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 Ransomware Gains Traction, UK BEC Fraud Spikes

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As reported earlier this week, a new strain of ransomware has been hitting US firms and firms based overseas. In comments reported earlier this week, cyber insurance security responder Tom Bennett of CFC Underwriting told The Financial Times that that claims surged in June and July. Corporate Wire Fraud.

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TSB urges Facebook and Instagram owner to better protect users from fraud

TheGuardian

Bank says UK consumers could lose £250m from scams originating on Meta platforms in 2023 Fraud on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp is projected to cost victims £250m this year, a leading UK bank has said, adding to pressure on the tech firms’ parent company, Meta, to tackle scams on its platforms.

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Post-GDPR, Deliveroo Probed Over Data Security

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In 2016, customers took to social media to complain about a similar thing. The activity reported arises from customers using the same usernames and passwords on multiple online accounts and those details being involved in a data breach on another platform, not on Deliveroo,” a Deliveroo spokesperson said. “The

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How fraudsters target different generations

Independent Banker

Financial fraud and cyber attacks aren’t a one-age-fits-all scenario. Community banks can find ways to mitigate age-related fraud through technology, as well as by educating their customers of their particular risks. We look at community banks’ options for fighting this type of crime. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Rehman Khan, Travelers.

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US Treasury Warns Banks Of Twitter Crypto Scam

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FinCEN goes on to list a number of the indicators that one has encountered a scam, such as promises of a high or guaranteed investment in return for payments, spelling-error-ridden social media posts or other communications asking for money, any solicitations where the person asking isn’t from a reputable organization and multiple posts from (..)

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New Twitter Tools Enhance Privacy Protection

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Starting today, you’ll be able to tell us more about the Tweet you are reporting,” the company’s Twitter Safety account wrote on Thursday (March 7). Twitter isn’t the only social media site looking to boost its privacy measures. We want to move faster in reviewing reported Tweets that share personal information.

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The cyber security threat landscape in financial services

Insights on Business

Gary Meshell, WW Leader Financial Services, IBM Security, opened his IBM Think 2019 talk, How Financial Services Companies Should Respond to Cyber Security Attacks with a bold assertion and truism. IBM and TD Bank jointly developed cyber security incident response solution for the financial services industry. Phishing attacks.