Online Extortion Scams Increasing During the COVID-19 Crisis
The IC3 has seen an increase in reports of online extortion scams during the current “stay-at-home” orders due to the COVID-19 cr
Cyber Actors Take Advantage of COVID-19 Pandemic to Exploit Increased Use of Virtual Environments
The FBI anticipates cyber actors will exploit increased use of virtual environments by government agencies, the private sector, private organizations, and individuals as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
Business Email Compromise: Gift Cards
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has received an increase in the number of Business Email Compromise (BEC) complaints requesting victims purchase gift cards.
Cybercriminals Utilize Social Engineering Techniques To Obtain Employee Credentials To Conduct Payroll Diversion
The IC3 has received complaints reporting cybercriminals are targeting the online payroll accounts of employees
Victims of The Tech Support Scam Are Defrauded A Second Time
IC3 has produced Scam Alerts advising the public of an ongoing telephone scam in which callers purport to be an employee of a major software company
