Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Microsoft Kills 18 Azure Accounts Tied to Nation-State Attacks: An APT group has started heavily relying on cloud services like Azure Active Directory and OneDrive, as well as open-source tools, to obfuscate its attacks.: “Phishing” – BingNews
How to cut your risks of a human-operated ransomware attack: Many ransomware attacks are not fully automated but involve individuals gaining access, moving around your system and then deploying malware. Simon Dyson, NHS Digital’s Cyber Security Operations …: “Phishing” – BingNews
12 health system malware, ransomware and phishing incidents this month: Here are the healthcare provider malware, ransomware and phishing incidents Becker’s Hospital Review reported on during September. Utah Pathology Services began notifying 112,000 patients that their …: “Phishing” – BingNews
The Hacker News – Cybersecurity News and Analysis: The Hacker News is the most trusted, widely-read, independent source of latest news and technical coverage on cybersecurity, infosec and hacking.: “Phishing” – BingNews
ShopBack encourages its users to reset their passwords now: You can use a password manager to handle this for you. ShopBack also reminds users to be vigilant about possible scams and phishing via emails. If you received a suspicious email, you are advised not …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Cyber Daily: Hospitals Need Help Fending Off Hackers | War Games in the Boardroom: Hackers are going after hospitals and other medical facilities during the coronavirus pandemic. In United Nations meetings over the past few months, more governments described health care as a type of …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Week in security with Tony Anscombe: Mozilla has fixed a security flaw that could allow anyone to take control of all Firefox for Android browsers running on devices connected to the same Wi-Fi network.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Mobileum partnering with Carnegie Mellon, INESC TEC and University of Coimbra to build the future of 5G risk management: Mobileum Inc. (“Mobileum”), a leading global provider of analytics-based roaming and network services, telco security, risk management and testing and monitoring solutions, is pleased to announce it …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Elderly People in the UK Lost Over £4m to Cybercrime Last Year: Cyber-criminals stole more than £4m from elderly people in the UK in the financial year 2018-19, data received by the charity Age UK has revealed. A freedom of information (FOI) request submitted by …: “Phishing” – BingNews
NIST Launches ‘Phish Scale’ to Understand Why Users Click Malicious Links: To combat phishing attacks that could crumble an entire agency’s cybersecurity safeguards at one employee’s incorrect click, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched a …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Make use of AVS Codes – Again another safety protocol through which you can verify if the billing address provided by the customer is the same as what the card issuer has on their file. Although a difference in the billing address does not necessarily mean a scam attempt but it should alert you to be more careful with this individual.