phishing scams

Report: 82.9% of Young Adults Have Been Tricked by Suspicious Links
Report: 82.9% of Young Adults Have Been Tricked by Suspicious Links
March 18, 2025  |  Security & Fraud

Young adults are reportedly vulnerable to phishing scams, despite being widely considered as “digital natives” who know how to avoid them. So said the lead...

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90% of Cyberattacks Originate With Phishing Emails
90% of Cyberattacks Originate With Phishing Emails
January 02, 2025  |  Fraud Attack

Phishing scams targeting corporate executives are reportedly increasing thanks to AI. Companies like eBay and British insurer Beazley have warned about an uptick in fraudulent emails containing personal details,...

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Santander and HSBC Join Government Warnings on QR Code-Based Cyberattacks
Santander and HSBC Join Government Warnings on QR Code-Based Cyberattacks
October 27, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

First came phishing. Now, consumers and cyberdefenders need to guard against “quishing.” As the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (Oct. 27), banks and regulators are...

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Security Summit Alerts Tax Professionals to Growing Threat of Identity Theft
Security Summit Alerts Tax Professionals to Growing Threat of Identity Theft
July 24, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The Security Summit has issued a stern warning to tax professionals, urging them to heighten their awareness of indicators of identity theft as part of...

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IRS Warns Tax Pros of ‘Barrage’ of Phishing Scams
IRS Warns Tax Pros of ‘Barrage’ of Phishing Scams
July 16, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The IRS is warning tax professionals of a rise in scams designed to steal taxpayer information. The tax agency and its “Security Summit” partners —...

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Threat of Deepfakes Drives Two-Thirds of FinTechs to Boost Fraud Budgets
Threat of Deepfakes Drives Two-Thirds of FinTechs to Boost Fraud Budgets
July 12, 2023  |  Fraud Prevention

For every new fraud scheme that pops up, dozens of FinTechs are responding to quash it. Yet despite their expertise in cutting-edge technology, FinTechs are...

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Phishers Target Amex, NAB Clients
Phishers Target Amex, NAB Clients
August 23, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Customers of National Australia Bank (NAB) and American Express became the targets of a recent phishing scam spree in Australia, according to MailGuard reports this...

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Amid Corporate Fraud Risks, Execs Blunting Email, Supply Chain Attacks
Amid Corporate Fraud Risks, Execs Blunting Email, Supply Chain Attacks
July 13, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Amid all the headlines detailing the successful data breaches, and vulnerabilities of companies across any number of verticals, we don’t hear much about the successful...

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Hackers Prey On Consumer Worry Over Equifax Breach
Hackers Prey On Consumer Worry Over Equifax Breach
September 29, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Equifax’s data breach, which may have impacted 143 million U.S. consumers, has resulted in digital thieves sending hundreds of thousands of phishing emails pretending to...

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