{"id":2014,"date":"2023-03-18T05:43:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T05:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=2014"},"modified":"2023-03-18T05:43:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T05:43:55","slug":"march-18-daily-news-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/scam\/march-18-daily-news-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"March 18 &#8211; Daily News Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scam news 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Online Scam Alert: Vulnerability Found<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/online-frauds.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Online Scam\" data-rl_caption=\"Online Scam\" title=\"Online Scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"398\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/online-frauds.png\" alt=\"Online Scam \" class=\"wp-image-2015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/online-frauds.png 398w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/online-frauds-300x290.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Online Scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent survey has revealed that, despite being overconfident in their ability to identify online scams, one-quarter of consumers still fall victim to them. The findings highlight the need for greater education and awareness around online security, particularly when it comes to the risks of phishing attempts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study, conducted by cybersecurity firm F-Secure, surveyed ample users in the United States to assess their knowledge and awareness of online security.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalinformationworld.com\/2023\/03\/online-scam-alert-study-finds-users.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.digitalinformationworld.com\/2023\/03\/online-scam-alert-study-finds-users.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scam news 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The FakeCalls Android Banking Scam is Back<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/banking.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"FakeCalls\" data-rl_caption=\"FakeCalls\" title=\"FakeCalls\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"399\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/banking.png\" alt=\"FakeCalls\" class=\"wp-image-2016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/banking.png 399w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/banking-300x283.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FakeCalls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The scam designed to intercept customer support calls and steal banking data using fake Android apps has returned, and it\u2019s more effective than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially discovered almost a year ago, the malware known as FakeCalls has returned and researchers from cybersecurity firm Check Point (opens in new tab) have indicated that it has employed further evasion techniques.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/the-fakecalls-android-banking-scam-is-back\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/the-fakecalls-android-banking-scam-is-back\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scam news 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Call promises to reduce cable bill by 50% &#8211; It&#8217;s a scam<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-47.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"Cable scam\" data-rl_caption=\"Cable scam\" title=\"Cable scam\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-47-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Cable scam\" class=\"wp-image-2017\" width=\"447\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-47-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-47-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-47-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-47-624x351.png 624w, https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/image-47.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cable scam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A phone call claims you&#8217;re about to miss out on a 50% discount on your cable bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a scam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The call begins like this: &#8220;Hi, there. This call is to remind you that Comcast Xfinity will be canceling the 50% discount offer, which was not applied on your account.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comcast Xfinity has been warning customers about this scam call for months.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/article\/scam-call-promises-big-reduction-in-cable-bill\/43327604\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/article\/scam-call-promises-big-reduction-in-cable-bill\/43327604\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scam news 1 Online Scam Alert: Vulnerability Found A recent survey has revealed that, despite being overconfident in their ability to identify online scams, one-quarter of consumers still fall victim to them. The findings highlight the need for greater education and awareness around online security, particularly when it comes to the risks of phishing attempts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awareness","category-scam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2014"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2018,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2014\/revisions\/2018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}