Back to school is synonymous with the fall season for many, and for cybercriminals looking to capitalize on students, distracted shoppers, people away from home and the holiday season cusp, it is 'back to fraud.'

Autumn not only brings phishing and other related social engineering attacks geared toward the season, but it also extends to many trending fraud schemes and malware.

As cybercrime incidents climb, expect elevated levels of malicious emails and phishing heading into fall, experts warned.

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Roy Urrico

Roy W. Urrico specializes in articles about financial technology and services for Credit Union Times, as well as ghostwriting, copywriting, and case studies. Also: writer/editor of a semi-annual newsletter for Association for Financial Technology since 1997 and history projects funded by the U.S Interior Department, National Park Service and Warren County (N.Y.).