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As the digital age expands, our reliance on social media and information technology grows, exposing us to an escalating range of cyber threats.
Some 200 businesses from different industries are taking part in phishing exercises conducted by the Defence Ministry (Mindef) and Singapore Business Federation to test their cyber resilience.
Phishing scams involving spoof emails from Netflix are emerging again, with at least 35 cases related to the ruse since Oct 1, said Singapore police.
SINGAPORE: With the year-end sale season round the corner, online shoppers will need to guard against a surge in parcel delivery phishing scams, which may involve conmen posing as SingPost.
SINGAPORE: A surge in parcel delivery scams in 2024 has cost victims here at least S$616,000, the police warned on Friday (Sept 20).
SEOUL: Police have busted a Vietnam-based scam ring suspected of stealing more than 10 billion won (US$7.5 million) through phishing schemes involving fake mobile wedding invitations and delivery notifications, officials said Friday (Sept 20).
KUALA LUMPUR: CyberSecurity Malaysia has issued an alert to users and organisations to be cautious of possible phishing attacks by cybercriminals following the CrowdStrike global disruption.
SINGAPORE: Around 13 per cent of scams analysed by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) in 2023 were likely generated by artificial intelligence (AI) – indicating that scams are getting more convincing even as overall cyber threat numbers fell or remained constant, compared with 2022 figures.
KUALA LUMPUR: Nine police reports have been lodged over a phishing scam using a recycling service, involving RM249,693 in losses.
FROM PROF DR SELVAKUMAR MANICKAM
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Computer Emergency Response Team (MyCert) has issued a critical alert following reports of increased phishing attacks leveraging the recent CrowdStrike incident which caused a global IT outage.
There's been a profound shift in how phishing attacks are executed. Earlier forms of phishing focused primarily on email, but nowadays threat actors are increasingly weaponizing phone and voice calls (aka. vishing or voice phishing) to con or compromise users. In fourth quarter 2023, vishing attacks rose by 260 percent when compared to the fourth quarter of 2022.
SINGAPORE: A man allegedly involved in parcel delivery phishing scams was charged on Thursday (June 27) for multiple offences including cheating, money laundering and obstructing the course of justice.
The Cyber Security Brunei (CSB) has successfully suspended or taken down 1,023 phishing websites, according to the Minister of Transport and Infocommunications of Brunei.
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and the police have foiled a data phishing attempt via SMS in a joint operation on Thursday (June 20).
The Cyber Security Brunei (CSB) has successfully suspended or taken down 1,023 phishing websites, reported Xinhua, quoting the Minister of Transport and Infocommunications of Brunei.
SINGAPORE: A new variant of phishing scams, involving fraudulent Budget 2024 infographics, is making its rounds online, said the police in an advisory on April 23.
The new tools will help detect the most urgent risks faster, from phishing emails to potential insider threats.
Phishing scams have been the bane of the digital age, tricking victims into handing over their hard-earned money.
There are many ways to impersonate reputed sites to gain an individual's personal details.
