Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
WhatsApp users, Friends Reunion, missing parcels, here’s how scammers are stealing money from netizens: WhatsApp has become central to running fraud schemes to dupe users and to steal money from them. Here is how: WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging platforms on the Earth. It is used by over 2 …: “Phishing” – BingNews
US brokers warned of ongoing phishing attacks impersonating FINRA: The US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) warns US brokerage firms and brokers of an ongoing phishing campaign impersonating FINRA officials and asking them to hand over sensitive …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Annual EPIC App Challenge Invites Contestants to Showcase Cyber Defense Skills: EPIC’s annual competition focused exclusively on the development of software applications to address specific and relatively narrow national security technology challenges. With the increasing …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Alert! Do You Know WhatsApp can rob you of your bank savings: Online fraud has been on the rise ever since the covid-19 pandemic hit the world. Security researchers have cautioned users about a new delivery ..|News Track …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Ransomware attacks increased 64% YoY between August 2020 and July 2021: Ransomware attacks grew 64 per cent year-on-year between August 2020 and July 2021, according to a report from the cybersecurity firm Barracuda. Barracuda’s researchers, analysed 121 ransomware …: “Phishing” – BingNews
4 Tools You Should Use to Protect Your Online Safety: Online safety and privacy is becoming more and more important as hackers and cyber criminals come up with more sophisticated ways to gain …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Is the Energy Sector Paving the Way or Lagging Behind?: It’s difficult to imagine a day in which the products and services we use are not connected back to the energy sector. How we heat or cool our homes to how we remotely work are all dependent on the …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Data breach alert: Info on millions of seniors leaked online: In another instance of a misconfigured data server, the personal details of over 3 million senior citizens have been exposed.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Morse code helps cybercriminals evade detection: Microsoft has released new details on a phishing campaign which employed evolving tactics including the use of Morse code to evade detection. During the year-long investigation carried out by …: “Phishing” – BingNews
FINRA Warns on a Phishing Email Campaign Using Imposter Domain Names: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a warning about an ongoing phishing email campaign that uses imposter regulator’s domain names.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Do not use an ATM machine if you notice wires or a skimming device attached to where you insert your card. Also, cover the key pad with your hand, a hat or other piece of clothing when inputting pin numbers. Notify the bank or local police if you observe device(s) attached to the ATM.