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Prosecutors charge Madagascar scammers in NFT-stealing scheme based on fake online dating profiles

Prosecutors announced charges against six alleged scammers based out of Africa who targeted Americans with fake non-fungible token (NFT) investment scams by posing as women on dating websites, netting hundreds of victims. According to an affidavit for the arrest of of the six people — Chui Kok Wa, Gislen Neukeu, Shamusa Ninsiima, Clement Mugiraneza, Merveille Mudacumura and Nicodemus Hingima Monyancha — the criminal group with connections to China and Malaysia opened a scam compound in Madagascar early last year. “In the scheme, scammers posed as beautiful women who met victims on dating websites, eventually enlisting them to connect their cryptocurrency wallets to fraudulent websites associated with the NFT investments,” the Justice Department said in a news release Tuesday. “Once connect

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Belarusian hackers increasingly acting as proxies for Russia amid war in Ukraine

Belarus-linked hackers are increasingly aligning their cyber operations with Russia's interests in Ukraine, researchers said Wednesday.

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Compromised camera management software gives attackers a way into corporate networks

Attackers have been breaking into business networks through camera management software, according to new research from security firm Huntress, which traced several incidents in September and October back to a compromised application. An unidentified application The company’s analysts haven’t been able to confidently determine which software it was, and because no logs associated with the application could be found, they also couldn’t pinpoint how the attackers compromised it. The software’s executable – CMS.exe – “did … More → The post Compromised camera management software gives attackers a way into corporate networks appeared first on Help Net Security .

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