Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Ray Saitz: Protect yourself from online COVID-19 scams: The COVID-19 pandemic and all of its associated tragedy and inconvenience is a continuing bad news story. However, as people have become more dependent on their computers and mobile devices while …: “Phishing” – BingNews
30K Patients Impacted in Ohio Business Associate Breach from 2019: This week’s breach roundup is led by an email hack on business associate Management and Network Services (MNS), where five employee email accounts were compromised for several months in 2019.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Cyber crime soars in first 100 days of coronavirus: These contained the Stratos malware dropper, an MS Office macro-based Trojan. Mimecast’s Threat Intelligence Centre has seen a steady stream of different e-mail phishing attacks that change in line …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Research Finds Indian Cities With The Highest Number Of Cyberattacks: While the sudden outbreak and spread of COVID-19 have led to a continuing lockdown in India, the situation has exposed the netizens to cybercrimes in the country. K7 Computing’s Cyber Threat Report, a …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Vishing explained: How voice phishing attacks scam victims: Vishing (voice phishing) is a form of attack that attempts to trick victims into giving up sensitive personal information over the phone.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Sinister New Attack Doesn’t Need A Password To Steal Your Office 365 Files: An insidious new attack is capable of stealing data stored in the Office 365 cloud, and it doesn’t even need your password to do it.: “Phishing” – BingNews
ICICI Bank phishing attack Alert: Account holders beware; don’t lose your money, do this: Attention ICICI Bank account holders! The second largest private sector bank in the country has warned its customers to beware of phishing attacks. The ICICI Bank has asked its customers to report to …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Hackers Using COVID-19 Phishing, Website Spoofing for Credential Theft: Proofpoint detected a rise in COVID-19 phishing campaigns and website spoofing designed to harvest login credentials and for financial gain. Hackers are mimicking WHO and other government agencies.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Security Will Continue To Put Philanthropy At Risk — Here’s What You Can Do: As funders continue to adopt SaaS solutions in order to better collaborate, expand impact investing methodologies and streamline grants management processes, organizations across the philanthropic …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Police issue warning over fake TV licensing phishing scam: Police forces across the UK are warning the public over the fake ‘phishing’ email that claims the customer’s direct debit has failed.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Be cautious about offers for credit monitoring services. Why pay extra for them when you can get your credit reports for free or very cheap? Read the description of the services carefully. Unless you’re a victim of serious and ongoing identity theft, buying a service that alerts you to certain activities in your credit files probably isn’t worthwhile, especially if it costs hundreds of dollars a year.