Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Beware of phishing scams: According to Verizon’s 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report, approximately one-third of data breaches involved phishing attacks. Why? Because they’re so successful. As these efforts have become more …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Coronavirus Roundup: Cyber Agency Warns of SBA Pandemic Loan Impersonator; HHS Advisers Express Concerns on New Data System: The Trump administration struck a $ 1.5 billion deal with biotechnology company Moderna on Tuesday to secure 100 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine and with the option to acquire up to 400 …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Microsoft Teams Vulnerable to Patch Workaround, Researchers Report: Attackers could work around an earlier patch and use Microsoft Teams Updater to download binaries and payloads.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Top Cybersecurity Companies in 2020: The global cybersecurity market has been growing exponentially over the past years and is expected to continue to expand for the coming years …: “Phishing” – BingNews
CISA Alerts to Phishing Campaign Spoofing COVID-19 Loan Relief Site: A new phishing campaign spoofs the US Small Business Administration COVID-19 loan relief website to steal credentials, while redirecting users to a malicious website, DHS CISA warns.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2020: Q2 2020 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from April to Jun, Q2, of 2020. The Portuguese Abuse Open Feed 0xSI_f33d is an open sharing database with the ability to …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Public warned over investment scams using fake celebrity endorsements: Spoof articles contain investment “endorsements” from the likes of Ed Sheeran, Richard Branson and The Money Expert’s Martin Lewis.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Remote work increases exposure to cybersecurity threats: More people – including remote workers – are spending more time online than ever before, which in turn increased their exposure to the risks of cyber crime.: “Phishing” – BingNews
There are 10 Covid-19 scams doing the rounds – here’s what you need to watch out for: The experts at UK Finance unveil as many as ten Covid-19 and lockdown scams the public should be on high alert for and how to spot them.: “Phishing” – BingNews
6 tips to keep Gmail account secure and protect from hackers: A lot of us are heavily integrated into the Google ecosystem with Android, Gmail, Search, Docs, Maps, YouTube, and many more. All of these things are controlled using one Gmail account. Due to such …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Resist pressure. Legitimate companies and charities will be happy to give you time to make a decision. It’s probably a scam if they demand that you act immediately or won’t take “No” for an answer. Some scammers may also demand you pay off a loan immediately or damaging consequences may occur, always take time to look into who is requesting the money before you pay up.