Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Hesitant to Return to the Office? McAfee Survey Shows You’re Not Alone: McAfee’s new study shows such concerns are valid with over half (54%) of employees saying that they have seen an increase in the number of cyber attacks in the past three months. In fact, a recent …: “Phishing” – BingNews
NHSmail accounts hit by phishing attack: Over 100 NHSmail boxes have been hit by a phishing attack, according to a statement by NHS Digital. It said 113 mailboxes were compromised and sent malicious emails to external recipients between …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Google Sees Increase in COVID-19 Phishing in Brazil, India, UK: Cyber-threats taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic are evolving, and Google is seeing an increase in related phishing attempts in countries such as Brazil, India, and the UK. As the coronavirus …: “Phishing” – BingNews
NHS email service users ensnared in phishing attack: More than 100 accounts on the NHSmail service affected by attack, but health service says no patient data was accessed.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Pandemic has led to ‘significant reduction’ in crime, gardai say: The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a “significant reduction” in crime, gardai have said. The number of burglaries throughout the last three months has dropped by 44% compared with last year, while the …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Residents urged not to panic over ‘sextortion’ and blackmail threats: Residents are being urged to tell the police if they face blackmail demands for cash or threatened that intimate images will be will be distributed on the internet.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Avira Internet Security Suite: Avira Internet Security upgrades some components of Avira Free Security to their full potential, but others still require separate purchase. It’s expensive, and it’s not a big improvement over the …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Spear Phishing Market Industry Perspective, Comprehensive Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Segment, Trends and Forecast, 2026: The Spear Phishing Market report has been prepared by taking into account numerous aspects of marketing research and analysis which includes market size estimations, market dynamics, company & market …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Phishing: Why email is such an easy target for hackers: Danny Palmer talks to Dr. Kiri Addison, head of data science for threat intelligence and overwatch at Mimecast, about phishing and why it’s so successful. Read more: …: “Phishing” – BingNews
IRS warns of coronavirus-related scams: The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigations division is warning the public against novel coronavirus-related scams.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Resist pressure. Legitimate companies and charities will be happy to give you time to make a decision. It’s probably a scam if they demand that you act immediately or won’t take “No” for an answer. Some scammers may also demand you pay off a loan immediately or damaging consequences may occur, always take time to look into who is requesting the money before you pay up.