Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
MyChargeBack Warns of Black Friday Scams, Fake Retail Websites, Counterfeit Merchandise & Provides Five Safety Tips for 2020 Online Holiday Shopping: MyChargeBack, the global leader in resolving authorized card-not-present transaction disputes, has issued a warning to consumers to be on guard this year in the face of expected Black Friday scams.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Bolster’s Q2 and Q3 2020 State of Phishing and Online Fraud Report: Cybersecurity Facing a Scale Crisis with more than 18,000 Scam Sites Created Daily: Bolster, a deep learning-powered fraud prevention company protecting the world’s leading brands from counterfeit activity, today released its Q2 and Q3 2020 State of Phishing and Online Fraud Report.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Canadians may overestimate their ability to spot phishing scams: Mixed news when it comes to some Canadians’ understanding of effective cyber hygieneTORONTO, Nov. 24, 2020 /CNW/ – Despite a growing …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Braintree helps leading firm mitigate cyberattack in under two hours: A leading South African supplier to the logistics sector discovered that it was the victim of a malicious phishing and scamming attack that compromised its systems and resulted in fraudulent e-mails …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Businesses see increase in cybersecurity breach attempts amid shift to remote work, report says: An increase in cyber threats such as phishing and business email breaches were experienced by various organizations amid the shift in remote work, a …: “Phishing” – BingNews
‘Holiday bonus’ promise a new scam, bank warns: Union Bank of the Philippines warned the public of a new phishing scheme amid the holidays. In an advisory, the Aboitiz-led bank said that the online scam is tricking the public into clicking a …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Attackers Dupe GoDaddy Staff Into Helping Them Take Down Cryptocurrency Services: Roughly one year after a data breach at GoDaddy compromised 28,000 customer accounts, the world’s largest internet domain registrar is once again at the center of a security scandal. Hackers brought …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Delivery scam: Urgent Garda warning about ‘ongoing threat’ catching Irish people out: The popular scam has been categorised as “an ongoing criminal threat” Get all the very latest news in Ireland straight to your email every single day Gardai have identified an “ongoing threat” about a …: “Phishing” – BingNews
8 types of phishing attack and how to identify them: Phishing comes in many forms, from spear phishing, whaling and business-email compromise to clone phishing, vishing and snowshoeing. Here’s how to recognize each type of phishing attack.: “Phishing” – BingNews
American Express – Phishing Assaults Evade Safety With Google Providers, Social Engineering: Phishing Assaults Evade Safety With Google Providers, Social Engineering By Jessica Davis November 23, 2020 – Two new …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Be cautious about unsolicited emails. They are often fraudulent. If you are familiar with the company or charity that sent you the email and you don’t want to receive further messages, send a reply asking to be removed from the email list. However, responding to unknown senders may simply verify that yours is a working email address and result in even more unwanted messages from strangers. The best approach may simply be to delete the email.