Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Which Industries Suffer Most From Remote Working?: Cybercrime threat rates by sector since lockdown vary significanty and some sectors have experienced a big increases in their threat levels.: “Phishing” – BingNews
BEC Phishing Campaigns Bypass MFA, Target Office 365 Executive Accounts: Two business email compromise (BEC) phishing campaigns are on the rise: one where hackers bypass MFA and conditional access, and one targeting the Microsoft O365 accounts of executives.: “Phishing” – BingNews
IRS Urgest Tax Preparers to Use VPNs when Working Remotely: A VPN provides a secure, encrypted tunnel to transmit data between a remote user via the Internet and the company network. As teleworking or working from home continues during the coronavirus, VPNs …: “Phishing” – BingNews
“[PHONE SCAMS] Who Are the Most Gullible?”: Phone scams in the USA have skyrocketed in the past few months. Americans lost an estimated $ 19.7 billion to phone scams in the past 12 months, according to the lastest Truecaller Insights US Spam & …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Netflix and YouTube users warned about massive rise in data scams: Research from cybersecurity company Webroot showed that Netflix phishing attempts had been made 60 percent more in July 2020 when compared to July 2019, and 646 percent more for March to July, the …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Netwalker Ransomware Explained: What You Need to Know: Netwalker ransomware is a cyber-threat that targets large organizations and encrypts their files. Here’s what you need to know about it!: “Phishing” – BingNews
Virtru and Area 1 Security Partner to Deliver Comprehensive Cloud Email Protection: End Encryption with Advanced Cloud Email SecurityWASHINGTON and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Virtru, the new standard in data protection, and Area 1 Security, the first and …: “Phishing” – BingNews
BBB offers tips to avoid phishing scams while working from home: The Better Business Bureau is offering tips on how to avoid phishing scams while working from home. These can come in the form of prize offers, threatened punishments, or …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Shawbrook Bank “cautiously optimistic” as it Publishes Half Year Report for 2020: Financial performance impacted by the pandemic Expected credit loss (ECL) charges of £45.8 million recognised on loans and advances to customers Profit before tax (PBT) was impacted by the adverse …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Latah County email accounts potentially accessed without permission: Latah County was the target of a phishing email campaign that compromised several employee email account credentials, according to a county news release.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: Call the Customer – Old but gold, this is still one of the most effective ways to weed out potential threats. You probably get the customer’s number when you’re getting their information (make it mandatory and not optional). Call them to see if the number is legit, are you able to get through? Does the number belong to the customer or to someone else?