Scams stories - Page 15

Of course, identity theft isn't a purely online phenomenon. Criminals can use details found in the post or from discarded documents.

Australian Tax Office warns of cryptocurrency scam demanding Bitcoin payments for fake tax debts, with losses of over $50,000 reported.

Google will ban cryptocurrency ads from June 2018, tightening its Financial services policy, following Facebook's similar move to combat scams.

The National Retail Association are set to provide free crime prevention workshops for retailers as part of a move to create a crime-busting network.

The email scams just keep coming – this time with a new variant of an eBay invoice scam that links directly to a file containing JavaScript malware.

What makes the difference between a successful phishing attack and an unsuccessful one?ask researchers from Carnegie Mellon University.

What makes people click on scam emails, and how can we educate them against opening themselves (and their organisations) up to vulnerabilities?.

Microsoft Dynamics is one of the latest applications to have its branding mimicked through phishing attacks that collect Microsoft login credentials.

Real estate agents and home buyers in Victoria are being targeted in a possible email hacking scam that has caused losses of more than $200,000.

More than 205 billion emails are sent and received every day with that number increasing every year - something hackers are keenly aware of.

Facebook has now banned all advertising for financial products such as cryptocurrencies, binary options and initial coin offerings.

Barracuda looks into a new phishing attack that impersonates popular web services to entice victims into giving away their credentials.

Scammers kick off the new year with email fraud using fake Suncorp, MYOB, and ASIC branding, sending malicious links and attachments to Australian users.

Proofpoint has released the findings from its massive Quarterly Threat Report – some of which are astonishing.

Symantec has revealed malicious emails are on the rise, racking up over US$5 billion and costing businesses more than $115,000 a year.

Tech support scams are now being used as social engineering tools as part of EITest's campaign to deliver Coinhive's Monero cryptocurrency miner.

Cybercrime networks may be chasing smaller businesses who don't have a dedicated infosec or IT team to help defend against scams.

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.

MailGuard explains the most common types of email scams, and why some companies are more popular targets for brandjacking than others.

What happens when you put cold call scammers up against a seasoned programmer? You get sweet revenge, if the case of one security developer.