- Phony Drug Spammers Are Bypassing Spam Filters: Report
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Thursday, September 17, 2020
Bad actors are bypassing spam filters, using a new technique when promoting purported pharmaceutical products. The new technique relies on unconventional representation of URLs to remain
undetected. ...
- New Botnet Hits Premium Connected TV Platforms
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, September 16, 2020
DoubleVerify says the "MultiTerra" botnet, designed to create fake ad inventory across CTV and mobile platforms, leads advertisers to bid on fake impressions. ...
- Equinix Targeted In A $4.5 Million Ransomware Attack
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Friday, September 11, 2020
Equinix, a data center and collection firm, has been hit by a Netwalker ransomware attack and a $4.5 million ransom demand. The note from the threat actor included a screenshot ...
- Cyber Fraud Insurance Claims Are On The Rise: Report
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, September 11, 2020
Ransomware is the most common form of attack, but business email compromise claims have increased by 67%, Coalition reports. ...
- Malvertising Scam Driven By Personalization Hits U.S. During Labor Day Weekend
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, September 8, 2020
GeoEdge's researchers on Sunday uncovered the auto-redirect attack Morphixx, which targets site visitors using their IP address, in the U.S. after tracking it across Europe and Asia last month. ...
- TikTok Breeds Ad Scams, Pyramid Schemes, Fraudulent Celebrity Endorsements, Study Shows
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, September 3, 2020
TikTok's #ForYou page has become a haven for scammers selling fake mobile applications, diet pills, drop-shipped goods, fake gift cards and more, according to data released Thursday. ...
- Phishing Artists Use Microsoft Logo and Dotloop Boilerplate, Retarus Says
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, September 2, 2020
The emails contain links to fake real estate contracts, with the object of getting victims to surrender their passwords. ...
- Dashlane Says The Secret Word, Finds Value In A Super Bowl Buy
Brand Insider, Steve Smith - Thursday, August 27, 2020
Going into its big ad buy at the 2020 Super Bowl, password and security manager Dashlane knew that one shot of exposure wasn't enough. ...
- Fraud Follows Connected TV Boom
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, August 20, 2020
The benchmark report on the state of media quality for advertisers addresses brand suitability, fraud, viewability and performance, as advertisers seek to maximize return on their digital investments. The report ...
- Fly By Night: Airline Emails Wide Open To Cyber Fraud, Study Finds
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Only 7% of airlines worldwide protect travelers with 'Reject,' the highest level of DMARC protection, Proofpoint reports. And you thought lack of social distancing on flights was the main hassle ...
- Google Tests Domain URLs That Aim To Help Prevent Scams, Phishing
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, August 13, 2020
Google is testing a feature that will display a website domain name on the Google Chrome address bar, rather than the full URL, allowing people to read and identify the ...
- Phishing Campaigns Now Target Office 365 Executive Accounts: Report
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Researchers have seen an uptick in business email compromise attacks. Many now target Office 365 executive accounts. ...
- The Blackbaud Data Attack: Should The Company Have Paid Ransom?
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, August 7, 2020
The cloud software firm paid cyber criminals to delete data exposed in a ransomware attack. ...
- Cyber Criminals Exploit COVID-19, Study Says
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, August 6, 2020
Agari reports a 3,000% increase in COVID-19-themed phishing attacks from March to June. ...
- Consumers Are Increasingly Being Victimized Online, Study Finds
Digital News Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, August 3, 2020
Almost a quarter of all consumers had their identity stolen in 2019, Hartford Steam Boiler reports. ...
- Finance Mobile Apps Most Exposed To Fraud, Gaming Hit By Install Hijacking
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, July 29, 2020
As mobile app demand and acquisition activity spiked in first-half 2020, fraudsters tried to take advantage. An annual fraud report released this week finds that exposure to app install fraud ...
- Apple Co-Founder Sues YouTube Over Bitcoin Scam Videos
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, July 24, 2020
Steve Wozniak says fraudsters are using his name and image in YouTube videos that promote a cryptocurrency scam. ...
- Account Hijackers Often Stay For A Week Or More, Sell Data To Other Cyber Felons
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, July 23, 2020
Phishing artists have created a specialized economy in which accounts are sold and passwords stolen, Barracuda reports. ...
- Credential Attacks Targeting Media Companies On The Rise, Report Finds
Digital News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Sharply rising "credential stuffing attacks" in 2019 were directed at media companies, a new study by Akamai finds, with a 63% year-over-year increase in thee video media sector overall. ...
- COVID-19 Is The Most Popular Email Subject In Fraud Test
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, July 16, 2020
The most-clicked actual emails sent include bogus password resets, tagging of photos and new messages. ...
- People Impersonation Attacks Are On The Upswing In Email: Study
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, July 16, 2020
Almost half of IT and security personnel have seen spoofing of colleagues and customers, GreatHorn reports. ...
- What Thieves Pay For Passwords -- And Brands' Responsibility To Protect Them
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, July 9, 2020
More than 15 billion exposed credentials are in circulation on the dark web -- up 300% since 2018 -- from more than 100,000 data breaches, according to data released this ...
- Suspected BEC Scam Artists Arrested After Flaunting Wealth in Social Media: Report
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Dubai police have arrested two Nigerians suspected of participating in business email compromise scams after they allegedly had flaunted their wealth in social media. The two have been extradited to ...
- Microsoft Fights COVID-19 Cyber Scam
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, July 8, 2020
Microsoft had filed suit last year against several John Does, alleging cyber fraud. Apparently they are back. ...
- Russian Cyber Gang Attempts Two-Pronged BEC Scam: Agari
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Cosmic Lynx targets employees at the VP level while impersonating outside legal counsel in a purported M&A transaction. ...
- Consumers Buying More Fake Health, Beauty Products As Ecommerce Surges
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, July 7, 2020
About 64% of U.S. consumers say they lost money purchasing poor-quality health and beauty goods online in the past year, especially since the beginning of the pandemic. The average loss ...
- Amazon, Google, Facebook To Face New EU Legislation On Content, Competition, Taxes
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Sunday, July 5, 2020
The goal is to quash anticompetitive behavior in companies such as Google, Amazon and Facebook. It would make the companies pay more taxes and take more responsibility for illegal content ...
- Login Attack Spoofs Mailgun And SendGrid, Researchers Say
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, July 2, 2020
The "pernicious" attack also bypasses secure email gateways and DMARC, Ironscales reports. ...
- UK Retailers Offered Fake Coronavirus Grants By Email
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Thursday, June 25, 2020
The UK has its own version of a coronavirus email scam. Retailers are receiving messages offering fake business grants. ...
- Second Wave Of COVID-19 Could Drive New Email Scams, Company Says
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, June 22, 2020
Consumers should avoid clicking on links in emails and instead go to brand websites, IDStrong warns. ...
