19th & 22nd

  Intuit warns QuickBooks customers of ongoing phishing attacks https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/intuit-warns-quickbooks-customers-of-ongoing-phishing-attacks/ SOURCE:  Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer Cox Media Group confirms ransomware attack that took down broadcasts https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cox-media-group-confirms-ransomware-attack-that-took-down-broadcasts/ SOURCE:  Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer

  Crypto firm mistakenly sends out $89M, asks users to please return it https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/crypto-firm-mistakenly-sends-out-89m-asks-users-to-please-return-it/ar-AAP7Wzt?ocid=msedgntp SOURCE:  Irina Ivanova, CBS News Transnational Fraud Ring Bilks U.S. Military Service Members Out of Millions https://threatpost.com/transnational-fraud-military-members/175298/ SOURCE:  Tara Seals, threat post 

  BazarCall malware uses malicious call centers to infect victims https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bazarcall-malware-uses-malicious-call-centers-to-infect-victims/ SOURCE:  Lawrence Abrams, Bleeping Computer  Roku setup, activation scam doesn't include cold calls, bogus links: What to know https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/03/31/roku-activation-setup-tech-support-scam/4817991001/ SOURCE:  Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press  (via USA TODAY)

  Scammers target universities in ongoing IRS phishing attacks https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/scammers-target-universities-in-ongoing-irs-phishing-attacks/ SOURCE:  Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer Twitter Is Banning Amazon ‘Ambassadors’ and It’s a Total Mess https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dpnb5/twitter-is-banning-amazon-ambassadors-and-its-a-total-mess SOURCE: Emanuel Maiberg, Motherboard 

  FTC fines Amazon work-from-home scammer $2 million https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/19/22340046/ftc-amazon-scam-work-from-home-2-million SOURCE:  Kim Lyons, The Verge  Russian man pleads guilty to Tesla hacking plot https://www.cyberscoop.com/tesla-hack-russian-guilty-nevada/ SOURCE:  Shannon Vavra, CyberScoop 

  Homeowners now face a new fee when refinancing https://www.yahoo.com/money/homeowners-face-new-fee-when-refinancing-213221281.html SOURCE:  Dhara Singh, Yahoo Finance Scammers are trying to rob Amazon Prime users of $800. Here's what to know. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/12/06/amazon-prime-scam-charges-what-to-know/3811708001/ SOURCE:  Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press  (via USA Today)

Informative information about fibroid treatment and a new stimulus check scam... Modern-day Tuskegee Experiment? What Black women are not being told https://rollingout.com/2020/11/05/modern-day-tuskegee-experiment-what-black-women-are-not-being-told/ SOURCE:  Dr. John C. Lipman, Rolling Out  Got a text about a $1,200 stimulus check? Don't click, IRS says https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/taxes/got-a-text-about-a-1-200-stimulus-check-don-t-click-irs-says/ar-BB1aSw0B?ocid=msedgntp SOURCE:  Aimee Picchi, CBS News  (via MSN News)

 News regarding stimulus scams and preparing your taxes... IRS Warns On New Scam Related To Stimulus Checks https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2020/11/04/irs-warns-on-new-scam-related-to-stimulus-checks/?sh=e69bd1f42b59 SOURCE:  Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes Deducting medical expenses for a major illness or injury https://www.aol.com/2020-11-03-deducting-medical-expenses-for-a-major-illness-or-injury-23864470.html SOURCE:  Turbo Tax Staff (via AOL News)

 More tech and political news... Beware a New Google Drive Scam Landing in Inboxes https://www.wired.com/story/beware-a-new-google-drive-scam-landing-in-inboxes/#intcid=_wired-homepage-right-rail_ea2e19f6-4a71-4139-b87f-36eae92512d0_popular4-1 SOURCE:  Wired.com Twitter explains how it will handle misleading tweets about the US election results https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/02/twitter-explains-how-it-will-handle-misleading-tweets-about-the-us-election-results/ SOURCE:  Leslie Josephs, CNBC

 I don't blame WFH employees for not wanting to go back to a closed-in work environment. The perks of not having to sit in traffic and not having to worry about daycare, is too much to give up. When to Stop Working From Home? How About Never, Workers Say https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-16/back-to-the-office-some-workers-don-t-want-to-do-it-full-time SOURCE:  Suzanne Woolley, Bloomberg What if You Don’t Want to Go Back to the Office? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/business/pandemic-work-from-home-coronavirus.html SOURCE:  Maria Cramer & Mihir Zaveri, The New York Times A scary scam is targeting work from home employees: Here's what you need to know https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/mcafee-multi-access-software-165039896.html SOURCE:  Kristine Solomon, Yahoo Life