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 warning against the rise of this type of phishing scam, which involves QR codes. Banks such as Santander and HSBC...
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 the ongoing “Protect Your Clients; Protect Yourself,” initiative. The IRS and its coalition of partners emphasized the shifting strategies of...
The IRS is warning tax professionals of a rise in scams designed to steal taxpayer information. The tax agency and its “Security Summit” partners — a group of state tax agencies and private tax industry organizations — said Tuesday (July 16) they are seeing a...
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 far from invulnerable to attacks themselves. A recent PYMNTS report found that FinTechs, on average, lose $51 million every year...
July 24, 2024
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 the ongoing “Protect Your Clients; Protect Yourself,” initiative. The IRS and its coalition of partners emphasized the shifting strategies of identity thieves, who are targeting tax professionals to access detailed […]
January 02, 2025
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, likely obtained via artificial intelligence (AI) analysis of online profiles, the Financial Times (FT) reported Thursday (Jan. 2). “This is getting worse and it’s getting very personal, and this is […]
October 27, 2024
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 warning against the rise of...
July 16, 2024
The IRS is warning tax professionals of a rise in scams designed to steal taxpayer information. The tax agency and its “Security Summit” partners — a group of state tax...
September 29, 2017
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 be a bank or financial...
