Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
How X-rated phishing attacks try to blackmail their victims: These types of attacks use social engineering to exploit human nature and often appeal to more salacious interests, says GreatHorn.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Big Phish: What K–12 Leaders Should Know About Whaling: District personnel are becoming larger targets for cybercriminals due to the critical importance of protecting student data, but phishing filters won’t stop the attacks.: “Phishing” – BingNews
There’s a new wave of text fraud going around, here’s how you can avoid getting scammed: A new “fraud wave” has benn targeting mobile phone users with texts that, at first glance, appear to be from delivery companies or government institutions.: “Phishing” – BingNews
How to combat malicious emails that bypass security and impact your users: Some 3% of employees in organizations researched by Barracuda will click on malicious email links, but it only takes one such incident to open the door to a cyberattack.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Homeschooling: Are your kids safe online?: The rise of cybercrime leaves no one out of the line of fire, and the youngest members of our society are especially vulnerable. Since the kids are spending plenty of time online, it’s important to …: “Phishing” – BingNews
School Cybersecurity: How Awareness Training Removes Attackers’ Options: School cybersecurity involves programs, parents, teachers and kids. Awareness training and dedicated programs can help each group do their part.: “Phishing” – BingNews
DoJ Charges Rhode Island Woman in Phishing Scheme Against Politicians: Diana Lebeau allegedly tried to trick candidates for public office and related individuals into giving up account credentials by impersonating trusted associates and the Microsoft security team.: “Phishing” – BingNews
KnowBe4 Earns a 2021 Top Rated Award From TrustRadius: KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced TrustRadius has recognized KnowBe4’s security awareness training with a 2021 …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Cybersecurity: Why a culture of silence and driving mistakes underground is bad for everyone: Creating a cybersecurity culture in which employees are scared to come forward about potential cybersecurity mistakes just creates more problems in the long run – especially if cyber criminals have …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Banking Fraud up 159% as Transactions Hit Pre-Pandemic Volumes: Banking fraud attempts soared by 159% from the final three months of 2020 to Q1 2021 as scammers sought to hide their attack in legitimate online activity, according to Feedzai. Data used in the …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: DON’T ASSUME AN EMAIL OR PHONE CALL IS AUTHENTIC – Just because someone knows your basic information (such as your name, date of birth and address), it doesn’t mean the email or phone call is legit. Criminals will use a range of social engineering techniques to get your personal identifiable information.