Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Government impersonation scams: Consumers are falling victim to scams where fraudsters pose as representatives from the government, including agencies like the USPS, the FBI and the IRS. In the first three months of 2024, the average government impersonation scam victim in the U.S. lost $14,000 in cash, totaling more than US$20 million.

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Scams Ransomware Governance Government 98

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

In a new report from ProofPoint , researchers warned that any businesses with the word “tax” in its domain is at risk of being spoofed by phishing attackers targeting small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). 75,000 is the average loss of a BEC scam , new data from the FBI has revealed. Tax season is upon U.S.

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Business Email Compromise Scams Email Compromise Phishing 65

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The FBI is currently investigating the attacks, and the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a warning Sunday about an “active exploitation” that involved SolarWinds ’ Orion Platform software.

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Governance Government Security Cybersecurity 85

VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 21, 2023

Data breaches are affecting millions of people across the globe, with over 340 million records already compromised in 2023 headline cases and new incidents surfacing every week. You need to know if any data has been compromised and, if so, where it may have been shared. This must be done using the electronic notice forms online.

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Data Breach Breach Law Enforcement Cybersecurity 130

PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

Compromised credit card fraud increased 212 percent year over year in 2019, while customer credential leaks increased 129 percent during the same period. Fraudsters also frequently target mobile banking apps, and these types of attacks are also expected to be on the rise in the coming months, according to the FBI.

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Crime Financial Crimes FBI Cybersecurity 66

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

According to cybersecurity experts, email scams rise during the holidays, with business email compromise (BEC) an especially concerning scam. According to the FBI, professionals must be "wary" of online job postings that cater to the remote worker, with many of these posts having fraudulent intentions.

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FBI Business Email Compromise Scams Mitigation 71

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Per Nathan Shields, special agent with the FBI , the details of the conspiracy and the hack(s) come from multiple sources, spanning activities such as analyzing compromised victim systems and executing approximately 100 search warrants across 1,000 email and social media accounts. The Methods.

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SWIFT Phishing Ransomware Central Bank 75

Clearly Payments

MARCH 4, 2024

From the Target data breach that compromised millions of customer accounts to the collapse of Wirecard AG following revelations of accounting fraud, these fraud events serve as stark reminders of the vulnerabilities within payment systems. Over 40 million credit and debit card accounts compromised.

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Phishing Data Breach Law Enforcement Money Laundering 59

PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2017

. …………… Here are other top cybersecurity stories that made headlines this past week: One Million Gmail Users Affected By Google Docs Phishing Scam. percent of total users) were affected by an email phishing scam. FBI Sees Wire Fraud Via Email Grow In 2016. billion across organizations.

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Business Email Compromise ATM Phishing FBI 51

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Filip Chytrý , threat intelligence researcher at Avast Software , defines Crimeware-as-a-Service as an automation of malicious cyberattacks — rather than hackers compromising vulnerable systems themselves, they can instead pay for already established botnets and other online interfaces to seek out and exploit vulnerabilities.

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Monetary Loss Money Laundering FBI Phishing 90

PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2018

Business Email Compromise scams continue to grow and steal more corporate money than ever before. Phishing emails — 93 percent of which include ransomware, according to ITProPortal — should by no means be ignored. ProofPoint’s report does not underestimate the strength of ransomware attacks via phishing.

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Ransomware Phishing Email Compromise Online and Mobile Banking 44

Center for Payments

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The FBI works to raise awareness of the types of scams that are common around the holidays and how you can protect yourself and your customers or members. The FBI reports, “Charity scam solicitations may come through cold calls, email campaigns, crowdfunding platforms, or fake social media accounts and websites.

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Holiday Scams Scams FBI Federal Trade Commission 40

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The Financial Times , citing cyber threat detection company Agari, reported the group, which goes by the name London Blue, is focusing on the business email compromise scam. The Financial Times noted that in July the FBI warned hackers were targeting CFOs, getting them to transfer money to unknown accounts.

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Law Enforcement Email Compromise FBI Scams 46

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

In September, the consumer credit agency Equifax reported that the personal information of roughly 143 million Americans was compromised in a data breach of epic proportions. Nelson said the organization was alerted by the FBI in 2009 regarding a rise in corporate account takeovers. percent from Q2 2016 to Q2 2017.

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FS-ISAC Cybersecurity Account Takeovers NACHA 47

CB Insights

JULY 23, 2020

” Instances of intrusion were so frequent that the FBI issued a warning about the phenomenon. However, as an unprecedented portion of the workforce has been relegated to working from home, IT teams have faced new challenges, from less than optimal at-home network security to more targeted business email compromise schemes.

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Posting Cybersecurity Returns Online and Mobile Banking 101

PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2017

During a follow-up briefing on Wednesday (March 15), the FBI shared its insight on how Yahoo’s user data and technology was compromised so significantly over a two-year period. According to Palmore, that initial breach eventually led the exposure of more than 500 million user accounts.

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