Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
It’s data privacy day – here are 7 steps to protect your information: With all the hacking, phishing and threats to your data increasing around the world, today is a good day to go on the attack to defend your privacy. And here’s some advice you may want to follow.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Eighth Annual IDology Fraud Report: Amid Remarkable Digital Adoption, Fraud Attempts Spike, Hitting Four-Year High: IDology, a GBG company, today released its Eighth Annual Fraud Report confirming the impact of rapid digitization driven by COVID-19 and revealing a 53% increase in fraud attempts across nearly every …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Agari Winter ’21 Release Supercharges CISO Arsenal with Actionable Data and Bolstered Sight-lines that Foil Threat Actors: Phishing attacks continue to accelerate, and the enhancements in this release ensure companies have the visibility and data to not only secure email but also to architect an environment where email …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Birmingham tech company picked to roll out Android SME service: Birmingham-based communications and technology company Intercity Technology has launched the Android Enterprise Essentials service from Google after being picked as one of the UKs …: “Phishing” – BingNews
End of Emotet: A blow to cyber crime, but don’t drop your guard: The takedown of Emotet is a huge event with repercussions that will reverberate across the cyber criminal world, but unfortunately that’s not to say there will be much of a long-term impact.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Police warning on vaccine phishing email scam: PEOPLE in Wiltshire are being warned by police to watch out for a new phishing email scam sent on Monday. Already the Action Fraud national hotline has received more than 1,000 reports about the scam, …: “Phishing” – BingNews
NHS in Leeds issues serious warning about these Covid vaccine scams: The vaccine is free of charge and the NHS will never ask people to pay for the vaccine or provide bank details or PIN, people are being reminded. Healthcare professionals from the NHS will also never …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Data breaches: your passwords for sale: Our investigation finds online fraudsters advertising stolen data on consumers of big brands, including Tesco, McDonalds, Deliveroo and MGM Resorts.: “Phishing” – BingNews
West Mercia Police warning over scam vaccine emails: WEST Mercia Police has issued an warning as criminals continue to take advantage of coronavirus vaccine roll-out with phishing emails.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Police issue warning over fraudulent vaccine emails: The national reporting centre for fraud and cyber crime has previously warned about coronavirus vaccine scams, with many people reporting receiving fake text messages purporting to be from the NHS.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Here’s the harsh reality: Fraud and scam in online space is inventing and reinventing itself. There’s no stopping it. The Nilson Report states that since 1993 there has been a mounting 23% increase in e-Commerce fraud yearly. The rising number are putting online merchants at great risks. Identity theft protection services become essential when credit card and identity theft fraud is on its peak, especially during the two holiday seasons: Black Friday and Christmas. While everyone awaits Christmas gifts, online merchants dread charge-back notifications.