- Sextortion Email Scams Make A Comeback
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Thursday, May 21, 2020
An old email scam is rearing its ugly head again. Sextortion artists tell intended victims “We hacked your computer, turned on the webcam, and videotaped you watching pornography.” Actually, they ...
- Nigerian Cybercriminal Group Targets Eight States With COVID-19 Schemes: Report
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, May 19, 2020
The Scattered Canary group has filed 174 fraudulent unemployment claims with the state of Washington, Agari charges. ...
- Phishing Campaigns Spoof Government and Groups Worldwide: Study
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, May 15, 2020
The templates mimic the websites of the CDC, IRS and WHO, according to a report by Proofpoint. ...
- TransUnion Analysis Shows How COVID-19 Impacts Fraud Worldwide, Millennials Most Financially
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Millennials are the group most targeted by fraudsters in COVID-19 scams, and telecom, ecommerce and financial services have been the most affected industries. Knowing this can help advertisers plan out ...
- Georgia AG Warns Of Religious Email Scam
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Monday, May 11, 2020
Scam artists are posing as religious leaders in emails targeting members of synagogues and churches, according to Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr. Carr urges consumers to be "suspicious of any ...
- Email Is The Largest Malware Threat: Analysis
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Monday, May 11, 2020
Almost all cyber crime is email-based or uses email as part of the process. Here is a rundown of the threats and solutions, from anti-malware to BIMI. ...
- In-home Health Staffers Warned Of Red Flags For Gouging Emails
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Friday, May 8, 2020
In-home healthcare workers are being targeted for emails making phony PPE offers. Here are the red flag they should watch for to avoid being gouged. ...
- Database Prevails Against Spamhaus, But Not Entitled To Removal From Blocklist
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Database USA may be eligible to recover monetary damages from Spamhaus for any lost profits incurred as a result of being on the blocklist. ...
- Pandemic-Related Malicious Activity Rising, With Online Retailers Hardest Hit
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Spam and opportunistic detection rose 26.3%, while impersonations rose 30.3%, malware rose 35.16%, and blocking of URL clicks rose 55.8%. Lookalike domains are easily forged, according to a report released ...
- Google Blocked 100 Bad Ads Per Second In 2019
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, April 30, 2020
Google released its 2019 transparency report Thursday, outlining its actions to stop fraudulent online activities and protect advertisers, publishers and people searching for information. ...
- GlobeX Data Readies New Email Security Platform
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Friday, April 24, 2020
GlobeX Data is set to launch a platform to help firms reduce Business Email Compromise scams as employees work at home during the COVID-19 crisis. The Custodia platform will be ...
- UK Launches Phishing Email Reporting Service
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, April 22, 2020
The UK’s National Cyber Security Center had launched what it calls a Suspicious Email Reporting Service, in response to a barrage of COVID-19-themed phishing attacks. The service was developed in ...
- Authorities Warn Of Coronavirus Scams
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Sunday, April 19, 2020
Consumers are being harassed by a barrage of emails, texts and robo-calls offering COVID-19 testing kits, bogus treatments and financial help. Some claim to be from government agencies or the ...
- COVID-19 Spam Jam: Gmail Says It Blocks 100 Million Phishing Emails Per Day
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Friday, April 17, 2020
Some phishing messages impersonate the World Health Organization, and at least one asks for donations in bitcoin. ...
- Facebook Sues Software Developer For Allegedly Circumventing Ad Review Filters
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 9, 2020
Facebook has sued the founder of LeadCloak for allegedly enabling advertisers to circumvent the social networking service's filters, in order to run deceptive ads related to COVID-19, pharmaceuticals, fake news ...
- COVID-19 Chill: Ecommerce Sales Are Up, But So Is Fraud
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Garden equipment transactions have risen the most on a percentage basis, ACI Worldwide reports. ...
- COVID-19 Emails Attributed To Johns Hopkins Are Fake, University Says
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, April 6, 2020
The alleged false reports include an "excellent summary." The university says it has no connection to it, according to school news service the "Hub." ...
- Bad Actors Exploit COVID-19 Crisis, Report States
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 2, 2020
One phishing email uses the subject line, 'Trump Administration Covid-19 Check for Most Americans,' Proofpoint reports. ...
- 'Trump Health Bombshell': Pro-Prez E-Letter Raises Funds, Carries Cure-All Ads
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Monday, March 30, 2020
One ad implies that the President has benefitted from a purported stem cell product, HuffPost alleges. ...
- Phishing Email Warns: You've Been Exposed To COVID-19, Go To A Hospital
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, March 30, 2020
The malicious email appears to come from a legitimate hospital, KnowBe4 reports. ...
- Scammers Are Sending Fake COVID-19 Insurance Offers, Group Warns
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Fraudulent pitches are being made through phishing emails. They offer non-existent products, ranging from pandemic insurance to free vaccines and test kits. ...
- TransUnion: Social Distancing Predicted To Increase Online Fraud As Ecommerce Purchases Rise
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, March 24, 2020
TransUnion identified a 23% increase in ecommerce transactions in the week after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic -- March 11 -- compared to the year-ago per ...
- COVID-19 Cyber Cons: Email Scams Are On The Rise
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Monday, March 23, 2020
A firm is offering $4.95 test kits by email, according to the first legal action filed by the U.S. Department of Justice. ...
- Phishing Campaign Targets People Working At Home During Covid-19 Outbreak
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, March 16, 2020
Threat actors use a fake OneDrive login in credential-stealing scam, Mimecast reports. ...
- FTC, FDA Crack Down On False Advertising, Marketing Related To Coronavirus
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Last week, warning letters were sent to companies advertising products like teas, essential oils, herbs and colloidal silver. ...
- Trump Name Dominates In Scam Emails: Study
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, March 6, 2020
Suspicious emails using the Trump name made up the bulk of fraudulent email in January and February, Proofpoint reports. ...
- Corcoran Recovers Money Lost In Email Scam
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Monday, March 2, 2020
Corcoran’s bookkeeper had been inveigled by a fraudulent email into forwarding the payment for a renovation. But the German-based bank the bookkeeper used had not yet deposited the funds into ...
- Real Estate Mogul Victimized In Phishing Scam
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Friday, February 28, 2020
New York City real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran lost almost $400,000 after her bookkeeper fell for an email phishing scam. A cyber criminal sent an invoice to the bookkeeper seeking ...
- Retailers Hit With Spam During Holidays: Report
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, February 28, 2020
There was a 145% increase in the number of malicious campaigns overall, Mimecast reports. ...
- Amazon Cracks Down On False Promotional Claims, Price Gouging Related To Coronavirus
Inside Performance, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, February 28, 2020
In the past few weeks, Amazon stopped more than one million products from being sold that inaccurately claimed to cure or stop the spread of coronavirus. It also has stopped ...
