Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Data Breach Response Essentials for the Ransomware Age: Network intrusion displaced phishing as the leading hack-attack tactic last year, while ransomware continued to surge as the pandemic complicated incident response …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Cyber Security Post-Pandemic: As bad as things might have been for people, economies and society, it was boom-time for cyber criminals. They flourished during 2020, and will continue to be a major threat as we get back to …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Flubot Threat Bulletin – Allot blocks 100M C&C connection attempts: Flubot has had a devastating impact on Android users in several European countries over the last few months. The latest Banker Trojan spreads via SMS messages that appeared to be from well-known …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Security Risks That Ecommerce Businesses Face and How to Avoid Them: To help you out a bit, we’ve put together a list of the most common security risks that your ecommerce website might face, along with solutions to these. And if you’ve already gone through a couple …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Gardaí issue advice to public over phishing scams amid HSE cyber attack: As phishing scams continue to rise, an Garda Síochána have released some handy information if you are worried you may fall/have fallen victim to a scam recently …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Spear Phishing Market Trends 2021 | Segmentation, Outlook, Industry Report to 2027: The Spear Phishing Market size is expected to grow at an annual average of 9 during 2021 2027 Spear phishing is an email phishing threat sent to organizations by spammers or attackers to obtain …: “Phishing” – BingNews
How to create a healthy culture of security in your business: A healthy culture of security is an environment where every employee is aware of the importance of cybersecurity and actively participates in protecting the organization against attacks.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Google to boost cybersecurity ahead of elections: Google has set up plans to boost cybersecurity and combat phishing attacks ahead of the local government elections. This emerged on Tuesday during a parliamentary communications portfolio committee …: “Phishing” – BingNews
A Prequel to Ransomware: The term ransomware often conjures up images of a locked computer screen with a demand note asking for several Bitcoins if the individual or organization ever wants to see their data again in …: “Phishing” – BingNews
KnowBe4 Named Winner of the Coveted 2021 Global InfoSec Awards: KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced it has won the following awards …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Although new types of extortion schemes and scams come up as technology advances and more loopholes are discovered everyday, the majority of the scams that afflict online businesses can be summed up by the following — identity theft, credit card misuse, document forgery and the friendly foe dilemma. By ensuring a safeguard against these, merchants can easily secure fraud prevention.