Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Ask SAM: What kind of car is in the Entresto television ad?: I did not reply. Is this a new scam, or phishing/spear phishing? Who can I call? M.G. Answer: You do not need to use the services of a private company to claim money at the N.C. State Treasurer …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Allegan County warns of email scam regarding vaccine status: A phishing email scam in Allegan County is claiming fake COVID-19 regulations to gather personal information from residents.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Iranian cyber-hackers posed as UK academics in bid to steal data: Entornointeligente.com / In a sophisticated phishing campaign, the group TA453 masqueraded as British university scholars to covertly target individuals of intelligence interest to the Iranian …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Iranian APT Charming Kitten Attempts to Steal Private Data from Specialists Who Study the Middle East: Charming Kitten APT is looking to obtain sensitive information as it impersonates U.K. academics focused on Middle Eastern affairs.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Channel can be peacekeepers in the ransomware war: There is a lot of anger around ransomware but equally there are opportunities for those with the ability to help users keep criminals at bay, as Nick Booth finds out …: “Phishing” – BingNews
OMNICOMMANDER™ Launches a Solution to Help Protect Credit Unions From Cyber Threats and Ransomware Attacks: OMNICOMMANDER™, the leader in credit union marketing services with over 400 clients across 47 states, announced today a …: “Phishing” – BingNews
SBI Warns Customers About Phishing Links Offering Freebies: India’s largest state-run lender State Bank of India (SBI) has issued a warning about ‘phishing links’ to its customers.: “Phishing” – BingNews
COVID-19 fraudster guilty of cyber scam: A COVID-19 text scammer has been found guilty today (16 July 2021) for using fake digital messages to trick people into providing personal banking details. Abdisalaam Dahir, 20, pleaded guilty to …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Toddler mobile banking malware surges across Europe: In total, five of the companies accounted for close to 90% of attacks — which the team believes may indicate a successful SMS-based phishing campaign. Toddler is run-of-the-mill Trojan software in …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Workers are still falling for obvious phishing attacks: Regardless of how obvious a phishing attempt may be, some employees will still happily click away, putting themselves and their organization at risk of data theft. This is according to a new report …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Be cautious about unsolicited emails. They are often fraudulent. If you are familiar with the company or charity that sent you the email and you don’t want to receive further messages, send a reply asking to be removed from the email list. However, responding to unknown senders may simply verify that yours is a working email address and result in even more unwanted messages from strangers. The best approach may simply be to delete the email.