Fraud Protection October 13, 2015 Disaster Fraud: Criminals Capitalizing on Catastrophes 3 min read - Disaster fraud is a deliberate act to deceive people, government organizations or private industries after devastating events for personal financial gain.
September 15, 2015 IoT Warning: FBI Says More Devices Equal Bigger Attack Surface 2 min read - The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is now warning about new IoT risks and the larger attack surface connected devices present.
Data Protection June 18, 2015 Stealing Bases With Leaked Passwords 2 min read - The St. Louis Cardinals are under investigation for allegedly hacking into and stealing information from one of the Houston Astros' internal databases.
May 27, 2015 New Android Ransomware Goes After XXXtra Cash 2 min read - New Android ransomware is locking down mobile phones with fake FBI warnings for looking at adult content and demanding MoneyPak codes for release.
May 27, 2015 IC3 Internet Crime Report Shows Social Media Complaints Have Quadrupled in Five Years 2 min read - Social media-related scams including clickjacking, doxing and pharming are noticeably on the rise, based on the recent IC3 Internet Crime Report.
April 23, 2015 New Cyberattacks Put Public Officials’ Private Data at Risk 2 min read - New cyberattacks are putting public officials' private data at risk as cybercriminals use an informationg gathering technique known as doxing.
April 10, 2015 Fake Government Websites Tricking Victims Into Surrendering PII 2 min read - According to the FBI, Americans are being tricked into giving up their personally identifiable information through fake government websites.
January 29, 2015 Wire Payment Scam Uses Email, Phone Calls to Dupe Victims, Authorities Warn 2 min read - A wire payment scam that has surfaced in 45 countries and led to an estimated loss of $215 million so far has prompted warnings from the FBI and IC3.
January 28, 2015 FBI Warns Ransomware Issue Needs Widespread Public Attention 2 min read - The FBI says ransomware is targeting consumers and businesses and spreading via pop-up windows on websites instead of just email spam.
January 12, 2015 Pastebin a Convenient Way for Cybercriminals to Remotely Host Malware 2 min read - Experts say cybercriminals are using a popular online repository called Pastebin to act as a remote server for hosting malware aimed at WordPress users.