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Don't delete your scam emails! You can now help beat scammers at their own game
Email Security

Don't delete your scam emails! You can now help beat scammers at their own game

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

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Nov 2017
120 reports in 12 hours: Kiwis hit by IRD tax refund scam
Phishing

120 reports in 12 hours: Kiwis hit by IRD tax refund scam

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

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 25th Aug 2017
CERT NZ & Netsafe warn of scammers playing online blackmail hand
Email Security

CERT NZ & Netsafe warn of scammers playing online blackmail hand

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

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Aug 2017
SMBs warned to watch out for 'Corporate Portal New Zealand' scam
Email Security

SMBs warned to watch out for 'Corporate Portal New Zealand' scam

The New Zealand Companies Office is once again warning organisations to watch out for fake correspondence that appears to be from 'Corporate Portal'.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 18th Aug 2017
IAG Insurance attempts to scam own employees - but not in a bad way
Phishing

IAG Insurance attempts to scam own employees - but not in a bad way

The goal is not to scam them into giving back their wages, but to test them on their cyber security awareness.

By Alex Crossan • 3 min read • Thu, 1st Jun 2017
Education must be our secret weapon in the fight against tech support scams
Malware

Education must be our secret weapon in the fight against tech support scams

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.

By Sara Barker • 5 min read • Mon, 29th May 2017

Global Stories

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New year rings in scams in the guise of Suncorp, MYOB, and ASIC emails
Malware

New year rings in scams in the guise of Suncorp, MYOB, and ASIC emails

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

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 8th Jan 2018
Number of malicious emails soars 85% from previous quarter
Malware

Number of malicious emails soars 85% from previous quarter

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

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Oct 2017
Singapore ICA impersonated in web & phone scams
Phishing

Singapore ICA impersonated in web & phone scams

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

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 11th Oct 2017
Report finds email is the go-to weapon in hackers' arsenals
Email Security

Report finds email is the go-to weapon in hackers' arsenals

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

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Oct 2017
EITest hijacks tech support scam pages to mine cryptocurrency
Malware

EITest hijacks tech support scam pages to mine cryptocurrency

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

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 26th Sep 2017
Email scammers targeting SMBs under guise of accounting software
Fintech

Email scammers targeting SMBs under guise of accounting software

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

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Sep 2017
Expert spells out how businesses can 'block the spears'
Malware

Expert spells out how businesses can 'block the spears'

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.

By Jason Steer • 9 min read • Tue, 12th Sep 2017
Email phishing scam targeting UK students a 'timely warning'
Phishing

Email phishing scam targeting UK students a 'timely warning'

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.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Sep 2017
Oh, sweet revenge: White hat hacker floods scammers' phone lines
Email Security

Oh, sweet revenge: White hat hacker floods scammers' phone lines

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

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 26th Jun 2017
Scammers hijack MYOB brand in malicious email scams
Unified Communications

Scammers hijack MYOB brand in malicious email scams

MYOB users are being warned of a major phishing scam trading on their brand, involving fake invoices and malware hosted on a Chinese domain.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Jun 2017
US takes down Nigerian scammers involved in large scale fraud network
Email Security

US takes down Nigerian scammers involved in large scale fraud network

US Department of Justice took down three of the main perpetrators who were part of a large-scale romance fraud network.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 30th May 2017

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