Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
COVID-19 Impact on Fraud Detection and Prevention (FDP) Market to Grow .6 Billion by 2021: This press release was orginally distributed by SBWire Northrook, IL — ( SBWIRE) — 06/29/2020 — According to a research report ” COVID-19 Impact on Fraud Detection and Prevention (FDP) Market by …: “Phishing” – BingNews
‘Cyber Security at Home’ webinar gives practical tips and advice for employees and families: Second episode in the Canon Frontiers of Innovation 2020 series shows simple measures we can all take to improve online safety and protect company data …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Covid-19 is the ‘watershed moment’ to improve cyber insurance penetration: Swiss Re detailed the recent history of the cyber insurance market during its virtual media day last week, highlighting how the coronavirus crisis has affected the market and how the pandemic could …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Team key to government amid virus: As cities and counties everywhere in March began to send employees home, Fort Wayne and Allen County’s information technology teams had to turn an entire system inside out.: “Phishing” – BingNews
One million scam reports in just two months for NCSC’s new suspicious email reporting service: The National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) suspicious email reporting service has “reached a milestone” with more than one million reports of scams received within just two months of it launch. Fake …: “Phishing” – BingNews
How hackers extorted .14m from University of California, San Francisco: A leading medical-research institution working on a cure for Covid-19 has admitted it paid hackers a $ 1.14m (£910,000) ransom after a covert negotiation witnessed by BBC News. The Netwalker criminal …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Benidorm arrest after phishing victim’s bank details used to acquire an expensive mobile that never arrived: OLD employee of a well-known courier firm was arrested in Benidorm, accused of failing to deliver a package. He was investigated following an News Article …: “Phishing” – BingNews
State Police investigating data breach affecting Maine’s law enforcement agencies: The Maine State Police are investigating a third party data breach involving the Maine Information and Analysis Center (MIAC), which serves law enforcement agencies statewide.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Why an antivirus can still not stop a phishing attack: A phishing attack is where a hacker or a scammer impersonates the identity of a website or a company and takes your personal and financial information. It can be in the form of mails that one usually …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Covid-19 cyberattacks are placing organisations at increased risk: Security professionals across the Middle East must educate employees about the rise in coronavirus-related cybercrime and how to avoid placing their organisation at risk, says Werno Gevers, cybersecur …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Guard your personal information. Crooks pretending to be from companies you do business with may call or send an email, claiming they need to verify your personal information. Don’t provide your credit card or bank account number unless you are actually paying for something and know who you are sending payment to. Your social security number should not be necessary unless you are applying for credit. Be especially suspicious if someone claiming to be from a company with whom you have an account asks for information that the business already has.