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4 stories taggedbrand impersonation.
The 119,000 fake shops quietly stealing shoppers' card details
A German security firm says 'DoppelCart' is now the largest fake-store network ever documented, cloning real brands and skimming payment data live at checkout.
Tesco alerts City of London police after fake casino ads hijack its brand on Facebook and Instagram
Unlicensed gambling sites are impersonating well-known brands and celebrities in social-media ads. Tesco is the latest target, and the pattern points to a systematic problem with how ad platforms verify who is really buying space.
FBI Probe Into Chinese Espionage Front Ensnares a Small Brisbane Consultancy
A legitimate Australian firm called Horizzen found itself flooded with job applications meant for a fake version of its business. That fake site was one of 13 seized by the US Department of Justice as part of an alleged Chinese espionage operation.
Fake Russian company websites ran a nine-year scam on foreign buyers
Fraudsters cloned real Russian fertilizer and petrochemical firms, then pocketed advance payments from international customers.