Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Kutztown University announces new, short-term cybersecurity certificate program: A new short-term certificate program in cybersecurity at Kutztown University prepares students to prevent and defend threats to cyberspace and information technology.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Prevent Identity Theft With These 10 Essential Steps: Having your identity stolen can be a real nightmare. Our simple steps can help you protect yourself from having your identity stolen online.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Phishing Scams rise: Official figures have shown HMRC-branded phishing scams have jumped from 572,029 to 1,069,522 in the last year – a surge of 87 per cent. The data, obtained by accountancy group Lanop Outsourcing under …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Watch out for this devious PayPal phishing campaign: Security researchers have identified a a new phishing campaign that abuses legitimate services such as GoDaddy and Glitch to scam victims out of their PayPal. The campaign was discovered by email …: “Phishing” – BingNews
NSA discloses hacking methods it says are used by Russia: U.S. and British agencies disclosed on Thursday details of methods they say have been used by Russian intelligence to break into the cloud services of hundreds of government agencies, energy companies …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Teesside health trusts warns of vaccine passport scams: A HOSPITAL is urging people to be vigilant online as vaccine passport scams increase. North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is asking people to remain vigilant after reports of a circulating …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Five key tips to better your business’s password security: Craig Lurey, CTO and co-founder of Keeper Security, provides five key tips for improving the password security of your business …: “Phishing” – BingNews
How to avoid getting scammed online for motorcycle kit: With scammers perpetuating social media looking for their next victim, here are our top tips to avoid being duped when buying motorcycle kit online …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Cyber espionage campaign targeted central Asian states: The detection of cyber espionage continues to be a top priority for us. This time, we’ve detected an ongoing spear-phishing campaign targeting the Afghan government. We have grounds to believe that …: “Phishing” – BingNews
HMRC phishing scams go through the roof: Reports of HMRC-branded phishing scams have jumped from 572,029 to 1,069,522 in the past year – a surge of 87 per cent, according to official figures. The …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Pay the safest way. Credit cards are the safest way to pay for online purchases because you can dispute the charges if you never get the goods or services or if the offer was misrepresented. Federal law limits your liability to $ 50 if someone makes unauthorized charges to your account, and most credit card issuers will remove them completely if you report the problem promptly.