Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
With the COVID Pandemic, Call Center Fraud Is on the Rise: Fraudsters are using new and updated versions of old scams to leverage the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 community response, as well as opportunistically scam financial relief, benefits and …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Microsoft Report says Nation-State Hacker Group is Leveraging Cryptocurrency Techniques to Stay Under the Radar: A new security report by Microsoft says nation-state hacker group BISMUTH is now deploying cryptocurrency-mining malware alongside its regular cyber-espionage toolkits. According to the report, the …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Domain names and covid: In response to the pandemic, Nominet which looks after .uk domain names has stepped up checks on new domain registrations to mitigate against fraud related to Covid-19. To October 28, Nominet had …: “Phishing” – BingNews
University of Minnesota Physicians report 2 employee email hacks: 4 details: Two University of Minnesota Physicians employee email accounts were hit by phishing attacks earlier this year, according to the organization. Four details: 1. UMPhysicians found the two accounts were …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Philly hunger relief group Philabundance lost nearly million in cyberattack: The hunger relief organization said the attack has not impeded its ability to serve the poor during the pandemic.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Cofense Launches New Community Resource Center to Enhance Customer Experience: Cofense ®, the global leader in intelligent phishing defense solutions, today introduced the new Cofense Resource Center. Formerly known as Community, Cofense has completely transformed their …: “Phishing” – BingNews
9 cyber risks that cost companies money: Cyber claims and losses are on the rise, and one of the most dangerous cybersecurity threats companies face comes from within. Although external attacks result in the most cyber insurance losses, …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Take Phishing Off-Line With an End-to-End Strategy: Phishing tactics have steadily evolved, either in response to new defensive measures from security companies, increased awareness among users or a change in attackers’ priorities.: “Phishing” – BingNews
Number of phishing attacks on Azerbaijani web sites down: One successful phishing attack on each 78th website in the “.az” domain zone (registered for Azerbaijan) was recorded in November 2020, which is 1.7 percent of the total number of attacks registered …: “Phishing” – BingNews
Cybercrime, French Posts lure for a phishing campaign: A mail or a SMS asks users to pay a residual colissimo shipping cost, opening a link. It redirect to a fake La Poste login site. The goal is to steal PII and sensitive data.: “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.