Recent research shows that human error is responsible for more than 90% of data breaches. 90%. Let that sink in for a minute. For any business, large or small, that’s a pretty frightening statistic. No organization is immune to the risk of a cyber-attack. A social engineering scam needs only one thing to be successful, […]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few years, you’re probably well aware that in internet-land, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are a big deal and they’re happening over the next few days! What does this mean for you as a consumer? Well, put simply it means you’re able to land some […]
Cyber criminals continue to improve upon tried and true methods of scamming unsuspecting businesses, and phishing and pharming attacks, while commonplace, are growing in technical sophistication. In this article, we explore the difference between these attacks, the danger they pose, and what you can do to protect your business. While their methods are different, the […]
Phishing Attacks impersonate organizations or businesses through phishing emails and fake websites. The criminals who engage in phishing attacks seek access to private and sensitive information, like login credentials, credit card details, and social security numbers. Every year, fraudsters get smarter and their techniques become more sophisticated. By constantly changing their tactics, they continue to […]
Every day, email inboxes fill up with annoying, unwanted messages. However, some of these junk messages are malicious. By using phishing emails, texts, or social media posts that lead to phishing sites, fraudsters attempt to deceive you into revealing your personal and sensitive information – bank account numbers, credit card info, Social Security number, or login IDs, usernames, […]
There’s good news and bad news. The good news: advances in technology have changed our lives in many positive ways. The bad news: crooks keep pace with technological innovations and adjust their scams accordingly. One of the many technology-based criminal scams is ‘vishing’. What is vishing? Impersonating a person or legitimate business to scam people […]
The Dark Web is Empowering Financial Crime Financial fraud and digital economic attacks are occurring more than ever thanks to the rise of new technologies and the Dark Web—the portion of the internet unavailable through traditional browsers and only accessible via specific protocols and encrypted networks. Financial crime is hardly new, but this online underbelly […]
The online threat landscape is continually evolving, and none more rapidly than phishing attacks. Cybercriminals continue to design new and more effective email phishing scams, tricking unsuspecting victims into releasing sensitive personal information and transferring money to fraudulent accounts. Spear phishing is a slightly different, but equally effective variation on the phishing email, most often […]
When your business has been the target of a cyber-attack, you want the illegal content to be removed from the web as quickly as possible. FraudWatch International is up to the task. We provide the fastest site takedown times in the industry for phishing, malware, social media, mobile apps, and brand abuse. This means that […]
What is DMARC? DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance) is a validation system for email, which allows email spoofing to be detected and prevented. It provides unprecedented visibility into legitimate and fraudulent mail sent using a company’s domain names. DMARC is built on top of two existing email standards: SPF (Sender Policy Framework) and […]