Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
JioMart lodges police complaint after cyber frauds dupe its customers: Later the said customer stated through another tweet that he had received a phone call from a person who claimed to be calling from JioMart’s refund department, sent him a phishing link and …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Access Bank advises customers to be fraud smart: Etuokwu said “The Bank has identified smishing, phishing, social engineering, and identity theft as the most common methods used by fraudsters. To aid the fight against this common enemy …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Cybercriminals Targeting Multiple Vulnerabilities in WordPress Plugins: Recently, the Zscaler ThreatLabZ team discovered a number of phishing and scam campaigns hosted on popular CMS sites built using WordPress. We uncovered the entire campaign, including how some of the …: “Phishing” – BingNews
India sees 2nd highest drive-by download attack volume in APAC in 2019: Microsoft: Drive-by download’ attacks involve downloading malicious code onto an unsuspecting user’s computer when they visit a website or fill up a form. The malicious code that is downloaded is then used by …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Crime of opportunity: Are businesses leaving the front door open for cyber criminals?: There are technical measures that can be taken to help prevent spoofed emails, but largely phishing attempts are successful even at a pretty low level of sophistication. Two-factor authentication is …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Urgent PayPal scam warning after 1,000 people are hit in a day: The links provided in the emails lead to genuine-looking websites that are actually phishing sites designed to steal PayPal login details, as well as personal and financial information. And thousands …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Is your business data protected?: Security holes, like phishing attacks, are some of the most common causes of ransomware infection. Such attacks impersonate an authority, like a bank, and exhibit an urgent request for sensitive …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Pope safety fears: Chinese hackers target the VATICAN in terrifying new intrusion: CHINESE hackers have allegedly targeted the Vatican and the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong ahead of talks on the renewal of a landmark diplomatic deal.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Chinese hackers may have attacked the Vatican: In one instance, the Chinese hackers are said to have mimicked a letter from the office of Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, which was used to infect recipients with malware as part …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Mimecast Acquires MessageControl: The powerful combination of Mimecast and MessageControl is engineered to provide customers using productivity apps, such as Microsoft 365®, even stronger protection against advanced phishing and …: “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.