Scams stories
Cost of fraud in Asia Pacific rose 10%-16% from pre-pandemic levels, with digital banks and alternative lenders hit hardest.
INTERPOL crackdown on telecom and social engineering scams results in 2,000 arrests and $50m of illicit funds intercepted.
Employees who receive 30-60 external emails per day could be wasting 11 hours every year looking through and identifying spam messages.
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KnowBe4 has warned it expects to see an increase in QR Codes and the WhatsApp chat platform being used for phishing and other scams.
No one is safe from online scammers, and many of these scammers have capitalised on the pandemic, using this confusing time to attack more people than ever.
Payment fraud attempts have risen by 23% in the past year, according to a report by Sift. Businesses are advised to be proactive in preventing attacks.
New research has found that IT decision-makers are complacent about risks to the business from phishing and business email compromise, also known as CEO fraud.
No matter who the victim is or how sophisticated the scheme may be, there is always a way to sniff out fraud before it's too late.
Digital payments have become second nature for shoppers, but scammers are taking advantage. How can the industry fight back?.
A new international cryptocurrency trading scam called CryptoRom targets iPhone and Android users through popular dating apps.
Telstra customers in Australia are being targeted by a new scam that aims to steal credit card details through phishing techniques.
Norton says between January and March of this year, it thwarted more than 37,098,261 threats, the equivalent of around 403,241 threats per day.
Cybercriminals are capitalising on global events using deepfakes and crypto scams to mislead consumers, a new report has revealed.
COVID-19 has led to a surge in scams in New Zealand, with investment fraud and romance scams topping the list, according to ASB data.
As remote work pushes more Australians online, the increase in cybercrime hits record-high rates, sparking significant concerns.
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Surge in crypto scams and investment frauds in Australia, particularly dating scams, raises concerns as ASIC reports doubling of financial scams in 2021.
New Zealand's elderly population is at risk of cyber threats due to a lack of online safety knowledge and support systems, says Age Concern NZ.
Scammers are using COVID-19 to exploit New Zealanders' personal information and financial details, warns cybersecurity agency Netsafe.
