Tag: fraud
News and information from the Advent IM team.
COVID Vaccine Fraudster Jailed For 4 Years Over Cyber-Scam
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
A fraudster has been sentenced to more than four years in prison after being caught sending out mass scam text messages about COVID-19 vaccines, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. Read via Law360.
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Mike Gillespie │ Security Think Tank: Security culture must underpin vaccine passports
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM Blog Industry News
There are various topics we need to address with regard to any kind of vaccine passport. If we skip those areas, then securing it will become even more challenging and the likelihood for fraud increases. Read via Computer Weekly.
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The future: a unified approach to fraud and security.
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM Blog
By Derek Willins, Head of Business Development at Advent IM. Fraud (credit card, identity and cyber-fraud) is now the crime that British citizens are most likely to become a victim of. In England, the number of reported fraud crimes against the person were 3.7m, outstripping theft against the person at 3.4m (Office of National Statistics, […]
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The future: a unified approach to fraud and security.
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM Blog
By Derek Willins, Head of Business Development at Advent IM. Fraud (credit card, identity and cyber-fraud) is now the crime that British citizens are most likely to become a victim of. In England, the number of reported fraud crimes against the person were 3.7m, outstripping theft against the person at 3.4m (Office of National Statistics, […]
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The future: a unified approach to fraud and security.
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Advent IM Blog
By Derek Willins, Head of Business Development at Advent IM. Fraud (credit card, identity and cyber-fraud) is now the crime that British citizens are most likely to become a victim of. In England, the number of reported fraud crimes against the person were 3.7m, outstripping theft against the person at 3.4m (Office of National Statistics, […]
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Social Media Oversharing Exposes 80% of Office Workers
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Over 80% of British and American employees overshare on social media, potentially exposing themselves and their organization to online fraud, phishing and other cyber-threats, according to Tessian. Read via InfoSecurityMag.
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Track trace fraud alert
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
SCAMMERS are finding it ‘blisteringly easy’ to pose as coronavirus contact tracers, experts said yesterday. Anyone armed with a ‘simple app and zero technical knowhow’ can make it appear as if they are calling from the official number that is being used by the new team of NHS trackers. Read story by Dominic Yeatman in […]
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Scammers using fake PayPal emails stole over £1m in the UK in last quarter
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Fraudsters tricked Brits into sending over £1m worth of goods to them that they hadn’t paid for. Read via Computer Weekly.
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Podcast: Mike talks to Chris Recker of Trowers & Hamlins about Fraud, Cyber Currencies and much more…
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
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Read MoreMost UK university applicants at risk of email fraud
- by Ellie Hurst
- Industry News
The majority of hundreds of thousands of applicants to UK universities are at risk of email fraud before and after A-level results day, due to a failure to implement full Dmarc protection, a study reveals. Read full story.
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