Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Security Week: How to boost your long-term immunity against ransomware: A few years back, some researchers and journalists were calling ransomware over-hyped and in decline. While ransomware attacks may have subsided for a moment, and briefly been eclipsed in prominence …: “Phishing” – BingNews
‘Criminals attempt to hack NI Civil Service on regular basis’, says MLA: Cyber attacks from hackers have the potential to bring Northern Ireland’s public services to a halt, an MLA has warned.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Department of Social Protection provides update on welfare scam and PUP payments: Following the recent 083 phishing scam that’s becoming incredibly popular, the Department of Social Protection is once again urging anyone who receives a scam phone call or scam text to report it …: “Phishing” – BingNews
U.S. Customs impersonated in a new identity theft scam: Scammers impersonating US Customs and Border Protection are claiming to have intercepted a package addressed to their target.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Security startup Tessian, which uses AI to fight social engineering, trousers M: In the latest chunky funding round out of Europe, UK-based email security startup, Tessian, has closed $ 65 million in Series C funding. The startup applies machine learning to build individual …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Minimizing threats from employees as they return to work: Rick Vanover, Senior Director for Product Strategy, and Dave Russell, Vice President of Enterprise Strategy, both at Veeam, tell us how IT leaders can protect their organizations against the threat …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Tessian nabs M to solve cybersecurity’s ‘people problem’: Enterprise email security company Tessian has raised $ 65 million and announced plans to expand into communication conduits beyond email.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Cybercrime thriving in pandemic: Verizon study: Cyber threats are on the rise and the pandemic has triggered even more incidents. Phishing and ransomware attacks increased by 11% and 6% respectively, with instances of misrepresentation increasing …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Massive rise in 083 scam calls as Today FM host Matt Cooper jokes about fraudsters: There has been another massive rise in the number of people being affected by scam calls from an 083 phone number which claims to be from the Department of Health or the Department of Social …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Cyber-attacks on the rise: Our recent Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report shows the changing landscape of cyber-attacks over the last 12 months and indicates that firms are facing increasingly diverse types of threats. The survey …: “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.