InfoSec News Nuggets 01/30/2023

New 'Pig Butchering' Scam in West Africa Impersonates US Financial Advisors  A malicious campaign impersonating American financial advisors has been spotted targeting several hundred individuals in West Africa. Recently discovered by cybersecurity experts at DomainTools, the 'pig butchering' operation uses a complex network of social engineering techniques to defraud victims. Describing the activity in an advisory shared with Infosecurity, DomainTools said most attacks from the unnamed threat actor used professional network services such as LinkedIn to identify, research and contact potential…
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InfoSec News Nuggets 02/12/2021

Tax Scammers Are Getting Sneakier. Here's How to Spot the Latest Cons The 2021 tax season starts on Friday, Feb. 12, which means it’s time to get your paperwork in order. It’s also time to be on the lookout for scam artists targeting those of us feeling a little overwhelmed as the April 15 deadline gets closer. Tax-related scams are nothing new, according to Howard Silverstone, a member of the American Institute of CPA’s Fraud…
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