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Catches of the Month: Phishing Scams for April 2023

IT Governance

Welcome to our April 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. YouTube warns of monetisation scam Content creators on YouTube are being warned about a phishing campaign regarding an apparent “new monetisation policy”.

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Rapper Scams $1.2M in COVID-19 Relief, Gloats with ‘EDD’ Video

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"Nuke Bizzle" faces 22 years in prison after brazenly bragging about an identity-theft campaign in his music video, "EDD.".

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in October 2022 – 9.9 Million Records Breached

IT Governance

If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Our Cyber Incident Response service provides the help you need to deal with the threat, as our experts guide you through the recovery process. They’ll review the breach, mitigate the damage and ensure that you are up and running again as soon as possible.

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SHARED INTEL Q&A: My thoughts and opinions about cyber threats — as discussed with OneRep

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His news analysis columns, podcasts, and videos are crafted to foster a useful understanding of complex privacy and cybersecurity developments for company decision-makers and individual citizens — for the greater good. Byron: Phishing, pretexting, SMS toll fraud, baiting and tailgating are among the common tactics used by cybercriminals.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in February 2020 – 623 million records breached

IT Governance

If you’re interested in detailed breakdowns of these incidents, why not subscribe to our Weekly Round-up or visit our blog , where we have a dedicated series on phishing scams ? Louis Community College caught out by phishing scam (5,100). Gambling firm Golden Entertainment discloses details of phishing scam (unknown).

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Secure Together: Britons scammed out of £3.5 million and essential services under attack

IT Governance

It’s no surprise that phishing emails have been on the rise since the lockdown began, but a new report has found that the problem is just as bad – if not worse – for organisations directly involved in the coronavirus response. Phishing scams. million and essential services under attack appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in July 2020 ­– 77 million records breached

IT Governance

Canadian insurer Heartland Farm Mutual says an employee’s email account breached (unknown). Brazilian health insurer Hapvida discloses cyber attack (unknown). Iranian spies accidentally leaked videos of themselves (unknown). Western Australia government hacked, with COVID-19 communications intercepted (unknown).