Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
New York warns of text message phishing scam: The New York State Division of Consumer Protection and the DMV are warning New Yorkers of a text message phishing scam. Scammers will use fake text messages to try to get users to click on fraudulent …: “Phishing” – BingNews
APT Group Targets India’s Critical Infrastructure: Researchers say they have uncovered a second wave of an advanced persistent threat campaign dubbed “Operation SideCopy” – with apparent ties to Pakistan – …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Construction Companies Need to Protect Themselves from Cyber Attacks: When it comes to cyberattacks, industries like retail, health care, and finance might spring to mind, but they aren’t the only ones that are at risk.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Online scams – those ‘banking’ calls and messages: Over the past year, there has been an acceleration of digitization that has facilitated activities from home that were previously restricted to the area …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Avast identifies cryptocurrency scam rises in regions of high adoption: Research from Avast Threat Labs has revealed a growth in crypto-based scams in regions where cryptocurrency is growing in popularity …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Consumer alert: Division of Consumer Protection, DMV warn of text message phishing scam: The New York State Division of Consumer Protection and the Department of Motor Vehicles warn New Yorkers of a text message phishing scheme. Phishing texts are fraudulent messages designed to obtain …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Gmail rolls out support for BIMI email authentication: Google has announced that it plans to roll out Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) on all Gmail accounts in the coming weeks. The BIMI standard allows organisations to have their logos …: “Phishing” – BingNews
KnowBe4 Report Finds More Users Are Falling for Security and HR-Related Phishing Attacks: KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today revealed the results of its Q2 2021 top-clicked phishing report. There has been a …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Domain impersonation rife as organizations face an average of 1,100 potentially fake websites registered against them each year: Digital Shadows, the leader in digital risk protection, has today published new research revealing that in the last four months, each of its clients experienced on average 360 domains impersonating …: “Phishing” – BingNews
New York DMV Warns of Text Phishing Scam: The Division of Consumer Protection and the New York State DMV warn of a text message phishing scam in which scammers use fake text messages to try to get users to click on a fraudulent link.: “Phishing” – BingNews
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