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Based on recent regional trends and high-profile incidents, the table below highlights the most prevalent and widely reported fraud schemes for key regions and countries in Africa. Country/Region Most Reported Fraud Type Short Description Nigeria (West Africa) Advance-Fee Fraud (“419” Scam) Schemes where the victim is promised a large sum of money or prize but …
Today’s Fraud News from around the world: Cybersecurity attacks in Kenya, South Africa and Zim have increased: The ‘State of Cyber Security in Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe 2021’ report, released by information technology services multinational Liquid Intelligent Technologies (LIT) on September 1, shows …: “Phishing” – BingNews How to Avoid Phishing Scams With a …
Today’s Fraud News from around the world: The Latest: COVID-19 spreading in parts of Africa: While Google said it has not seen an overall increase in phishing attacks by government-backed groups, the use of COVID-19 themes represents a …: Google Alert – phishing africa New spear phishing campaign targets oil and gas industry: What if there …
Phishing, ransomware, poor authentication and malware remain high cybercrime risks due to a lack of understanding and awareness Johannesburg, South Africa – The 2019 KnowBe4 African Report collated insights from more than 800 respondents across South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt, Morocco, Mauritius and Botswana to determine their understanding of the growing, global cyber threat. …
Today’s Fraud News from around the world: Beware this email fraud scam when buying a car in South Africa: A MyBroadband reader was recently caught out by a complex scam involving the purchase of a Ford Ranger bakkie. The dealership told the reader …: Google Alert – phishing africa Spear Phishing Market Dynamic Demand, Growth, Development …
Of all the countries surveyed, Kenyans (75%) and South Africans (74%) were the most concerned about the risk of cyber crime. 53% of Africans surveyed think that trusting emails from people they know is good enough; 28% have fallen for a phishing email and 50% have had a malware infection; 64% don’t know what ransomware …
Today’s Fraud News from around the world: Russian speaking hacking group targets banks in Sub-Saharan Africa: report: Russian speaking hacking group targets banks in Sub-Saharan Africa: … as attackers send phishing e-mail that contains malware to a bank employee.: Google Alert – phishing africa Russian Speaking Hacking Group Is Attacking Banks in Sub-Saharan Africa: The …
Today’s Fraud News from around the world: Silence Hacking Group Targets Banks in Sub-Saharan Africa: Introduce basic security awareness training for all employees so that they can better distinguish phishing attempts. Monitor activity in enterprise …: Google Alert – phishing africa Global Spear Phishing Protection Market Data Analysis 2019-2025 BAE Systems, Microsoft …: The report on …
Today’s Fraud News from around the world: Beware, South Africa: This fake message from SARS is a scam: Those hustling in the dark arts have been busy in South Africa: The latest phishing scam spotted by the SA Revenue Service (SARS) uses their name …: Google Alert – phishing africa #BizTrends2020: Cybersecurity trends predictions: And in …
Today’s Fraud News from around the world: KnowBe4 Africa expands continental reach thanks to Cyber Security Africa partnership: Security awareness training company, KnowBe4 Africa announced on Monday, 21 October 2019, that has chosen Cyber Security Africa as its African … to spot threats like phishing, social engineering and training them with general …: Google Alert – …
Today’s Fraud News from around the world: Letter from Africa: Why Nigeria's internet scammers are 'role models': In our series of letters from African writers, Nigerian novelist Adaobi Tricia … They are usually romance scams, or phishing, which FBI special agent …: Google Alert – phishing africa Spear Phishing Protection Market Witnessing Enormous Growth by Key …
Today’s Fraud News from around the world: How to spot banking scams in South Africa: Scams and fraud are extremely prevalent across the Internet, and the South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC) has published an …: Google Alert – phishing africa Spear Phishing Global Market 2019, Prominent Key players are BAE Systems, Barracuda …: Spear …
Today’s Fraud News from around the world: SIM swap fraud: A New Wave of Attacks Targeting Financial Services and online services in Africa: A SIM swap fraud happens when someone convinces your carrier to switch your phone number over to a SIM card that a criminal possesses. In some …: Google Alert – Fraud The fine …
With about half of the world’s fastest-growing countries in Africa, the continent is quickly becoming a global business and economic hotspot. However, hand-in-hand with this growth comes rapid industry expansion, recruitment of a global workforce and – of notable concern – increasing risk of qualification and CV fraud. This is according to Ina van der …
Email Fraud Alert received from: John I recently received an email with this subject line: URGENCE ASSSITANCE and I am concerned that it could be an attempt at defrauding me. Let me know in the comments section what you think, please. The full contents of the suspected fraudulent (phishing / scamming) e-mail appear below: Dear …