Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
‘Avoid clicking on the link’: Texting scams increase by 300% during pandemic: Experts warn phishing scams sent via text and email are preying on people hoping for a COVID-19 vaccine or financial help.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Gardaí share important advice on different types of fraud: Gardaí have provided quite a bit of useful advice in recent days on how people across Kildare can avoid falling victim to various types of fraud.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Hundreds of Durham University accounts used to send phishing and other malicious emails: Over 300 Durham University emails were hacked and used for malicious purposes such as phishing emails over the past three years, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Ransomware Quoter targets financial, transport firms: The hackers are following the traditional and tested practice of sending phishing emails to the target ids. They would use The attackers choose a topic that they calculate will force the recipient to …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Maine Labor Department Warns of Impostor’s Scam: The Maine Department of Labor has warned residents of an online fraud in which a scammer is masquerading as the labor department on social media.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Are you an easy phishing bait?: The UAE has seen a 250% increase in cyberattacks this year, with phishing and ransomware incidents increasing in frequency. According to a report produced by UAE-based cybersecurity firm Dark Matter, …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Online crime up by a third as criminals exploit pandemic for gain: Cybercrime increased by more than a third in 2020 as criminals tried to capitalise on various aspects of the Covid-19 crisis.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Best antivirus software in 2021: phishing, ransomware, and intercepting internet traffic. This fast-changing landscape is hard for OS makers to keep up with, as pushing patches for every malware attack — especially those that aren’t …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Malicious DNS requests flooded the web last year: Of the 109bn DNS queries the content deliver network (CDN) provider Akamai handled last year, 21.5m were malicious as cybercriminals leveraged the disruption caused by the pandemic to launch …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Protecting Mobile Users from Malware Threats with an Industry-First Secure Web Gateway (SWG) Powered by Isolation: Mobile devices and browsers are an enticing target for cyber attackers looking to exploit zero days and conduct socially engineered phishing attacks, yet in many organizations, mobile security is …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Do online searches. Type a company or product name into your favorite search engine with words like “review,” “complaint” or “scam.” Or search for a phrase that describes your situation, like “IRS call.” You can even search for phone numbers to see if other people have reported them as scams.