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ENISA Publishes Threat Landscape Reports for
2020 On October 20, 2020, the European Union Agency for
Cybersecurity ( ENISA ) published a series of reports on the threat
landscape in 2020. The reports focused on, among other things,
malware, data breaches, ransomware attacks, information leakage,
and phishing attacks. The reports identified and evaluated the top
cybersecurity threats for the period of January 2019-April
2020.
ENISA Publishes Guidelines for Securing the IoT Supply
Chain On November 9, 2020, ENISA published guidelines on securing the supply
chain for the IoT. The guidelines address the entire lifespan of
IoT product development by offering security measures for each step
(i.e., requirements and design, end use delivery and maintenance,
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The owners of a scam that targeted Latina consumers with promises of wealth and financial security are permanently prohibited from selling money-making opportunities under the terms of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.
In a complaint filed as part of the FTC’s Operation Income Illusion sweep, the agency alleged that Moda Latina BZ Inc., Esther Virginia Fernandez Aguirre, and Marco Cesar Zarate Quíroz specifically targeted Latina consumers in Spanish-language ads on TV with false promises of earnings at home.
“This scheme targeted Spanish-language TV viewers with lies about making money from home,” said Daniel Kaufman, acting director of the FTC s Bureau of Consumer Protection. “Anyone considering a work-from-home offer should take time and do research before spending their money.
New cases, FTC data highlight broad scope of scams making false promises of big income Published on December 14, 2020
The Federal Trade Commission, along with 19 federal, state, and local law enforcement partners today announced a nationwide crackdown on scams that target consumers with fake promises of income and financial independence that have no basis in reality. The impact of these scams has intensified as scammers take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic and financial crisis.
Called “Operation Income Illusion,” the crackdown encompasses more than 50 law enforcement actions against the operators of work-from-home and employment scams, pyramid schemes, investment scams, bogus coaching courses, and other schemes that can end up costing consumers thousands of dollars.