Scams stories - Page 5

Employees who receive 30-60 external emails per day could be wasting 11 hours every year looking through and identifying spam messages.

VPN Encryption: How it Protects Your Data and Keeps the Internet Secure. Learn about encryption and its role in internet security. #CyberSecurity.

KnowBe4 has warned it expects to see an increase in QR Codes and the WhatsApp chat platform being used for phishing and other scams.

Telstra customers in Australia are being targeted by a new scam that aims to steal credit card details through phishing techniques.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mimecast partners with Chillisoft to enhance cyber resilience in New Zealand and Fiji, amid growing cyber threats. #cybersecurity #partnership.

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.

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.

Norton has found 5% of New Zealanders experienced identity theft in 2021, and 10% have clicked on a fraudulent package notification link in the past 12 months.

More than three quarters of ASX 200 companies are subjecting customers, partners and employees to higher risks of email fraud.

Cryptopia went from launch to managing funds for 1.4 million investors to a significant data breach and its inevitable death - all in just five years.

Chainalysis is releasing its latest money laundering report analysing money laundering activity from the previous year.

Scammers are altering smart contracts to create fraudulent tokens and stealing money from unsuspecting individuals, warns Check Point Research.

New research by Avast shows that different generations in New Zealand are targeted by different online threats based on their primary device.