Scams stories - Page 16
Don't delete your scam emails! You can now help beat scammers at their own game
Wed, 8th Nov 2017
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Re:scam, an artificially intelligent email programme, is designed to engage scammers in a neverending cycle of conversation.
Number of malicious emails soars 85% from previous quarter
Fri, 27th Oct 2017
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Proofpoint has released the findings from its massive Quarterly Threat Report – some of which are astonishing.
Singapore ICA impersonated in web & phone scams
Wed, 11th Oct 2017
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cybersecurity
Singapore Government warns of phone scams and phishing websites targeting Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA).
Report finds email is the go-to weapon in hackers’ arsenals
Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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Symantec has revealed malicious emails are on the rise, racking up over US$5 billion and costing businesses more than $115,000 a year.
EITest hijacks tech support scam pages to mine cryptocurrency
Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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Tech support scams are now being used as social engineering tools as part of EITest’s campaign to deliver Coinhive’s Monero cryptocurrency miner.
Email scammers targeting SMBs under guise of accounting software
Thu, 21st Sep 2017
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Cybercrime networks may be chasing smaller businesses who don’t have a dedicated infosec or IT team to help defend against scams.
Expert spells out how businesses can 'block the spears'
Tue, 12th Sep 2017
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There is no doubt about it, but spear-phishing is big business in 2017 - Menlo Security's Jason Steer explains how businesses can protect themselves.
Email phishing scam targeting UK students a ‘timely warning’
Wed, 6th Sep 2017
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UK watchdog Action Fraud has released details of an complex email phishing scam that has been touted as a much needed warning for the public.
120 reports in 12 hours: Kiwis hit by IRD tax refund scam
Fri, 25th Aug 2017
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New Zealanders have been targeted by a convincing IRD tax refund scam, with the agency receiving 120 reports in just 12 hours.
CERT NZ & Netsafe warn of scammers playing online blackmail hand
Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
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CERT NZ and Netsafe issue alert on rising online blackmail cases as scammers claim to hold incriminating videos for ransom.
SMBs warned to watch out for ‘Corporate Portal New Zealand’ scam
Fri, 18th Aug 2017
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commerce commission
The New Zealand Companies Office is once again warning organisations to watch out for fake correspondence that appears to be from ‘Corporate Portal'.
Dissecting the most common email scams that hit Aussie inboxes
Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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MailGuard explains the most common types of email scams, and why some companies are more popular targets for brandjacking than others.
Oh, sweet revenge: White hat hacker floods scammers' phone lines
Mon, 26th Jun 2017
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What happens when you put cold call scammers up against a seasoned programmer? You get sweet revenge, if the case of one security developer.
Scammers hijack MYOB brand in malicious email scams
Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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MYOB users are being warned of a major phishing scam trading on their brand, involving fake invoices and malware hosted on a Chinese domain.
IAG Insurance attempts to scam own employees - but not in a bad way
Thu, 1st Jun 2017
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The goal is not to scam them into giving back their wages, but to test them on their cyber security awareness.
US takes down Nigerian scammers involved in large scale fraud network
Tue, 30th May 2017
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fraud
US Department of Justice took down three of the main perpetrators who were part of a large-scale romance fraud network.
Education must be our secret weapon in the fight against tech support scams
Mon, 29th May 2017
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They're scammers, they're prolific & they're determined. The only way to stop them is to talk about it, especially with those who are most vulnerable.
Criminals on a mission of ambition and disruption, says Symantec
Mon, 1st May 2017
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ransomware
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email security
Ransomware attackers are increasing their ransoms; more emails are containing malicious links; and disruption is the word of the day.
The top scams you should watch out for when travelling abroad
Tue, 18th Apr 2017
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Stay vigilant abroad: Concur unveils top nine travel scams targeting tourists, from dodgy ATMs to fake hotel charges.
Fake myGov email & SMS scam asks for pics of passports, driver licences
Tue, 18th Apr 2017
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Security watchdog Stay Safe Online has issued a critical alert to Australians, warning them of a fake email and SMS scam purporting to be from myGov.