There’s a well-worn saying in security: “If it’s too good to be true, then it probably isn’t.” This can easily be…
Tag: fraud
Report: Organizations remain vulnerable to increasing insider threats
The latest data breach at Capital One is a noteworthy incident not because it affected over 100 million customer records, 140,000…
Europol: Ransomware remains top threat in IOCTA report
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, or Europol, just released its annual Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) report…
How to get your Equifax money and stay safe doing it
UPDATE August 2, 2019: The US Federal Trade Commission has warned consumers that, due to the high number of claims made…
A look inside the FBI’s 2018 IC3 online crime report
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center have released their annual Crime Report, with the most recent release focusing on 2018. While…
100 channels and nothing on, except TV Licensing phishes
We’ve seen a lot of people referencing fake TV Licensing emails they’ve received over the last few days. The majority so…
HMRC phish swipes email login, payment details
It’s not tax season in the UK, but that hasn’t deterred scammers from sending out mail looking to swipe both card…
The many faces of omnichannel fraud
The rise of new technologies, social networks, and other means of online communication have brought about compelling changes in industries across…
Green card scams: preying on the desperate
Thanks to @nullcookies for providing leads. Most online scams depend on two things for success: a broken or otherwise onerous process…