The FBI and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued a public service announcement warning the public about a surge in malicious spoofed websites related to the FIFA games. Cybercriminals are using these fake sites to impersonate FIFA, tricking fans into giving up personal information, credit card numbers, or buying counterfeit tickets and fake
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Privacy Tip #355 – Avoid Employment Offer Scams
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Privacy Tips
In response to a rash of employment offer scams, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a scam alert intended to educate job seekers so they can avoid being victimized.
Not only are individuals subject to these scams, but legitimate businesses are spoofed and used to conduct the scams and they only find that out…
Alert for Employee Education: FBI Issues Warning About Exploitation of “Secure” Websites
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in New + Now
We all have been trained to look at website addresses with a critical eye to make sure they have “https,” as those websites are supposed to be secure. The “s” at the end signifies to us that it is secure. The lock at the beginning of the website address is supposed to signify that it…
FBI Issues New Warning to Businesses About Phishing Campaigns
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Cybersecurity
In a recent Public Service Announcement dated February 21, 2018 entitled “Increase in W-2 Phishing Campaigns,” the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) issued another alert about an increase in phishing campaigns since the beginning of 2018.
According to the FBI, “IRS’s Online Fraud Detection & Prevention (OFDP), which monitors for suspected IRS-related phishing emails,…
IRS Warns of Phishing Email Spoofing IRS and FBI
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Cybersecurity
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a warning alerting the public to a new email phishing scam that looks like a joint notice from the IRS and FBI about new tax laws.
The phishing email uses the emblems of both agencies, and asks recipients to download an FBI questionnaire related to “changes of tax…
2016 year of peak phishing attacks?
By Kathleen Porter on
Posted in Data Security
Early studies on the causes of data breaches found many occurred after laptops, flash drives or other mobile devices were lost or stolen. But in recent years, data breaches have largely resulted from organized online-targeted phishing, scanning or skimming attacks against individuals and companies. The attackers sought personal and financial data to use or sell…