Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Fake Amazon gift card emails deliver the Dridex malware: When distributing malware, malware gangs commonly use current events and the holidays as themes for phishing campaigns to lure people into opening malicious attachments. Such is the case in a recent …: “Phishing” – BingNews
GoDaddy Tricked Employees into Believing they would Earn a Bonus: Web domain registrar GoDaddy just pulled a prank on its employees by sending them an email phishing test that promised them a $ 650 holiday bonus.: “Phishing” – BingNews
GoDaddy apologizes for “insensitive” phishing email offering bonuses to employees: Company admits phishing email while pandemic is causing widespread economic woes was “insensitive.” The message was meant to test to see if they’d fall for it. Many did.: “Phishing” – BingNews
This Is How Bank Of Baroda Mobile App Was Exploited By Fraudsters To Steal Money From Customers: Mumbai Police has recently rectified a major loophole through which crores of rupees have been siphoned off from the mobile banking application of Bank of Baroda (BoB), through which cyber criminals …: “Phishing” – BingNews
GoDaddy apologises to employees for fake Christmas bonus email: “GoDaddy takes the security of our platform extremely seriously. We understand some employees were upset by the phishing attempt and felt it was insensitive, for which we have apologized,” a spokesman …: “Phishing” – BingNews
GoDaddy apologises to employees after Christmas bonus email turned out to be security test: In December, around 500 employees of GoDaddy clicked on an email from the company offering a Christmas bonus of $ 650 and asking them to fill out a form with their personal details …: “Phishing” – BingNews
GoDaddy apologizes for fake Christmas bonus email security test: American web company GoDaddy apologized Thursday after an email that promised employees a Christmas bonus in the midst of the economic crisis turned out to be a computer security …: “Phishing” – BingNews
GoDaddy offers staff fake holiday bonus as part of ‘phishing test’: Internet domain company GoDaddy sent “phishing test” email to its employees promising a $ 650 one-time holiday bonus, The Copper Courier reported. Those employees who fell for it later received an …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Filing Income Tax return? Do not fall for this fake message offering refund: Deadline for filing Income Tax returns for the financial year 2019-20 is December 31. Miscreants are taking advantage by sending out fake messages that promise refund for the taxpayers. These messages …: “Phishing” – BingNews
GoDaddy sent an email to employees announcing a surprise holiday bonus. It was really a phishing email test, and those who failed were invited to get more security training: The world’s largest domain registrar and web hosting company, GoDaddy, is facing backlash for duping employees with a phishing test disguised as a holiday bonus announcement. On December 14, GoDaddy …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Be skeptical about free trial offers. Some companies use free trials to sign you up for products and bill you every month until you cancel. Before you agree to a free trial, research the company and read the cancellation policy. And always review your monthly statements for charges you don’t recognize.