2degrees stories - Page 6

Phishing attacks and their more recent variations such as spear-phishing and whaling are by now well-known parts of the threat landscape.

ANZ rated the third highest region for hosting Apple targeted phishing sites, accounting for 10.7% of the phishing sites blocked globally in Q3 2013.

Telco reports customer increase across New Zealand, bucking the previous trend spanning nine consecutive quarters.

Demand for mobile data across New Zealand continues to increase, doubling usage for second year in a row.

Phishing emails are designed to look like they come from a trusted source and extort personal information, which gets used in a criminal or fraudulent way.

2degrees turbocharges mobile broadband, adding 8 more cities to its network. Aiming to dominate in a tight race with $400M investment.

2degrees sees customer numbers soar to 875,656, marking a nearly 50% jump with the introduction of business services.

Kiwibank warns of phishing scams, urging customers to ignore links in fake emails mimicking the bank's communication for data access.

NetGuide pits 2degrees, Vodafone, and Telecom against each other in a battle for the best mobile carrier, aiming to help consumers decide.

Why the company is taking the credit for mobile price cuts and saying competition has slowed since 2degrees launched in 2009.

The IDEOS X3 smartphone features menus in Te Reo, and will be available at 2degrees retail stores before Christmas.

200,000 New Zealanders have ‘ported’ their number to 2degrees since its launch two years ago, the company says.

Vodafone NZ sees a sharp decline of 26,000 customers as market fresh-face 2degrees makes its mark, suggesting stiff competition ahead.

Report reveals spam at 3-year low as spammers swap botnets for malware and phishing, outsmarting traditional IP blocks.

2Degrees struggles with a £76.8m loss in its fight against Telecom and Vodafone giants, despite a revenue of £107.6m.

Internet giant pushes safety message after successful phishing attacks on military, government and political Gmail users.

Rural customers don't deserve a high speed version of the mobile duopoly New Zealanders have lived with for so long, says Chief Executive Eric Hertz.

2degrees will release its customer numbers on Friday – two and half hours after Telecom reveals the number of subscribers on its XT Network.

Telecom, Vodafone, and 2degrees face challenges as they upgrade networks and compete for faster data speeds, according to a report by Compuware.

The scam is somewhat more elaborate than many we see, and it’s worth a little analysis to see what flags we can extract from it for spotting a phisher at work.