Scams
Scammers Leverage Contact Tracing Measures, FTC Warns
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning Tuesday regarding the way scammers could take advantage of contact tracing to steal personal information. A key strategy for preventing further spread of ...
Businesses Underestimate COVID-19 Cybersecurity Risks
COVID-19 has been impacting the world for at least five months, and cybercriminals have not let up in their attempts to manipulate the crisis for their own gain. For example, in the ...
COVID-19 Scam Roundup – April 27, 2020
The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) scam onslaught continues. Per Threatpost, digital attackers ramped up their activity over Q1 2020 to the extent that they were sending approximately 1.5 million coronavirus-themed attack emails by ...
Trucking Companies: The New Target for Scammers
In the wake of COVID-19, the trucking industry has seen a marked increase in fraud and scams. Here’s what’s going on The dangers of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic don’t end at ...
Radware Report: Malicious Bots More Human-Like
A report published by Radware finds well over half (58%) of the malicious bots tracked in February by the provider of IT security platforms can now mimic human behavior. Ben Zilberman, head ...
Another Marriott Data Breach, Zoom-Bombing, Economic Stimulus Scams
In episode 115 for April 6th 2020: The latest on yet another Marriott data breach, what you need to know about Zoom-Bombing and other Zoom privacy concerns, and new warnings about US ...
Department of Justice goes after scammers exploiting Coronavirus pandemic
Due to the troublesome spread of coronavirus-themed scams and malware attacks, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) launched a nationwide campaign to detect, inhibit and punish any fraudulent or malicious online activity ...
For Coronavirus, Take Care of Personal and Cyber Hygiene
The coronavirus (COVID-19) is continuing to impact the globe in an unprecedented fashion, shutting down schools, cities and even entire countries. The novelty of this situation is spreading fear and uncertainty worldwide, ...
Cybercriminals move quickly in UK to abuse distress over Coronavirus pandemic
According to the UK’s National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFBI), criminals were quick to latch on to news of the novel Coronavirus outbreak, swindling £970,000 out of the pockets of UK citizens since ...
Flattening the curve: E-commerce is thriving and here’s what you need to consider
The practice of social distancing has already influenced our shopping patterns, as more and more consumers turn to the usage of e-commerce to fulfill their everyday needs. A recent study by TransUnion ...
