Scams stories - Page 16

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.

Scammers in Malaysia are using fake QR codes to steal data and money, warns Quann Malaysia. Users and businesses are urged to exercise caution.

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

Tech-savvy scammers are swindling New Zealanders out of millions of dollars, with reported losses totaling $10.1 million last year.

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

Re:scam, an artificially intelligent email programme, is designed to engage scammers in a neverending cycle of conversation.

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

Singapore Government warns of phone scams and phishing websites targeting Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA).

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.

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.

New Zealanders have been targeted by a convincing IRD tax refund scam, with the agency receiving 120 reports in just 12 hours.

CERT NZ and Netsafe issue alert on rising online blackmail cases as scammers claim to hold incriminating videos for ransom.