Fake Netflix websites aim to steal payment data

Fake Netflix websites aim to steal payment data | Sharp rise in online shopping fuels payment data thefts | Coronavirus research lab alerts volunteers to data theft Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( April 9, 2020 [Data Security & Privacy SmartBrief]( [Data Security & Privacy SmartBrief]( [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ⋅ [ARCHIVE]( [] Top Story [] [Fake Netflix websites aim to steal payment data]( Fake Netflix websites aim to steal payment data (Olivier Douliery/Getty Images) Cybercriminals have created Netflix look-alike websites that steal users' data and financial information, cybersecurity firm Check Point reports. Consumers are advised to look for spelling errors in promotional emails and on webpages and to create unique passwords for each service they use. Full Story: [USA Today]( (4/5) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Data Security & Privacy [] [Sharp rise in online shopping fuels payment data thefts]( The surge in online shopping resulting from stay-at-home directives has brought an increase in digital credit card skimming. The scam, in which malware is hidden in payment pages of e-commerce sites to steal credit card information, is difficult for consumers to detect, but experts say shoppers can minimize the threat by using only sites that already have their payment information stored. Full Story: [Fox News]( (4/2) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Coronavirus research lab alerts volunteers to data theft]( UK-based Hammersmith Medicines Research, which is preparing to perform coronavirus vaccine trials, has begun notifying volunteers that the ransomware attack it suffered in March resulted in the posting of volunteer data, including identity documents, test results and consent forms. The information was posted on a site run by the Maze cybercrime group after Hammersmith refused to pay ransom. Full Story: [BleepingComputer]( (4/7) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] - [Remote work will increase identity theft risk]( PaymentsJournal (4/9) [] - [Bogus texts claim recipients owe coronavirus-related fines]( Infosecurity (U.K.) (4/2) [] Cyber Risk [] [Don't keep all your clients' secrets in one place]( The need for cybersecurity has been drilled into lawyers, but those entrusted with trade secrets must go to even greater lengths. Kate Black of Greenberg Traurig advises splitting up data among servers because "if a hacker or an attacker were ever to get access to one database, they wouldn't have the full record." Full Story: [Daily Business Review (Miami) (tiered subscription model)]( (4/2) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Hackers seize on pandemic to attack health care entities]( Hackers seize on pandemic to attack health care entities (Pixabay) Ransomware-delivering phishing emails purporting to be from the World Health Organization, websites offering phony coronavirus "vaccine kits" and cyberattacks on testing labs and health departments are examples of how cybercriminals are trying to capitalize on the coronavirus pandemic. The gravity of the situation has prompted hundreds of cybersecurity experts to join the recently formed COVID-19 Cyber Threat Intelligence League to help health care entities defend themselves against what one of the league's founders, Marc Rogers, called "a cybercrime gold rush." Full Story: [SmartBrief/Health Care]( (4/6) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] By the Numbers [] [14M Key Ring app users' data exposed]( The Key Ring app stored 14 million users' data in misconfigured buckets on Amazon Web Services, vpnMentor reports. The 44 million images left exposed included credit cards, medical insurance cards, government ID cards, medical marijuana ID cards, NRA membership cards and membership lists for major retailers such as Walmart, Mattel and Foot Locker. Full Story: [Infosecurity (U.K.)]( (4/2) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Hotel industry breaches show no signs of slowing]( The persistent problem of hospitality data hacking is detailed in a digest of breaches striking the world's largest chains as well as individual properties. More than a dozen such incidents have been reported since 2010. Full Story: [Hotel News Now]( (4/7) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [] Bewildered, bewildered, you have no complaint. You are what you are, and you ain't what you ain't. John Prine, folk singer-songwriter 1946-2020 [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( LEARN MORE ABOUT AllClear ID: [About AllClear ID]( SmartBrief publishes more than 200 free industry newsletters - [Browse our portfolio]( [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Advertise with SmartBrief]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy policy]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:allclear@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE](mailto:) SmartBrief, Inc.®, 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004 Â