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The Big Spike In ‘CEO Fraud’

PYMNTS

Phishing/vishing/smishing/pharming, non-payment/non-delivery, extortion and personal data breaches were among the favored attack patterns last year. According to the 2019 edition of the FBI’s Internet Crime Report , last year was both a lucrative and diverse year for cybercriminals and scammers.

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Know About Phishing Attacks & Safeguard Your Crypto Assets on Coinremitter

CoinRemitter

Below are the most common types of cyber phishing you should be aware of: – Email phishing – Smishing and Vishing – Clone phishing – Pharming – HTTPS phishing Email Phishing This is the most popular as well as the most common medium of cyber phishing. What is a phishing attack?

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To Stop Scams, It’s Time to Add Sensible Friction to Easy Money

FICO

Gone are the days of reaching into my pocket for a wallet , counting out bills or wiggling a credit card free or (if you can even remember these days) finding a checkbook and filling out a paper check. They use sketchy providers who don’t normally work with law enforcement and then phish, smish, email, and robocall the heck out of people.

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