Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Tech investment surges to unprecedented levels due to COVID-19: Over three-quarters of these attacks were from phishing (83%), and almost two-thirds from malware (62%), suggesting that the massive move to home working has increased exposure from employees, the …: “Phishing” – BingNews
MSOffice 365 Phishing Campaign Uses CAPTCHAs To Evade Security Checks: This MSOffice 365 phishing campaign requires the victim to solve multiple CAPTCHAs before landing at the final phishing page.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Avoid this phishing scam: Today’s Sound Off is about the double charge scam. Dear Heloise: Please warn your readers to be aware of the new scam to gather personal and financial information from people. The scammers send an …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity: With cyber threats becoming intimidating in both numbers and complexity, the use of artificial intelligence in the cybersecurity is the need of the hour, and security organizations are working …: “Phishing” – BingNews
BBB tips on cybersecurity as many people meet virtually online during COVID-19: October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a time for consumers and businesses to look at their online security measures. Promoted by the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, t …: “Phishing” – BingNews
KnowBe4 Launches New Resource Center as Part of #NCSAM: Security training firm KnowBe4 has today launched a new resource center designed to help organizations enhance security awareness among their staff. Resources available for download from the center …: “Phishing” – BingNews
3 Ways Data Breaches Accelerate the Fraud Supply Chain: The battle’s just beginning as bad actors glean more personal information from victims and use that data to launch larger attacks.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Cyber Daily: Millionaire Ethical Hacker Offers Lessons to Businesses | White House Security Threats as Trump Fights Covid-19: Santiago Lopez, a 21-year-old ethical hacker who shows corporations their cybersecurity fails, expects to keep going for years to come. In our Q&A, he discusses the future of cybersecurity. “Even if …: “Phishing” – BingNews
From Botnets to Phishing: A Discussion on the 2020 Threat Landscape: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll on organizations and individuals around the globe, we are now dealing with a threat landscape that’s become more intense, complex, and saturated …: “Phishing” – BingNews
HMRC warns locked-down freshers of ‘wave’ of tax scams: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has written to universities across the UK urging them to warn their new intake of students of a fresh wave of tax scams and related cyber threats targeting the academic …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Here’s the harsh reality: Fraud and scam in online space is inventing and reinventing itself. There’s no stopping it. The Nilson Report states that since 1993 there has been a mounting 23% increase in e-Commerce fraud yearly. The rising number are putting online merchants at great risks. Identity theft protection services become essential when credit card and identity theft fraud is on its peak, especially during the two holiday seasons: Black Friday and Christmas. While everyone awaits Christmas gifts, online merchants dread charge-back notifications.