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Online scammers are taking advantage of this worldwide time of uncertainty. According to the FBI, there’s been a surge in COVID-19 related internet fraud and phishing scams targeting stimulus checks, small business loans and fake cures or tests. A report by the fraud detection company Bolster says the pandemic has generated “record-breaking” levels of cybercriminal …

By Jessica Davis May 20, 2020 – Proofpoint researchers have detected a steep rise in spoofing attempts that leverage phishing attacks with COVID-19 themes and fake websites that mimic government agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to steal login credentials and valuable financial data throughout the pandemic. Researchers observed and analyzed more than 300 COVID-19 phishing campaigns …

What is vishing?   Vishing is a form of attack that attempts to trick victims into giving up sensitive personal information over the phone. While that makes it sound like an old-fashioned scam, vishing attacks have high-tech elements: they involve automated voice simulation technology, for instance, or the scammer may use personal information about the …

A highly targeted phishing campaign, with a Microsoft file platform twist, has successfully siphoned the Office 365 credentials of more than 150 executives since mid-2019. Researchers attribute the campaign’s success to two parts: First, it leverages multiple Microsoft file-sharing services to convince victims to hand over their credentials. That includes Microsoft’s Sway platform used for …

One notable finding from Carbonite partner Webroot’s 2020 Threat Report was a 640% rise in the number of active phishing sites in 2019. This rise in phishing may still represent a small fraction of all malicious sites, but it’s a significant and growing fraction. “Of all websites that host malicious content, phishing historically has been a minority,” …

(3 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading… Phishing scams and schemes are becoming more creative every day as businesses and individuals find themselves the targets of new tactics — here are the latest unsettling phishing attack statistics to keep you up to speed If you read our 2019 phishing statistics article, then you’re in for …

Remote workers are being warned of a new phishing campaign targeting their Skype passwords. The phishing emails look “eerily similar” to a legitimate Skype notification alert, according to a report released by Cofense on Thursday. Emails indicate users have 13 pending Skype notifications that can be checked by clicking a “Review” button. “It is not …

Introduction: Phishing is evolving via bogus online ads and webmail Phishing scams are among the most serious and pervasive frauds operating today. One of the most used tactics is a scheme that has been around for years now: the “contest winner” fraud. In this article, I will provide details of these scams. Contest winner scams …

GCHQ is asking members of the public to report suspicious emails they have received amid a wave of scams and hacking attacks that seek to exploit fear of Covid-19 to enrich cybercriminals. Quick guide Will there be a second wave of coronavirus? Show Hide Epidemics of infectious diseases behave in different ways but the 1918 influenza …

Cybercrime , Cybercrime as-a-service , Fraud Management Cybercrime Prices for Kits Soar; Ads Proliferate on Dark Net Markets Ishita Chigilli Palli (Ishita_CP) • April 17, 2020     Ads for phishing kits doubled last year on underground forums and dark net market sites, with prices skyrocketing over 149 percent – an apparent indicator of strong …

Google says it saw more than 18 million daily malware and phishing emails related to COVID-19 scams just in the past week. That’s on top of the more than 240 million daily spam messages it sees related to the novel coronavirus, the company says. The phishing attacks and scams “use both fear and financial incentives …

Phishing e-mail attacks – often related to the coronavirus pandemic – have shown a marked increase since the start of the year, warn cyber security experts. KnowBe4, a global security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, revealed some of the trends on Tuesday in its first quarter of 2020 phishing report. The report suggested that …

Phishing emails related to the coronavirus have seen growth of 600 percent in the first quarter of 2020, according to a new report from cybersecurity training platform KnowBe4. The company’s Q1 2020 phishing report states coronavirus-related phishing emails were the second most popular variety, after emails containing an urgent message to check passwords. The “check …

Phishing emails related to the coronavirus have seen growth of 600 percent in the first quarter of 2020, according to a new report from cybersecurity training platform KnowBe4. The company’s Q1 2020 phishing report states coronavirus-related phishing emails were the second most popular variety, after emails containing an urgent message to check passwords. The “check …

Phishing emails related to the coronavirus have seen growth of 600 percent in the first quarter of 2020, according to a new report from cybersecurity training platform KnowBe4. The company’s Q1 2020 phishing report states coronavirus-related phishing emails were the second most popular variety, after emails containing an urgent message to check passwords. The “check …

By now we’re all familiar with what “social distancing” means as it relates to stopping or slowing down the spread of the coronavirus. Following what have rapidly become “best practices” – along with government the mandates – many companies are practicing social distancing by encouraging or requiring employees to work from home. While that’s a …

To prevent employees from falling victim to these scams, one of the most effective methods has been to send simulated phishing emails on the particular topic to raise awareness and train employees into being able to recognize the scams and not fall victim. In these different times, there’s a question as to whether it is …

To prevent employees from falling victim to these scams, one of the most effective methods has been to send simulated phishing emails on the particular topic to raise awareness and train employees into being able to recognize the scams and not fall victim. In these different times, there’s a question as to whether it is …

To prevent employees from falling victim to these scams, one of the most effective methods has been to send simulated phishing emails on the particular topic to raise awareness and train employees into being able to recognize the scams and not fall victim. In these different times, there’s a question as to whether it is …