Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Attorney Says KRH Data Breach Part of National Trend Targeting Health Care: An attorney who has worked on some of the country’s largest data-breach cases, and was a co-counsel for plaintiffs in a recent class-action lawsuit against Kalispell Regional Healthcare, said he… mo …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Telegram for Business Communications: Understanding The Risks And Rewards: However, these same features expand the threat surface for the following risks: Spear phishing Malware Cyber espionage Data loss Compliance risk While the chats may be encrypted, you still need …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Scams likely to heat up after COVID-19 vaccine rollout: Consumer watchdogs issue early warnings to try to stop scammers from selling fake vaccines and other promises to consumers.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Heightened Spam Protection Makes Following Best Practices More Important: FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE: Ben Landers of Blue Corona saw an increase in phishing emails that led him to take action, so he knows the reason consumers and their email providers are increasing spam …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Ledger Wallet Customer Data Leak Invokes Threats, Phishing Scams, User Allegedly Loses Life Savings: The cryptocurrency hardware wallet firm Ledger was hacked last June and over a million emails were exposed, according to reports from the company at the …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Mindware partners with Vade Secure to bring predictive email security to regional market: As per the agreement, Vade Secure for Microsoft 365 – the only native email security solution for Microsoft 365, will be made available to Mindware’s managed service provider (MSP) partners across …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Covid-related scams, misinformation and ransomware are on the rise: Report: The Covid-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the cyberthreat landscape in 2020, leading to major security issues such as scams and ransomware attacks, according to a recent report by cybersecurity …: “Phishing” – BingNews
‘£1m fraud attempt stopped by Herts County Council staff’: Eagle-eyed finance staff at Hertfordshire County Council spotted an attempt to defraud the authority out of more than £1 million.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Bitcoin – Standard Browsers Like Google Fail to Catch Copycat Crypto Websites, Scams Make the High Outcomes: Standard Browsers Like Google Fail to Catch Copycat Crypto Websites, Scams Make the High Outcomes Because the digital …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Securing your online sales from cybersecurity threats during Christmas and beyond: Anthony Webb, EMEA Vice President, A10 Networks, looks at the specific security challenges over the holiday period …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Identity Theft – Hackers, and in some cases people in general, take on the identity or persona of someone else by hacking or stealing personal documents of another person and use it to gain access to certain services or to carry out financial transactions. A staggering 44% i.e. 1,357,055 people complained about identity theft in 2016.