Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Many businesses continue to underestimate phishing threat: To address the issue, most businesses are deploying cyber awareness programs and various training initiatives, with varying levels of success. The biggest problem is that businesses often …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Ransomware Prevention: Use These 10 Security Recommendations From NYDFS: Applying a layered security approach offers the best option for safeguarding your organization against ransomware.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Egress Unveils Only Human Interview Series Featuring Industry Experts Jessica Barker, Lisa Forte and Michael Platt: Egress has unveiled a new series of free interviews exploring the human element of insider risk, featuring expert voices from the world of cybersecurity and behavioral sciences. The three interviews …: “Phishing” – BingNews
The importance of two-factor authentication: In the UK, regulation governs strong customer authentication (SCA) in the high-risk finance sector. Meanwhile, Twitter has announced that its users now have the option to use security keys as their …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Florida Attorney General warns of new COVID relief scam: Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody August 24, 2021 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… CBS 4 Miami: Florida Atty. Gen. Ashley Moody Warns Of New COVID Relief Scam CBS 4 Miami Aug. 23, 2021 TALLAHASSEE (CBSMia …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Website and Instant Message Alert – Unauthorised website and phishing instant message related to Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited relating to an unauthorised website and phishing instant message …: “Phishing” – BingNews
AI Is Slowly Outperforming Human-written Phishing Emails, and It Is a Cause of Concern!: Every day, millions of phishing emails are sent worldwide by threat actors to lure users into divulging their Personally Identifiable Information or other critical information, such as credit card …: “Phishing” – BingNews
How to keep data safe from cyberattacks: Between January 2021 and March 2021, it blocked 49.6 million phishing attempts, 46.3 million file-based malware, 686,000 mobile malware files and 536,137 ransomware detections …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Nigerian Threat Actors Skip Social Engineering, Make Direct Pitches to Employees To Install Ransomware on Company Networks: Most ransomware attacks begin with some combination of phishing and social engineering. An enterprising ransomware gang in Nigeria appears to be skipping this messy step, simply making a direct pitch …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Bankers back proposed law vs money muling, phishing: The proliferation of cybercrime, especially with the heightened digitalization of financial transactions amid the pandemic, has made it imperative for Congress to pass the proposed Bank Account and …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Check your credit reports regularly. If you find accounts that don’t belong to you or other incorrect information, follow the instructions for disputing those items. You can ask for free copies of your credit reports in certain situations. If you were denied credit because of information in a credit report, you can ask the credit bureau that the report came from for a free copy of your file. And if you are the victim of identity theft, you can ask all three of the major credit bureaus for free copies of your reports.