Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Netflix Users Need To Take This Coronavirus-Driven Threat Seriously—Here’s Why: As Netflix subscriber numbers rose by 10 million during the coronavirus lockdown months, so have the security threats. One more than others.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Westpac has added to in branch technology to better flag scams and fraudulent behaviour: Westpac will implement new fraud protection measures within its branch network after flagging a spike in scamming activity since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Mimecast to offer phishing simulation training service: Because SAFE Phish results act as a security feed, data from phish testing can be incorporated into the Mimecast SAFE Score dashboard, which is designed to calculate individual user risk using four …: “Phishing” – BingNews
UN Warns of Alarming Spike in Cybercrime Cases Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic: UN counterterrorism chief Vladimir Voronkov said the upsurge in phishing sites was part of “a significant rise in cybercrime in recent months”.: “Phishing” – BingNews
World: Get the latest World News, international news, features and analysis from Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, South Asia, the United States and Canada.: “Phishing” – BingNews
AUTOCAB DEAL: Uber could work in London even if they fail to save their operator’s licence in court: Uber could still operate in London even if they fail in their legal battle to save its operating licence in the capital it has emerged. Last year Transport for London (TfL) failed to grant Uber London …: “Phishing” – BingNews
AFP will bust cyber crims in their lairs: Australian Federal Police officers will be deployed to Africa, Europe and the US as authorities pursue previously out-of-reach cyber criminals including scammers, international sexual predators and …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Stimulus check: Fine print on income limit, eligibility from the first payment could affect the next: The IRS’ next possible direct payment still has a number of questions unanswered, but we can look to the CARES Act to check for clues.: “Phishing” – BingNews
What to do if you are a victim of SIM-swap fraud: South African mobile users must remain wary of fraudulent SIM swaps, which could expose their personal and banking information to criminals.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Price Highs, Bull Runs, and Thieves: Bad Crypto News of the Week: Joel Comm is an internet pioneer, New York Times best-selling author, futurist speaker and co-host of The Bad Crypto Podcast. That’s a fancy way of saying he writes words, says …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Identity Theft – Hackers, and in some cases people in general, take on the identity or persona of someone else by hacking or stealing personal documents of another person and use it to gain access to certain services or to carry out financial transactions. A staggering 44% i.e. 1,357,055 people complained about identity theft in 2016.