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Friday, August 12, 2022

Average data breach costs a business $4.4 million

 





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Australia’s ACCC warns that callers claiming to sell bonds as investments jumped 265% so far this year; scams use fake comparison websites
 
Fun Summer Viewing:  I went to a movie theater for the first time since Covid last week and saw the new movie Top Gun: Maverick .  It’s great! No politics, lots of fun. And I’m half convinced that Tom Cruise can actually act.  So have some fun and check it out.  I really think it is better than the original.
 
 
Fraud Studies. Here are links to the studies I’ve written for the Better Business Bureau: puppy fraudromance fraudBEC fraudsweepstakes/lottery fraud,  tech support fraudromance fraud money mulescrooked moversgovernment impostersonline vehicle sale scamsrental fraudgift cards,  job scams,  online shopping fraud, and crypto scams
 
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Bitcoin and cryptocurrency

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Romance Fraud and Sextortion