-Online-Betrug-Nigerianischer-Instagram-Influencer-festgenommen-4805836.html
#nigeria #instagram #online #fraud
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Millionenfacher Online-Betrug: Nigerianischer Instagram-Influencer festgenommen
Auf Instagram posierte er mit Luxuskarossen und erreichte Millionen. Das Geld hatte sich ein Nigerianer aber wohl mit Internetbetrug ergaunert.
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Massive Bitcoin fraud wave rolls over Twitter
Do not send Bitcoins! They will certainly not be doubled.
Prominent Twitter accounts such as those of Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Joe Biden, Apple and Uber currently promise to double Bitcoins sent to certain wallets. Numerous crypto currency exchanges also tweet similar "invitations". Some refer to an alleged "Crypto for Health" campaign.
This is a large-scale fraud attempt. The most likely scenario at present is a security hole in Twitter, which allows the perpetrators to access numerous, perhaps even all, Twitter accounts. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that the perpetrators will send less conspicuous tweets to any Twitter account. Now, special caution is required when interpreting tweets.
👉🏼 👀 🇬🇧 https://www.coindesk.com/hackers-take-over-prominent-crypto-twitter-accounts-in-simultaneous-attack
https://twitter.com/TwitterSupport/status/1283518038445223936
👀 👉🏼 🇩🇪 https://www.heise.de/news/Massive-Bitcoin-Betrugswelle-ueberrollt-Twitter-4844911.html
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Do not send Bitcoins! They will certainly not be doubled.
Prominent Twitter accounts such as those of Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Joe Biden, Apple and Uber currently promise to double Bitcoins sent to certain wallets. Numerous crypto currency exchanges also tweet similar "invitations". Some refer to an alleged "Crypto for Health" campaign.
This is a large-scale fraud attempt. The most likely scenario at present is a security hole in Twitter, which allows the perpetrators to access numerous, perhaps even all, Twitter accounts. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that the perpetrators will send less conspicuous tweets to any Twitter account. Now, special caution is required when interpreting tweets.
👉🏼 👀 🇬🇧 https://www.coindesk.com/hackers-take-over-prominent-crypto-twitter-accounts-in-simultaneous-attack
https://twitter.com/TwitterSupport/status/1283518038445223936
👀 👉🏼 🇩🇪 https://www.heise.de/news/Massive-Bitcoin-Betrugswelle-ueberrollt-Twitter-4844911.html
#twitter #fraud #bitcoin #hacked
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Coindesk
Twitter Hack Takes Down Joe Biden, Elon Musk Accounts in Widespread Bitcoin Scam Attack
Hackers pumping a crypto giveaway scam appear to have compromised the Twitter accounts of leading exchanges, individuals and at least one news org.
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Hackers Convinced Twitter Employee to Help Them Hijack Accounts
After a wave of account takeovers, screenshots of an internal Twitter user administration tool are being shared in the hacking underground.
A Twitter insider was responsible for a wave of high profile account takeovers on Wednesday, according to leaked screenshots obtained by Motherboard and two sources who took over accounts.
On Wednesday, a spike of high profile accounts including those of Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Uber, and Apple tweeted cryptocurrency scams in an apparent hack.
"We used a rep that literally done all the work for us," one of the sources told Motherboard. The second source added they paid the Twitter insider. Motherboard granted the sources anonymity to speak candidly about a security incident. A Twitter spokesperson told Motherboard that the company is still investigating whether the employee hijacked the accounts themselves or gave hackers access to the tool.
The accounts were taken over using an internal tool at Twitter, according to the sources, as well as screenshots of the tool obtained by Motherboard. One of the screenshots shows the panel and the account of Binance; Binance is one of the accounts that hackers took over today. According to screenshots seen by Motherboard, at least some of the accounts appear to have been compromised by changing the email address associated with them using the tool.
👀 👉🏼 https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/jgxd3d/twitter-insider-access-panel-account-hacks-biden-uber-bezos
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After a wave of account takeovers, screenshots of an internal Twitter user administration tool are being shared in the hacking underground.
A Twitter insider was responsible for a wave of high profile account takeovers on Wednesday, according to leaked screenshots obtained by Motherboard and two sources who took over accounts.
On Wednesday, a spike of high profile accounts including those of Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Uber, and Apple tweeted cryptocurrency scams in an apparent hack.
"We used a rep that literally done all the work for us," one of the sources told Motherboard. The second source added they paid the Twitter insider. Motherboard granted the sources anonymity to speak candidly about a security incident. A Twitter spokesperson told Motherboard that the company is still investigating whether the employee hijacked the accounts themselves or gave hackers access to the tool.
The accounts were taken over using an internal tool at Twitter, according to the sources, as well as screenshots of the tool obtained by Motherboard. One of the screenshots shows the panel and the account of Binance; Binance is one of the accounts that hackers took over today. According to screenshots seen by Motherboard, at least some of the accounts appear to have been compromised by changing the email address associated with them using the tool.
👀 👉🏼 https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/jgxd3d/twitter-insider-access-panel-account-hacks-biden-uber-bezos
#twitter #fraud #bitcoin #hacked #insider
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Vice
Hackers Convinced Twitter Employee to Help Them Hijack Accounts
After a wave of account takeovers, screenshots of an internal Twitter user administration tool are being shared in the hacking underground.
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Exclusive: More than 1,000 people at Twitter had ability to aid hack of accounts
More than a thousand Twitter employees and contractors as of earlier this year had access to internal tools that could change user account settings and hand control to others, two former employees said, making it hard to defend against the hacking that occurred last week.
Twitter Inc and the FBI are investigating the breach that allowed hackers to repeatedly tweet from verified accounts of the likes of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg.
