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Cyber Leaders on Defending Against Holiday Scam Vulnerabilities

SecureWorld News

But have no fear, we have an on-demand webcast available now on "How to Stay Resilient Against Holiday Scams this Season.". Secret Service; Cathy Click, Phishing Defense and Education, FedEx; and Fabiola Fernandez, Product Marketing Manager, Security Awareness Training, Proofpoint. I know I am almost every other day.".

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New Report Benchmarks Phishing Risks Across Industries and Regions

SecureWorld News

Phishing remains one of the top cyber threats faced by organizations, and as phishing scams become more sophisticated, security leaders need clearer insights into phishing risks across their industry and geography to prioritize defenses. After a full year of training, rates for most industries dropped below 5%.

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Hybrid phishing and vishing attacks hunt for credit card info

SC Magazine

The report from Armorblox describes a pair of recently observed attacks in which adversaries sent an email designed to fool recipients into calling phone number staffed by a malicious actor who then perpetuates the scam from there. According to Iyer, it’s relatively easy and cheap for cybercriminals set up this kind of scam. “

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Keys to Safe Online Shopping this Holiday Season

SecureWorld News

Sharing more than you feel comfortable with While you need to share data to make a purchase online, you should be wary of any retailer that is requesting more information than you feel comfortable sharing. If an online store requires you to share more information than you want, find another retailer on the internet—or in real life!

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MY TAKE: Account hijackers follow small banks, credit unions over to mobile banking apps

The Last Watchdog

In the not-so-distant past, banks dealt with online and account takeover fraud, where hackers stole passwords and used phishing scams to target specific individuals. Security capabilities are branching out beyond mobile banking into corporate cash management applications and retail channels. Covering all channels.

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Security Outlook 2023: Cyber Warfare Expands Threats

eSecurity Planet

Add social media scams and the growing use of convincing deepfakes and it becomes clear that users are under siege and constant vigilance is required. The need for security awareness training is now clear to most organizations, and they are starting to evolve from just training to additional emphasis on behavior and culture,” said Huisman.

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Scammers impersonate execs to target big payout of investor dollars

SC Magazine

Indeed, Agari found that the average capital call payment scam seeks roughly $809,000 in wire transfers — more than seven times the average $72,000 sought in most BEC attacks over the last six months. However, for now the scam isn’t executed especially well, Hassold noted.

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