Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

The FBI claims couriers are being used to circumvent bank transfers in crypto investment schemes

Phishers check in, your credentials check out, Microsoft warns An ongoing phishing campaign disguised as a Booking.com email casts keystroke and credential-stealing malware into hospitality employees' inboxes for financial fraud and theft, according to Microsoft Threat Intelligence.…

GAO: SSA Fails to Meet Industry and Federal Electronic Verification System GoalsThe Social Security Administration is facing criticism for failing to update its fraud prevention technology, leaving financial institutions and federal authorities at risk of missing synthetic identity scams, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.

UK’s Financial Ombudsman warns fraud and scams hit a record high in Q2 2024

Scammers' tactics are tiresomely familiar: get-rich-quick schemes and data harvesting China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has warned local netizens that fake wallet apps for the nation's central bank digital currency (CBDC) are already circulating and being abused by scammers.…

A top financial entity warned that its brand is being used to spread cyber scams, as fraud efforts persist throughout the country.

American Hospital Association Warns of Social Engineering SchemesThe American Hospital Association is warning of increasingly sophisticated social engineering scams targeting hospital IT help desks with schemes involving the stolen credentials of revenue cycle and other finance employees to commit payment fraud against the institutions.

Fake ads for loans, jobs and properties are on the rise