Twitter said on Saturday that the perpetrators "manipulated a small number of employees and used their credentials" to log into tools and turn over access to 45 accounts. here On Wednesday, it said that the hackers could have read direct messages to and from 36 accounts but did not identify the affected users.
The former employees familiar with Twitter security practices said that too many people could have done the same thing, more than 1,000 as of earlier in 2020, including some at contractors like Cognizant.
Twitter declined to comment on that figure and would not say whether the number declined before the hack or since. The company was looking for a new security head, working to better secure its systems and training employees on resisting tricks from outsiders, Twitter said. Cognizant did not respond to a request for comment.
“That sounds like there are too many people with access,” said Edward Amoroso, former chief security officer at AT&T. Responsibilities among the staff should have been split up, with access rights limited to those responsibilities and more than one person required to agree to make the most sensitive account changes. “In order to do cyber security right, you can’t forget the boring stuff.”
Threats from insiders, especially lower-paid outside support staff, are a constant worry for companies serving large numbers of users, cyber security experts said. They said that the greater the number of people who can change key settings, the stronger oversight must be.
👀 👉🏼 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-twitter-cyber-access-exclusive/exclusive-more-than-1000-people-at-twitter-had-ability-to-aid-hack-of-accounts-idUSKCN24O34E
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More than a thousand Twitter employees and contractors as of earlier this year had access to internal tools that could change user account settings and hand control to others, two former employees said, making it hard to defend against the hacking that occurred last week.
Twitter Inc and the FBI are investigating the breach that allowed hackers to repeatedly tweet from verified accounts of the likes of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg.
Twitter said on Saturday that the perpetrators "manipulated a small number of employees and used their credentials" to log into tools and turn over access to 45 accounts. here On Wednesday, it said that the hackers could have read direct messages to and from 36 accounts but did not identify the affected users.
The former employees familiar with Twitter security practices said that too many people could have done the same thing, more than 1,000 as of earlier in 2020, including some at contractors like Cognizant.
Twitter declined to comment on that figure and would not say whether the number declined before the hack or since. The company was looking for a new security head, working to better secure its systems and training employees on resisting tricks from outsiders, Twitter said. Cognizant did not respond to a request for comment.
“That sounds like there are too many people with access,” said Edward Amoroso, former chief security officer at AT&T. Responsibilities among the staff should have been split up, with access rights limited to those responsibilities and more than one person required to agree to make the most sensitive account changes. “In order to do cyber security right, you can’t forget the boring stuff.”
Threats from insiders, especially lower-paid outside support staff, are a constant worry for companies serving large numbers of users, cyber security experts said. They said that the greater the number of people who can change key settings, the stronger oversight must be.
👀 👉🏼 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-twitter-cyber-access-exclusive/exclusive-more-than-1000-people-at-twitter-had-ability-to-aid-hack-of-accounts-idUSKCN24O34E
#twitter #fraud #bitcoin #hacked
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Exclusive: More than 1,000 people at Twitter had ability to aid hack of accounts
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - More than a thousand Twitter employees and contractors as of earlier this year had access to internal tools that could change user account settings and hand control to others, two former employees said, making it hard to defend against…
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Warning about using graphics from
Robert Kneschke charges 450 EUR for a children's drawing
One of our most active users, voluntarily maintains a homepage for a small elementary school. In the course of this he downloaded a children's drawing from
The problem is that the site does not have an imprint. The English language links about privacy and copyright also lead to empty pages. Cloudflare protects the location of the web servers from being discovered. And also the Whois query of the domain
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https://tarnkappe.info/robert-kneschke-verlangt-450-eur-fuer-eine-kinderzeichnung/
#warning #alert #fraud #kneschke #clipartstation #copyright
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Clipartstation.com ‼️Robert Kneschke charges 450 EUR for a children's drawing
One of our most active users, voluntarily maintains a homepage for a small elementary school. In the course of this he downloaded a children's drawing from
clipartstation.com for a vacation article. The site advertises that all kinds of graphics can be used free of charge, so the user thought he had fulfilled his obligations to check the copyright. But the graphic is in truth by Robert Kneschke.The problem is that the site does not have an imprint. The English language links about privacy and copyright also lead to empty pages. Cloudflare protects the location of the web servers from being discovered. And also the Whois query of the domain
Clipartstation.com does not reveal any useful information, not surprisingly. Since everything is anonymous, thanks to GoDaddy, one must unfortunately assume that the operators do not usually take it so closely with copyright law. Whoever uses graphics from there should be prepared for possible disciplinary warnings!👀 👉🏼 Translated with DeepL:
https://tarnkappe.info/robert-kneschke-verlangt-450-eur-fuer-eine-kinderzeichnung/
#warning #alert #fraud #kneschke #clipartstation #copyright
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Robert Kneschke verlangt 450 EUR für eine Kinderzeichnung
Ein Nutzer unseres Forums erhielt vom Kölner Fotografen Robert Kneschke eine Zahlungsaufforderung von 450 Euro für eine Kinderzeichnung.
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It Wasn’t Me
All the things a bank won’t ask, but a fraudster will! Our latest film “It Wasn’t Me”, in collaboration with the DubaiPoliceHQ, gives you the do’s and don’ts of keeping your identity and account secure at all times.
Dubai Police & Emirates National Bank Dubai
https://mobile.twitter.com/EmiratesNBD_AE/status/1144261859517894658
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All the things a bank won’t ask, but a fraudster will! Our latest film “It Wasn’t Me”, in collaboration with the DubaiPoliceHQ, gives you the do’s and don’ts of keeping your identity and account secure at all times.
Dubai Police & Emirates National Bank Dubai
https://mobile.twitter.com/EmiratesNBD_AE/status/1144261859517894658
#music #video #repost #fraud #banking #dubai
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