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Global Scamdemic: Scams Become Number One Online Crime

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Thursday, June 10, 2021
Fraud, Crime, Social engineering, Identity theft, Confidence tricks, Deception, Human behavior, Phishing, Internet fraud, Spoofed URL, Internet fraud prevention

In total, fraud accounts for 73% of all online attacks: 56% are scams (deceit resulting in the victim voluntary revealing sensitive data) and 17% are phishing attacks (bank card details theft).

Key Points: 
  • In total, fraud accounts for 73% of all online attacks: 56% are scams (deceit resulting in the victim voluntary revealing sensitive data) and 17% are phishing attacks (bank card details theft).
  • The number of scam- and phishing-related violations detected by Group-IB in Europe in 2020 grew by 39% year-on-year.
  • The scheme targets people who use marketplaces and services relating to property rental, hotel bookings, online bank transfers, online retail, ride-sharing, and delivery.
  • "Digital risks for brands such as online scams, illegal sales of products and services, and intellectual property infringements are the most wide-spread crimes on the Internet.

TocMail Inc Extends Patented Phishing Protection to Email Attachments

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Cybercrime, Crime, Computing, Phishing, Computer security, eMail, Malware, Spoofed URL, Microsoft SmartScreen

TocMail 2.0 introduces five new security features:

Key Points: 
  • TocMail 2.0 introduces five new security features:
    TocDocs:TocDocs are 100% malware-free replicas of PDF, Word, and Excel attachments.
  • Also, the links in TocDocs are protected by TocMail's patented phishing protection.
  • TocMail now provides protection against malware and phishing for bothemail messages and attachments.
  • With TocMail's patented technology, companies can finally keep attackers out of their network infrastructure, simply by accessing their emails through TocMail," he said.

Canadians may overestimate their ability to spot phishing scams

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Spamming, Social engineering, Cybercrime, Fraud, Confidence tricks, Crime, Phishing, Deception, eMail, Spoofed URL

While the majority (82 per cent) of respondents are confident in their ability to detect a phishing attempt, only 31 per cent were able to correctly identify all the red flags of a phishing scam.

Key Points: 
  • While the majority (82 per cent) of respondents are confident in their ability to detect a phishing attempt, only 31 per cent were able to correctly identify all the red flags of a phishing scam.
  • More than half (57 per cent) of the survey sample incorrectly thinks phishing emails are easy to spot due to spelling errors, indicating a general lack of understanding of the increasing sophistication of phishing attacks.
  • The CBA publishes a regular, free fraud prevention email newsletter to help keep Canadians informed of the latest frauds and scams.
  • With a reach of over one million Canadians, Optimity is the most popular and trusted health rewards program in the country.

Bolster’s Q2 and Q3 2020 State of Phishing and Online Fraud Report: Cybersecurity Facing a Scale Crisis with more than 18,000 Scam Sites Created Daily

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Other Communications, Other Technology, Telecommunications, Software, Networks, Retail, Communications, Internet, Other Professional Services, Legal, Data management, Consumer electronics, Mobile, Wireless, Technology, Public policy, Government, Professional services, Law enforcement, Emergency services, Small business, Utilities, Security, Energy, Teens, Parenting, Online Retail, Children, Other Consumer, Women, Seniors, MEN, Social media, Family, Search engine marketing, Other Retail, Consumer, Fraud, Confidence tricks, Spamming, Social engineering, Crimes, Crime, Phishing, Deception, Internet fraud prevention, Spoofed URL

Bolster , a deep learning-powered fraud prevention company protecting the world's leading brands from counterfeit activity, today released its Q2 and Q3 2020 State of Phishing and Online Fraud Report .

Key Points: 
  • Bolster , a deep learning-powered fraud prevention company protecting the world's leading brands from counterfeit activity, today released its Q2 and Q3 2020 State of Phishing and Online Fraud Report .
  • As predicted in the Bolster Q1 State of Phishing and Online Fraud Report , the number of phishing and scam sites continues to grow, with more than four million suspicious pages live today.
  • Key findings from the new report include:
    Phishing and online fraud scams accelerate: In Q2, Bolster saw an alarming, rapid increase of new phishing and fraudulent sites being created, detecting 1.7 million phishing and scam websites a 13.3% increase from Q1 2020.
  • Phishing and scam websites continued to increase in Q2 and peaked in June 2020 with a total of 745,000 sites detected.

COVID-19 spam, phishing emails, plagued users in first half of 2020

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Thursday, September 17, 2020
Crime, Cybercrime, Spamming, Social engineering, Confidence tricks, Fraud, Phishing, Human behavior, Spoofed URL

According to F-Secure's Attack Landscape H1 2020 report, which examines developments with online threats during the first half of the year, cyber criminals moved quickly to capitalize on the COVID-19 outbreak.

Key Points: 
  • According to F-Secure's Attack Landscape H1 2020 report, which examines developments with online threats during the first half of the year, cyber criminals moved quickly to capitalize on the COVID-19 outbreak.
  • Additional trends from the first half of 2020 discussed in the report include:
    Finance was the most frequently spoofed industry in phishing emails; Facebook was the most frequently spoofed brand.
  • Email was the most popular way of spreading malware, and accounted for over half of all infection attempts.
  • The report also notes that attacks leveraging cloud-based email services are steadily increasing and highlights a significant spike in phishing emails that targeted Microsoft Office 365 users in April.

