Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) reminded financial institutions to remain vigilant on the cybersecurity front amid cases of “cyber threat actors” taking advantage of the coronavirus situation to conduct email scams, phishing and ransomware attacks. In a media release…
#cyberfraud | #cybercriminals | Cyber Security Today – Oscar movie scams, and make sure you update these products
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Movie scams, and make sure you update Windows, WhatsApp and Cisco products Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday February 7th. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cyber security for ITWorldCanada.com. To hear the podcast click on the arrow below: …
#cyberfraud | #cybercriminals | Safeonweb warns of new scam involving second-hand sites
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Saturday, 08 February 2020 The online consumer protection organisation Safeonweb has warned of the latest technique used by fraudsters to steal the data of unsuspecting users of second-hand sites like 2dehands.be. The issue was highlighted by VRT presenter Sven Pichal on…
#cyberfraud | #cybercriminals | Warning as bogus KCOM workers target Hull homes in new ‘spoofing’ scam
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Several people have been preyed on by bogus callers claiming to work for a major communications company. The fraudsters have been targeting homes in the region posing as staff from KCOM in order to con unsuspecting individuals into handing over banking…
#cyberfraud | #cybercriminals | State Department Official Condemns Harassment Of Iranian Journalists Abroad
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Roberto Destro has blasted Islamic Republic officials for threatening and persecuting Iranian journalists living abroad. “The U.S. condemns the harassment and threats that Persian-language reporters are receiving from Iranian regime officials while working abroad,” Destro tweeted…
#cyberfraud | #cybercriminals | Mobile phone scam warning – reminder to just hang up
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans If you receive a phone call from anyone claiming to be an employee of an online shopping site or ‘buy first – pay later’ business advising you there are issues associated with your account – just hang up and contact the…
#cyberfraud | #cybercriminals | Top 10 Cybersecurity Companies to Watch in 2020
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Worldwide spending on information security and risk management systems will reach $131B in 2020, increasing to $174B in 2022 approximately $50B will be dedicated to protecting the endpoint according to Gartner’s latest Information Security and Risk Management forecast. Cloud Security platform…
#cyberfraud | #cybercriminals | Singapore’s crime rate highest in 9 years; online scams up by 54% – The Independent News
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans SINGAPORE — The crime rate in Singapore in 2019 is at its highest since 2010. While other types of crimes decreased, online scams increased by 54.2 percent from 2018. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) released the Annual Crime Brief 2019 on Wednesday (Feb…
#cyberfraud | #cybercriminals | Ashley Madison users face extortion scam, five years on
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Victims of the Ashley Madison data breach are again under attack, this time, via email. In 2015, ‘Impact Team’ dumped 32 million Ashley Madison users’ personal information, credit card and payment details, passwords, security question answers and ‘preferences’ on the dark…
#cyberfraud | #cybercriminals | 5 bag jail terms for $1.2m internet scams, seized assets to go to FBI
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Chukwuma David Chinaka: one of the five persons convicted for cyber scam today Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court, Ikeja, Lagos has sentenced five persons, Obaro James Omemi, Ehizojie Slyvanus Omokhuale, Eghosa Atekha Osunde, Chukwuma David Chinaka and Quincy…
