Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Fraud Alert In Jefferson County: DA Warns Of Scam: Another online scam is targeting Jefferson County’s older population, officials warned. The 1st Judicial District Attorney’s Office has received multiple calls from residents who received an …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Cybercriminals narrow their focus on SMBs according to the Acronis Cyberthreats Report mid-year update: Acronis, the global leader in cyber protection, today released the Acronis Cyberthreats Report Mid-year 2021 update, an in-depth review of the cyberthreat trends the company’s experts are tracking.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Phishing Sites Targeting Scammers and Thieves: However, upon registering at the phishing site and clicking to fund my account, I was presented with the exact same Bitcoin address that Mitch said he paid. Also, the site wasn’t using PinPays; it was …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Police Cyber Crime Work Expanded: Guernsey’s High Tech Crime Unit has expanded its capabilities for investigating cyber offences and warns that online scams are on the rise.: “Phishing” – BingNews
WhatsApp users stay alert! Your money and identity under attack, says report; Here’s how you can stay safe: Cyberattacks through Whatsappp have increased over the years, many users have fallen prey to scams and have lost their money and identities (ID) without their knowledge. Scamsters use usually target …: “Phishing” – BingNews
May 2021 saw a 440% increase in phishing, the single largest phishing spike on record: Around half of businesses and consumers saw at least one sustained additional infection in May 2021, according to a new Webroot report …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Beware WhatsApp users! Your hard earned money and identity under attack, says report; Here’s how to stay safe: Kaspersky has described another scam of a fake website which is being created by scammers that reportedly allows users to chat with “beautiful strangers” but takes them to a false Facebook login page.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Crédit Agricole, Facebook, and Microsoft are the Most Impersonated Brands in URL Phishing Attacks: Criminals continue to impersonate well-known brands to trick people into giving up their personal information. According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, Crédit Agricole, a French …: “Phishing” – BingNews
This AI Wrote Better Phishing Emails than Humans in a Recent Test: A team from Singapore technology agency presented a experiment in which an AI service generated phishing emails to 200 of their colleagues.: “Phishing” – BingNews
WhatsApp user? Your money and identity under attack, says report; stay safe, here is how to do it right: A Kaspersky report says WhatsApp users are being targeted by scamsters with phishing attacks and through other fraudulent methods that can lead to loss of money or identity (ID). Here’s how you can …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Don’t deposit a check and wire money back. By law, banks must make funds from deposited checks available within days, but uncovering a fake check can take weeks. If a check you deposit turns out to be a fake, you’re responsible for repaying the bank.