COVID-19 spam, phishing emails, plagued users in first half of 2020

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Cybercrime, Crime, Spamming, Identity theft, Social engineering, Security, Security breaches, Phishing, Malware, Spoofed URL

According to F-Secure's Attack Landscape H1 2020 report, which examines developments with online threats during the first half of the year, cyber criminals moved quickly to capitalize on the COVID-19 outbreak.

Key Points: 
  • According to F-Secure's Attack Landscape H1 2020 report, which examines developments with online threats during the first half of the year, cyber criminals moved quickly to capitalize on the COVID-19 outbreak.
  • COVID-19-related campaigns included in these emails ranged from attempts to trick users into ordering face masks from phony websites, to infecting them with malware via malicious attachments.
  • Additional trends from the first half of 2020 discussed in the report include:
    Finance was the most frequently spoofed industry in phishing emails; Facebook was the most frequently spoofed brand.
  • Email was the most popular way of spreading malware, and accounted for over half of all infection attempts.

USAGov's Five Tips for Reporting a Scam

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Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Fraud, Deception, Confidence tricks, Spamming, Human behavior, Social engineering, Crimes, General Services Administration, USA.gov, eMail, Mass marketing fraud, Spoofed URL

Follow these five tips to know why, how, and where to report a scam:

Key Points: 
  • Follow these five tips to know why, how, and where to report a scam:
    Collect information like email addresses, receipts, and phone numbers associated with the scam.
  • The FTC works to protect consumers and offers tips to help safeguard personal information.
  • By reporting a scam, you could help identify fraudsters, bring them to justice, and protect yourself and others in the future.
  • Learn more about reporting scams and how to protect your information from unwanted use at USA.gov/Stop-Scams-Frauds .

NetSTAR Sees Rise in Phishing Scams Related to COVID-19

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Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Cybercrime, Spamming, Social engineering, Identity theft, Crime, Phishing, Human behavior, eMail, Spoofed URL

Over the past 3 months we have seen a dramatic increase in the number of phishing attacks related to Covid-19 and coronavirus.

Key Points: 
  • Over the past 3 months we have seen a dramatic increase in the number of phishing attacks related to Covid-19 and coronavirus.
  • Early phishing attacks and scams related to Covid-19 generally centered on warnings, such as emails sent by criminals asking recipients to visit certain URLs to learn about personal safety.
  • Steve Earnshaw, NetSTAR Vice President of Product Management, said "Covid-19 is the latest global topic to drive a surge in phishing attacks.
  • NetSTAR identifies the IP addresses of hosts that source phishing attacks, as well as URLs embedded in those attacks.

FraudWatch International to Actively Target and Take-Down COVID-19 Online Scams

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Friday, March 27, 2020
Identity theft, Crime, Social engineering, Cybercrime, Confidence tricks, Organized crime, Fraud, Phishing, eMail, FraudWatch International, Internet fraud, Spoofed URL

MELBOURNE, Australia, March 26,2020 /PRNewswire/ -- FraudWatch International, a global Digital Risk Protection company, will begin actively targeting all COVID-19 Online Scams to protect all Internet users from cyber criminals.

Key Points: 
  • MELBOURNE, Australia, March 26,2020 /PRNewswire/ -- FraudWatch International, a global Digital Risk Protection company, will begin actively targeting all COVID-19 Online Scams to protect all Internet users from cyber criminals.
  • FraudWatch International is encouraging the reporting of possible COVID-19 scams for assessment and possible take-down via the website: www.fraudwatchinternational.com/covid19/ or email: [email protected]
    FraudWatch International Founder and CEO, Mr. Trent Youl states, "It is not acceptable for criminals to be exploiting consumers in our current global environment using COVID-19.
  • Some examples of the types of scams FraudWatch has seen in recent weeks includes:
    Phishing Emails with apparent information about Coronavirus but containing malware links or attachments.
  • These initiatives around COVID-19 online scams align with the mission and values of FraudWatch International, which include making the Internet a safer place, and being socially responsible in the communities we operate in.

SlashNext Announces Multi-Vector Phishing Protection Solutions For Mobile Devices And Endpoint Web Browsers

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Thursday, January 23, 2020
Cybercrime, Computer network security, Identity theft, Social engineering, Crime, Phishing, Computer security, Anti-phishing software, Spoofed URL

The new products being announced today are SlashNext Mobile Phishing Protection and SlashNext Browser Phishing Protection.

Key Points: 
  • The new products being announced today are SlashNext Mobile Phishing Protection and SlashNext Browser Phishing Protection.
  • With SlashNext Mobile Phishing Protection , enterprise security teams can protect iOS and Android device users with more effective multi-vector, multi-payload phishing protection.
  • SlashNext Mobile Phishing Protection is designed to address the many special challenges presented by mobile phishing in both managed device and BYOD environments.
  • With SlashNext Browser Phishing Protection , enterprise security teams can provide endpoint users with more effective multi-vector, multi-payload phishing protection.