Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Billions of passwords for sale on the Dark Web – this one was used 7 million times: One of the worst passwords on the internet has been used literally millions of times across multiple websites and accounts.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Coronavirus update, BLM rally and more Register Notes: To compound the situation, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning of the latest phishing scheme, where con artists are pretending to be government officials offering grant money from a fund …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Indonesia moves to beef up cyber security with data protection law: Indonesia is pushing ahead with a data protection law following a series of high-profile data breaches in recent months at some of its biggest e-commerce companies.. Read more at straitstimes.com.: “Phishing” – BingNews
How to download music from YouTube: We’ll teach you how to download music from YouTube with two different tools, both offline and on. Just proceed with caution as ripping audio comes with risks.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Microsoft Seizes Domains Related to Office 365 Phishing Attacks: Microsoft obtained a court order to thwart phishing attacks against unsuspecting Office 365 users during the COVID-19 pandemic.: “Phishing” – BingNews
5 Companies That Came To Win This Week: For the week ending July 10, CRN takes a look at the companies that brought their ‘A’ game to the channel. Topping this week’s Came to Win list is Vantage Data Centers, which has its eye on …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Tax filers face ‘enormous’ risk for identity theft as July 15th deadline looms: As Tax Day nears, here’s how to prevent yourself from being becoming the target of hackers using tax info for online scams.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Working Remotely? Here Are 4 Often-Overlooked Steps That Secure Your Data: The private sector could learn a great deal from the federal government about securely managing teleworking employees. If we follow its lead, there are many steps for securing data that can be …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Digital Workspace of the Future: Instead they have password less multi factor authentication using biometrics into their ‘work portal’ for all their dynamic workplace services in their secure digital workplace. From within the work …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Microsoft Defender ATP Gains Web Content Filtering: Microsoft Defender ATP web content filtering is now widely available to help users track and manage website access.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Here’s the harsh reality: Fraud and scam in online space is inventing and reinventing itself. There’s no stopping it. The Nilson Report states that since 1993 there has been a mounting 23% increase in e-Commerce fraud yearly. The rising number are putting online merchants at great risks. Identity theft protection services become essential when credit card and identity theft fraud is on its peak, especially during the two holiday seasons: Black Friday and Christmas. While everyone awaits Christmas gifts, online merchants dread charge-back notifications.