Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Google & Amazon Replace Apple as Phishers’ Favorite Brands: Google and Amazon were the most imitated brands in the second quarter, knocking out Apple. Google and Amazon tied for the two most commonly imitated brands in phishing attacks during the second …: “Phishing” – BingNews
COVID-19 Impact on Ransomware, Threats, Healthcare Cybersecurity: Coveware also detected a slight increase in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) intrusions and email phishing, while software vulnerabilities and other vectors slightly declined. RDP and phishing …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Google, Amazon overtake Apple as most imitated brands in June quarter: Opposing the contention, Google has said that neither the IT Act nor the rules framed under it direct notifying the designated officers. Google (13 per cent), Amazon (13 per cent) and WhatsApp (9 per …: “Phishing” – BingNews
North Korean group behind phishing attack against US defense and aerospace firms: Cyber-security firm McAfee publishes details about “Operation North Star.” …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Contents of Former UK Minister’s Personal Email Account Stolen By Suspected Russian hackers: Sources: According to sources, the contents that the hackers are said to have accessed could number thousands of documents and emails …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Record cybersecurity attacks strike ‘particularly vulnerable’ hedge funds: Cyber security companies are warning that they’ve seen an exponential rise in attempted “phishing”, banking-email compromises, and illegal cryptocurrency mining. And it’s hedge funds that may be most …: “Phishing” – BingNews
New SANS Institute Reports Advocate for Remote Browser Isolation and Assess the Effectiveness of the Cyberinc Isla Isolation Platform: Cyberinc today announced that SANS Institute, the leading independent provider of security research and education, has published an …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Donuts Domains releases TrueName(TM). New brand provides more memorable, secure and available names than legacy domains.: BELLEVUE, Wash., Aug. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The statistics are startling: seventy-six percent of businesses reported being a victim of a phishing attack in the last year, according to leading …: “Phishing” – BingNews
SailPoint and Proofpoint Team Up to Fight Security Threats Facing Today’s Digital Workforce: With more than 90% of today’s threats starting with a seemingly innocuous email, SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SAIL), the leader in identity management, and Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: …: “Phishing” – BingNews
INTERPOL Warns Of Increase In Rate Of Cyber Crimes Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: INTERPOL’S cybercrime landscape assessment revealed Online Scams and Phishing, Disruptive Malware (Ransomware and DDoS), Data Harvesting Malware, Malicious Domains, and Misinformation as some of the …: “Phishing” – BingNews
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