Scams stories - Page 14

We all love them and our lives are effectively run by them, but research has revealed apps are increasingly growing deceitful with ulterior motives.

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) recently warned of a sophisticated phone scam, manipulating Australians for a reported $830,000 in November.

Despite the crackdowns, Microsoft warns that these scams persist and target everyone, no matter their age or location.

Scamwatch is warning Australian businesses to take an urgent look at how they deal with accounts and invoices.

Australian businesses need to take cybersecurity more seriously as their attitudes and awareness don't match up to evolving threats.

A new phishing scam targets Apple Pay users in Australia, sending fake receipts to trick victims into revealing personal and billing information.

Around a fifth (21%) of New Zealanders who had encountered tech support scams were fooled into continuing with an interaction.

The ACCC has issued another warning to Australians to be wary of scam tactics, as victims continue to lose large sums of money.

Every day cybercriminals come up with a wide variety of phishing tactics with the intent of scamming innocent users.

Some genuine emails can often look similar to scam emails, which can lead to damaged relationships between businesses and their customers.

So far in 2018 Australians have lost more than $26 million to investment scams. Already monthly losses have increased 117% since last year.

Like phishing, SMiShing are scams that encourage users to urgently click on a link or respond directly with their personal and sensitive details.

Cybercriminals are reaping the benefits of the cryptocurrency hype, bringing in millions of dollars through fake exchanges and fake ICO offers.

It says scammers are increasingly taking the opportunity to impersonate NBN employees to take advantage of consumers.

Commuters will now be able to 'tap on' with credit cards or digital wallets, but they might be opening themselves up to security threats in doing so.

Scammers stole $340 million from Australians in 2017 – ACCC says this is the biggest loss ever recorded on its books.

Email fraud attacks surged 55% last quarter as criminals focus on targeted strikes, with real estate firms among the hardest hit, reports Proofpoint.

The New Zealand Telecommunications Forum has released a draft Scam Calling Prevention Code to standardise processes and combat scam calls across major telcos.

Long hours increase susceptibility to phishing in Australian workplaces. Learn to identify and counteract scams at all organisational levels.

Email marketing giant MailChimp is the latest large enterprise to initiate a crackdown on cryptocurrency and ICO-related promotions.