Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Mobile Application Security Threats and Vulnerabilities: An Introduction: Just as mobile apps are popular in virtually every facet of life, they’ve become an essential part of business.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fake Alert Scams Increasingly Targeting Mobile Networks: Malicious actors have substantially evolved the use of fake alert scams in recent years, in particular, the increasing targeting of mobile users, according to a new report by Sophos. The investigation …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Assured Imaging Ransomware Causes Data Theft Affecting 245K Patients: This week’s breach roundup is led by a ransomware attack on Assured Imaging. Hackers encrypted its electronic medical records system and exfiltrated the data of 245,000 patients in May.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Cyber security experts say more hackers are targeting school districts: Before the start of last year’s school year, a ransomware attack targeted Broken Arrow Public Schools. The district found network and server issues and reached out to cyber security experts to …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Detroit-based AaDya Security Launches the First All-in-one Cybersecurity Platform, Marzo4, and Closes .7M in Seed Round: AaDya Security, a Detroit-based startup founded by cybersecurity veteran Raffaele Mautone in March of 2019, closed a $ 2.7M seed round and launched Marzo4, an all-in-one cybersecurity platform designed …: “Phishing” – BingNews
143 million users affected by malware in Q2, 2020: According to some reports, almost 143 million users were affected by malware in Q2, 2020. Now, that’s a huge amount of people affected in a span of just 3 months. Most of these attacks took place in …: “Phishing” – BingNews
KnowBe4 IPO Could Come Late 2020, Value Firm At Over B: Report: Security awareness training vendor KnowBe4 has engaged investment banks to help with preparations for a U.S. initial public offering (IPO), according to Reuters.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Phishing Campaign Uses Homepage Overlay to Trick Victims: A recently uncovered phishing campaign designed to harvest credentials used companies’ official webpages as an overlay to hide malicious domains, according to …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Top 5 Identity-Centric Security Imperatives for Newly Minted Remote Workers: In the wake of COVID-19, today’s remote workforce is here to stay, at least for the foreseeable future. And with it, an increase in identity-related security incidents.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Delhi Police Bust Jamtara Phishing Gang: Google-listed fake bank customer care toll-free number used to dupe people: Delhi Police Bust Jamtara Phishing Gang: Google-listed fake bank customer care toll-free number used to dupe people – According to the Delhi Police, this gang of six from Jamtara has duped many from …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Hang up on robocalls. If you answer the phone and hear a recorded sales pitch, hang up and report it to the FTC. These calls are illegal, and often the products are bogus. Don’t press 1 to speak to a person or to be taken off the list. That could lead to more calls.