Security News

Belgian bank Crelan loses €70 million to BEC scammers (Help Net Security)
2016-01-26 10:53

Belgian bank Crelan has become a victim of fraudsters. According to a statement (in Dutch) published last week, the bank has lost over 70 million euros (around $75,8 million). The theft was perpetr...

Scammers target citizens filing tax returns online (Help Net Security)
2016-01-06 08:21

As ten million people prepare to complete their tax returns online in January, British citizens are being bombarded with scams. Forty per cent have received phishing emails which appeared to be from H...

FTC amends telemarketing rule to ban payment methods used by scammers (Help Net Security)
2015-11-19 12:30

The Federal Trade Commission has approved final amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), including a change that will help protect consumers from fraud by prohibiting four discrete types of p...