Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
What Can a List of Newly Registered Domains Do for Enterprises?: In this post, we illustrate how newly registered domains can help in two key business processes—cybersecurity and market analysis. But first, let us delve into where such a list can be found. Hundreds …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Bondgate IT highlights need for businesses to back-up critical data: Bondgate IT is advising the North East’s businesses to protect their critical information from viruses and ransomware attacks by using… | North East | Technology | …: “Phishing” – BingNews
The Security Interviews: How Crest is remaking the future of consultancy: Crest president Ian Glover taught himself cyber security while working on government computing systems in the 1970s and 1980s. Now he is on a decade-spanning mission to change security consultancy …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Darlington firm warns: ‘Office 365 is prime target for cyber criminals’: BASED firm is advising the North East’s businesses to protect their critical information from viruses and ransomware attacks by …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Coronavirus, stimulus scams have cost Mississippians thousands of dollars in 2020: A new study has found that Mississippians have lost thousands of dollars in 2020 thanks to scams revolving around COVID-19 and stimulus checks.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Dublin police chief targeted by fake traffic ticket scam: It turns out that even law enforcement are not immune from being targeted by criminals, as Dublin Police Chief Garrett Holmes experienced when he received a fake traffic ticket through email recently.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Tabletop exercises can exceed K, limited to annual testing: With fewer tabletop exercises, organizations cannot perform a variety of cyberattack scenarios and develop “muscle memory” for responses.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Xcode becomes vector for new Mac malware attack: Trend Micro has identified an insidious new form of Mac malware that is propagated by injecting itself into Xcode projects before they are compiled as apps. So good they tried it …: “Phishing” – BingNews
UEM tackles remote work: ‘2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Endpoint Management Tools’: Unified endpoint management becomes critical when employees work at home. See the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Endpoint Management’s statistics.: “Phishing” – BingNews
SANS Institute Says Multiple Employees Targeted in Recent Attack: The SANS Institute says the recently disclosed security incident involved phishing emails being sent to several of its employees. The attack was discovered on August 6 and resulted in 28,000 records …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: DON’T ASSUME AN EMAIL OR PHONE CALL IS AUTHENTIC – Just because someone knows your basic information (such as your name, date of birth and address), it doesn’t mean the email or phone call is legit. Criminals will use a range of social engineering techniques to get your personal identifiable information.