Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
the FBI have issued a warning about fraudulent adverts taken out by threat actors and displayed on legitimate search engine requests. The FBI is warning the public that cyber criminals are using search engine advertisement services to impersonate brands and direct users to malicious sites that host ransomware and steal …
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Google is recognising the impact its services have on the success of smaller businesses, and how scammers are taking advantage to exploit those same businesses. The article covers the legal actions Google has taken; the scams that are being run in its name and advice on how to deal with …
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It will be worth checking out the text carefully as the Met is going to text about 70,000 victims of banking fraud, having arrested an East Londoner who is accused of running an international phone fraud: Police to text 70,000 victims in UK’s biggest anti-fraud operation – BBC News The …
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As computing power increases and the ability of cloud platforms and software to create realistic deepfake impersonations of people improves, so does the increased use of such techniques by threat actors – of course. Here are a couple of articles looking at the technology and the threat: Seeing is disbelieving: …
I have highlighted many scams that attempt to take advantage of the victims of tragedies or exploit those who wish to help – and Hurricane Ian is no exception. Here is the advice from CISA: Hurricane-Related Scams | CISA Only donate through recognised charity web sites not via emails or …
This post was first published on 8 September 2022 There are now real-world examples of scam emails and texts offering discounts and help with the rising cost of energy: Warning over scam energy bill support messages – BBC News This article by Shiona McCallum over on the BBC Technology News …
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By abusing copyright and YouTube cyber criminals were able to steal millions of dollars of royalties. No mention is made of the profit YouTube made from the adverting revenue from these videos involved in the heist! The largest YouTube royalties heist in history spotlights a much larger problem | Mashable
