F-Secure Launches Victim-First Scam Encyclopedia Covering 50+ Types of Consumer Fraud
F-Secure published a living Scam Encyclopedia covering more than 50 consumer fraud types.
F-Secure's Threat Intelligence team launched a continuously updated Scam Encyclopedia covering more than 50 online scam and fraud types. Each entry explains the scheme from the victim's perspective, including what people see, are told, and are asked to do. Coverage includes five cryptocurrency scams plus social media, shopping, and newer AI-related fraud. F-Secure said 52 percent of scam victims now lose money, more than double the rate a year earlier.
- Guide catalogs more than 50 scam types from the victim's perspective.
- Coverage includes cryptocurrency, social media, shopping, and AI-related fraud.
- F-Secure says 52 percent of scam victims now lose money.
- Researcher Megan Squire says scammers reuse old tactics on new platforms.
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| md5 | 2dfc59743329df8d3d7e339c546d9d6a | -mois-training-academy#recipe=similar-items&sourcecontentid=2dfc59743329df8d3d7e339c546d9d6a) Data Leak Outs Hacker Students of Iran's MOIS Training Ac |
| md5 | cee51c1e132a09f4d2269704d631b3dd | y-firm-outpost24-phish#recipe=similar-items&sourcecontentid=cee51c1e132a09f4d2269704d631b3dd) Hackers Target Cybersecurity Firm Outpost24 in 7-Stage Ph |
| md5 | f52c49aa13e56917581cde296474faa3 | ernet-attacks-continue#recipe=similar-items&sourcecontentid=f52c49aa13e56917581cde296474faa3) React2Shell Exploits Flood the Internet as Attacks Contin |
| md5 | f77e926bb76465f465f24e5fc7e9eebc | r-kinetic-war-doctrine#recipe=similar-items&sourcecontentid=f77e926bb76465f465f24e5fc7e9eebc) Iran's Cyber-Kinetic War Doctrine Takes Shape by Alexande |
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Built from decades of threat intelligence research, the new resource explains scams from the victims' perspective and tracks emerging forms of cyber crime.
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