Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management , Social Media Banking Fraud Heads Say Facebook Marketplace Is Teeming With Scammers Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • February 7, 2024 Financial fraud directors Paul Davis of TSB Bank, Chris Ainsley of Santander Bank and Woody Malouf of Revolut testifying before the U.K. Home Affairs Committee […]
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Healthcare , Industry Specific Recent Victims Include Pennsylvania Emergency Dispatch System Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • February 8, 2024 An IT system used by emergency dispatchers in Bucks County, Pennsylvania was recently attacked by ransomware gang Akira. (Image: Bucks County) U.S. federal authorities are again warning the healthcare […]
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware Ongoing Innovation and Sophistication Drive Unparalleled Profits Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • February 7, 2024 Happy days are here again – if you’re a ransomware hacker. (Image: Shutterstock) Unwelcome news from the ransomware frontlines: Attackers are continuing to innovate and have launched more sophisticated attacks, collectively storming […]
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware While Average Falls Below 30%, We’re Still Far From Seeing Criminal Profits Dry Up Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • February 2, 2024 Fewer ransomware victims are paying the extortion demanded by ransomware groups. (Image: Shutterstock) The number of victims who opt to pay a ransom appears to […]
Cryptocurrency Fraud , Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Teen Could Serve Extended Prison Terms for Wire Fraud, Aggravated Identity Charges Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • January 31, 2024 Noah Michael Urban, 19, faces 10 charges related to SIM swapping to steal cryptocurrency. (Image: Volusia County Sheriff’s Office) U.S. federal prosecutors charged a Florida […]
3rd Party Risk Management , Breach Notification , Cybercrime Concentra Health Services Joins List of Those Affected in Transcriber’s Data Breach Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • January 26, 2024 Concentra Health Services is one of the latest healthcare providers to report a large breach resulting from the hack on medical transcriber Perry Johnson […]
Anti-Phishing, DMARC , Business Email Compromise (BEC) , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Tight-Lipped Agency’s Next Move in Wake of $7.5M Scam Could Be Telling Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • January 24, 2024 Image: Getty Even for the federal government, losing $7.5 million to cyberattacks is a big chunk of cash. Speculation is rampant […]
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Healthcare , Industry Specific American Hospital Association Warns of Social Engineering Schemes Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • January 18, 2024 Image: Getty Threat actors are targeting hospital IT help desks with elaborate social engineering scams to commit payment fraud by using stolen credentials from billing and payments employees, […]
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Healthcare , Industry Specific Report to State Regulators Indicates Big Jump in Number of Patients Affected Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • January 15, 2024 Singing River Health System was hit by a ransomware attack last August that has compromised the information of nearly 253,000 patients. (Image: Singing River) […]