Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
The road to permanent remote working: The transition into permanent remote working is inescapable now. Countless articles, morning talk shows and widely-shared social media polls have all indicated this irreversible trajectory. There is …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Coronavirus in Scotland: Trading Standards Scotland issues warning following almost 60 reports of vaccine scam emails and texts: Trading Standards Scotland have issued a warning to Scots over fake emails and texts doing the rounds asking people to pay for Covid-19 vaccination.: “Phishing” – BingNews
WFH phishing threats are on the risk: Evidently, threat actors are attempting to leverage the disruption caused by home working to add legitimacy to their phishing attempts. As businesses and individuals continue to g …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Growing Significance of Cyber Security in Healthcare Industry: Over the last year, the healthcare industry has become a target of strategic interest amongst cyber criminals. Owing to itsContinue reading The post Growing Significance of Cyber Security in …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Ubiquiti Security Breach: Ubiquiti, a large vendor of cloud-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as Wi-Fi Access Points, Video Recorders, and …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Cyber Attacks : In the Healthcare Sector: Jan (Heraldkeepers) — Meticulous Research(R)- a leading global market research company published a research report titled “Healthcare …: “Phishing” – BingNews
As Small, Midsize Firms Embrace the Cloud, Significant Cyber Gaps Remain: A survey released by legal IT consulting firm LogicForce found that while most firms are letting go of their cloud fears, not all cloud-based legal tech is being universally adopted.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Nigeria: ‘Despite Cyber Threats, IT Adoption Increased in 2020’: The adoption of Information Technology (IT) in Nigeria has continued to surge, despite cyber threats that hit the IT space in 2020, according to the President of Cyber Security Experts Association of …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Sophos Identifies Source Of “MrbMiner” Attacks Targeting Database Servers: Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today published a new report on MrbMiner, “MrbMiner: Cryptojacking to bypass international sanctions,” tracking its origin and management to a …: “Phishing” – BingNews
CISOs on risk: A majority of UK and Ireland Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and Chief Security Officers (CSOs) (55pc) believe that human error and lack of cybersecurity awareness is the biggest risk for …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Guard your personal information. Crooks pretending to be from companies you do business with may call or send an email, claiming they need to verify your personal information. Don’t provide your credit card or bank account number unless you are actually paying for something and know who you are sending payment to. Your social security number should not be necessary unless you are applying for credit. Be especially suspicious if someone claiming to be from a company with whom you have an account asks for information that the business already has.