by Admin Fraudwatch | Mar 9, 2021 | All, Expert Explanations, Social Media
During 2020, there was a rise in the number of fake ads (in Australia and around the world) that were being used to scam members of public into signing up for fake Bitcoin investments. How did they convince people it was legitimate? They used fake celebrity...
by Admin Fraudwatch | Feb 19, 2021 | Brand Abuse, Brand Protection, Expert Explanations, Social Media
In what seems to be a snap decision, Facebook has shut down hundreds of pages belonging to government agencies, businesses, hospitals and various other services by deeming their Facebook pages to be “news content”. Has your business been affected? Today,...
by Admin Fraudwatch | Feb 4, 2021 | All, Brand Abuse, Cyber Security, Dark Web, Expert Explanations
We’ve known for a long time that fraudsters use social networks to advertise their services and to share information and ideas with each other. The former Internet Relay Chat (IRC), for example, which was the old chat server used by thousands of people since 1988, is...
by Admin Fraudwatch | Jan 25, 2021 | All, Expert Explanations, Industry News
Since early 2020, the COVID-19 Global Pandemic has claimed many lives, and brought economies around the world to a halt, as countries close their borders, tell citizens to stay at home, and give businesses the bad news that they have to close their doors to...
by Admin Fraudwatch | Jan 15, 2021 | All, Brand Protection, Cyber Security, Expert Explanations
Back in December 2020, we published the first part of our Expert Explanation on double extortion titled, ‘Double Extortion – Ransomware at Another Level’ and discussed the term ‘Double Extortion’ and what it meant. To refresh your memory, attacks using ‘Double...
by Admin Fraudwatch | Jan 13, 2021 | All, Cyber Security, Expert Explanations
As we all know, 2020 has changed how people worked due to the pandemic. Businesses had to rely on remote work to continue running while allowing their staff to work in their homes’ safety. While this has worked for many companies, it has also presented...
