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Business Email Compromise Scam Advisory
The police continue to urge companies to review business processes to guard against the ‘Business E-mail Compromise’ scam, saying the most recent of these cases was reported to police on Thursday, and “involved employees of a company who were in receipt of several e-mails which purported to be from their boss, instructing them to wire over... Read more of this article
Police: Email Scam Attempts To Extort Money
The police are advising people to “remain vigilant regarding phone calls, e-mails and other correspondence from unknown persons that attempt to obtain personal information,” and provided a sample of one such email, which tried to extort someone alleging they had watched “adult vids.” A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda... Read more of this article
BPS: ‘Frauds Resulted In Loss Of $1.3M & $4M’
[Updated] Police have received three reports in the last 10 days from local businesses “regarding significant cyber-enabled fraud incidents,” and “two frauds resulted in the loss of $1.3M and $4M in separate incidents, and the third attempt at a different business was discovered before funds were actually transferred.” “An... Read more of this article
Complaints Over Consultation Email Issues
[Updated] Bernews has received multiple complaints that the emails for both consultations — the ATV proposal and domestic partnership bill — appear to not functioning correctly for some people. The environmental group BEST has expressed concern about the ATV feedback email, saying, “It has come to our attention that the internet address... Read more of this article
Advisory: Petya Ransomware Variant Outbreak
The Ministry of National Security is today [June 27] advising that a new variant of Petya ransomware, also known as Petwrap, is spreading rapidly due to the same Windows SMBv1 vulnerability that the WannaCry ransomware abused. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Government’s Cybersecurity Working Group has been monitoring the concerns, and has... Read more of this article
HSBC Reviewing To “Prevent Future Incidents”
Following an email being sent to a “small number” of retail banking customers which “unfortunately included an attachment containing personal information of some of HSBC Bermuda’s customers,” HSBC said they “takes the security of its customers’ information extremely seriously” and are “currently reviewing... Read more of this article
Police Advisory: Deceptive E-mail Circulating
In light of a deceptive e-mail circulating claiming to be from “Inspector Williams Ford of the Interpol Bermuda Unit” stating that the recipient’s significant other was arrested, the police are reminding the public to remain vigilant regarding online fraud. A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service would like to remind... Read more of this article
Ransomware Virus: Ministry Urges Vigilance
Following Friday’s large scale cyber-attack which infected more than 230,000 computers in 150 countries, the Ministry of National Security is “encouraging public vigilance”. The Minister of National Security Jeff Baron said that the incident is “significant and serious enough” to warrant the oversight of the Emergency Measures... Read more of this article
Consumer Affairs Warns Of Deceptive E-Mail
Consumer Affairs is warning the public about a deceptive phishing e-mail being circulated in Bermuda, purportedly sent on behalf of The Department of Consumer Affairs. The fraudulent e-mail letter claims that a complaint has been filed against your business which requires your response to the attached link in writing within ten days. Karen Marshall,... Read more of this article
Bermuda Mentions In ‘Podesta Email’ Leaks
While most of them appear to refer to items that have already been publicly reported, mentions of Bermuda can be found in the ‘Podesta Emails’, a mass release of emails by Wikileaks which were apparently obtained by hacking the emails of Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta [pictured]. A search of the Wikileaks website shows that... Read more of this article
Premier ‘Had Robust And Productive Exchanges’
Premier Michael Dunkley said that since launching the ‘Ask Your Premier’ email in mid August, he has been “extremely encouraged” at the level of engagement and interest shared by residents on a number of issues important to them. “The public will be aware that the ‘Ask Your Premier’ email address was created so that Premier Dunkley... Read more of this article
BPS Warn Of Business Email Compromise Scam
Saying that Bermuda has “already seen a number of local businesses having encountered the ‘Business Email Compromise’ scam, some of whom have experienced substantial financial loss,” the police have warned businesses of a scam which targets employees who perform regular wire transfers. A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police... Read more of this article
