Last year I wrote Tax Season Equals Fraud Season, and this year is no different. On February 3, the IRS issued an urgent alert warning businesses that threat actors are again using the same executive impersonation scam from last year, except in 2017 they have expanded beyond for-profit businesses to non-profit organizations, such as schools, … [Read more...] about Here we go again! Tax Season Scams are Back
Phishing
Fraud Prevention: Developing a High-Impact Fraud Protection Program
Sophisticated techniques to evade detection Today’s cybercriminals use a host obfuscation techniques to evade detection which makes it extremely difficult to identify the many elements needed to investigate cyber-attacks. Techniques include geographic IP address blocking and browser language detection. A cybercriminal will often create … [Read more...] about Fraud Prevention: Developing a High-Impact Fraud Protection Program
Survey shows a staggering 24% of consumers have been duped by online counterfeiters
In the U.S. alone, online retail sales are projected to grow 57% to $414 billion by 2018. As the volume of online shopping grows and the number of e-commerce channels increase, so do the opportunities for counterfeiters. As savvy shoppers seek out the best deals online, they face an increased risk from the sale of counterfeit goods by brand … [Read more...] about Survey shows a staggering 24% of consumers have been duped by online counterfeiters