Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Global Banking & Finance Review: Kaspersky Lab researchers have detected a new wave of financial spear-phishing emails designed to make money for cybercriminals. The emails are disguised as legitimate procurement and accounting …: “Phishing” – BingNews
New phishing scam targeting GetKansasBenefits.gov website: As identity theft efforts continue to spike nationally, a new phishing venture has been discovered in Kansas. The Department of Labor says this has targeted the Get Kansas Benefits website, The Labor …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Online fraud and scams – What they are and how to spot them: When the world wide web first launched, a common piece of advice was to avoid giving your information out and talking to strangers. Now, apps like Uber lead strangers to our doorsteps so that we can …: “Phishing” – BingNews
2020 In Review: From Khatabook Vs Dukaan To WhiteHat Jr Vs Critics, Indian Startup Disputes That Turned Ugly This Year: Who Should Be Blamed For Phishing: Paytm Vs Telcos Paytm’s fight was far from over. The platform, and its parent company, One97 Communications, also took on telecom service providers for their …: “Phishing” – BingNews
How Machine Learning Helps Fight Email Phishing?: Fortunately, although phishing techniques are constantly developing, detection methods are advancing just as quickly. Confrontation from attackers will persist as long as their attempts are profitable …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Civic doctors to hire autos, campaign for tax payments: The health department officials of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, who have been fighting tooth and nail to ward off Covid-19 threat, will now.: “Phishing” – BingNews
City cop awarded for Nigerian phishing probe: Inspector from the Kolkata Police cyber cell, D A Lakra, has bagged the prestigious Indian Cyber Cop of the Year award from DSCI (Data Securi.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Enterprise phishing scams on the rise: Don’t overlook user error: In fact, according to data that was recently published, the number of phishing attacks has increased drastically over the last few months. On average, companies are experiencing over 1,180 attacks …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Police warn solicitors about phishing scam: A police force has issued a warning to solicitors about online criminals imitating law firms in order to defraud clients. Hampshire Constabulary said fraudsters are using misspelt website domain names …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Tech Tent: Hacking the heart of the US government: Since March, hackers have had access to key parts of the US government – and only in the last week has their presence been uncovered. On Tech Tent we assess the damage done by what may be the most …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Identity Theft – Hackers, and in some cases people in general, take on the identity or persona of someone else by hacking or stealing personal documents of another person and use it to gain access to certain services or to carry out financial transactions. A staggering 44% i.e. 1,357,055 people complained about identity theft in 2016.