Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Is the “Your Netflix Account Will Be Locked” Text Message a Scam?: If you though Netflix scams were staying behind in 2020, think again. Over the past few weeks, scammers have developed a new phishing scheme that involves sending Netflix subscribers a text falsely …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Crime rate up in 2020 with more scam cases even as Home Team supports Covid-19 fight: SINGAPORE – The Home Team rose to the challenges of 2020, tackling security threats while contributing to the national response against Covid-19. In its Overview of the 2020 Safety and Security …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Agent Tesla trojan finds new ways to sneak past defences: Updated versions of Agent Tesla Rat include new techniques that fiddle with code to disable endpoint protection tools on target systems.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Bored of corporate trainings, 3 coworkers quit to launch a security startup — here’s the deck they used to raise .3 million: The company’s goal is to make security trainings more fun and actionable, so that workers feel helped instead of exasperated.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Agent Tesla ramps up its game in bypassing security walls, attacks endpoint protection: Agent Tesla malware variants are now using new techniques to try and eradicate endpoint antivirus security. On Tuesday, Sophos researchers said that two new variants of the Remote Access Trojan (RAT) …: “Phishing” – BingNews
4 in 5 people are sharing too much information on social media, making them vulnerable to cyber attacks: New research from Tessian reveals the extent to which people post online and how hackers exploit this information for sophisticated social engineering …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraudulent coronavirus vaccine emails: Criminals are continuing to take advantage of the coronavirus vaccines rollout with phishing emails on the increase. A email that tries to trick the recipient into handing over their bank account …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Globex Data to Launch Its Sekur.com Secure Communications Solution and Its Sekursafe.com Document Management Solution in Colombia and Panama: TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / February 2, 2021 / GlobeX Data Ltd. (OTCQB:SWISF)(CSE:SWIS)(FRA:A2PN34) (“GlobeX” or the “Company”), the leader in Swiss hosted secure communications and secure data …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Questions linger over ERCA’s loss of 0K to online scam: Coun. Jo-Anne Gignac tried but failed Monday to shine some public light on murky issues surrounding the Essex Region Conservation Authority’s loss of close to $ 300,000 last year to an online phishing …: “Phishing” – BingNews
KnowBe4 Ranked Second on List of Top 100 Cybersecurity Companies Curated by the University of San Diego: KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, is pleased …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Do not offer to deposit a check into your account if requested by an unknown individual. The individual may claim they do not have an account and offer a sob story. You are financially responsible for all Items deposited into your account. Do not provide your account log on credentials to anyone. If you do, they can deposit stolen or counterfeit checks into your account. The Bank will hold you financially responsible.