IT Sec News updates – Phishing Attacks

June 10, 2024
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Phishing Investigation: BBB tallies record number of reports as scammers adopt new technologies

MILWAUKEE — In 2023, phishing scam reports to BBB Scam TrackerSM nearly doubled, reaching a record high of over 9000. Scammers appear to be …

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Fresno officials should have noticed a phishing scam that cost taxpayers more … – Business Insider

Fresno lost $600000 to a phishing scam in 2020. A grand jury now says city officials should have detected the fraud earlier to save taxpayer …

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Summer vacation scams: What are these, how to spot and stay safe – Times of India

TECH NEWS : Beware of summer vacation cyber scams targeting travellers. Always verify website authenticity, watch out for phishing emails, …

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CoinGecko Announces Data Breach That Exported 1,916,596 Contacts and Sent 23,723 …

The attacker managed to export 1,916,596 contacts from CoinGecko's GetResponse account and used another GetResponse client's account to send phishing …

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Phishing Schemes Targeting College Students: What You Need to Know – MarylandReporter.com

Phishing is a common trick used by cyber criminals to obtain private information from their targets. Criminals who use it pretend to be legitimate …

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Sphere Rescinds Lifetime Ban on Bong-Smoking Phish Fan – Consequence.net

Las Vegas' Sphere has apparently had a change of heart on its decision to issue a lifetime ban on the Phish fan credited who ripped a bong inside …

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Warning after scammers pretending to be children target parents – Yahoo News UK

More information about how to report scams can be found at www.actionfraud.police.uk/report-phishing. A spokesman for the police force …

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The rising threat of lookalike domain attacks on fleet security | Commercial Carrier Journal

These fake domains are used to send phishing emails, manipulating employees and customers to disclosing sensitive information, such as login details, …

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Fostering Information Security Culture: Why Awareness Matters – The Cyber Express

Social engineering and phishing attacks tactics keep on evolving and targeting a diversified audience form executives to normal employees. Advanced …

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