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Tech Support Scams Inflicted Nearly $150 Million in Losses in 2020, IC3 Reveals

23

Mar

2021

Despite newly created opportunities for fraudsters to rip-off unsuspecting citizens during the ongoing pandemic, tech support scams inflicted nearly $150 million in reported losses in 2020. According to the 2020 Internet Crime Report, the FBI’s Internet Crime Center received 15,421 fraudulent tech support complaints from victims in 60 countries – a 171% increase from 2019. […]

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U.S. Treasury Warns Financial Institutions of COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Cyberattacks, Scams

30

Dec

2020

As vaccination against the COVID-19 coronavirus is kicking off worldwide, fraudsters and other types of threat actors are attempting to capitalize on the situation by selling illegal or counterfeit goods, conducting phishing, targeting unsuspecting users with malware, and more. Last week, several U.S. government organizations issued a warning of increasingly frequent fraud and phishing attacks, […]

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How to deal with the escalating phishing threat

04

Nov

2020

In today’s world, most external cyberattacks start with phishing. For attackers, it’s almost a no-brainer: phishing is cheap and humans are fallible, even after going through anti-phishing training. Patrick Harr, CEO at SlashNext, says that while security awareness training is an important aspect of a multi-layered defense strategy, simulating attacks during computer-based training sessions is […]

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