Online scams stories

"Timeliness is key, you must get the alert in front of people at the exact moment they are at risk of fraud. Without this, banks will continue to spend huge amounts of money on fraud prevention messaging that will never have an impact."More

As the medicines are being offered on the dark net, purchasers have no way of knowing whether they are genuine, according to Check Point.More

Fraudsters are targeting last-minute Christmas shoppers via email and hackers are targeting electronic devices that feature on many wish lists.More

One of the biggest scams to be aware of this shopping season are phishing attacks.More

“The increase on reporting and reduction in financial loss could mean that New Zealanders are developing a heightened awareness of cybersecurity threats as we’ve become more dependent on digital services.” More

Cyber criminals have sent out a series of malicious emails attempting to manipulate users suffering from financial turmoil and difficulties triggered by the COVID-19 crisis.More

Vodafone New Zealand is urging its customers to be more vigilant on digital channels.More

"Although fake sites and scams have become more sophisticated over time, it’s not that hard to protect yourself."More

It’s a common thought that the elderly are most likely to get scammed, but BNZ says it’s also busy parents who are finding themselves on the receiving end too.More

New Zealanders are being caught out more than ever before – but at the same time there’s a serious effort going on to raise awareness about the issue.More

"Essentially people are doing this because people are easy to scam when they are anxious, desperate or in trouble."More

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

This unease is warranted given the growing sophistication of scammers and their activities, and numbers of attempted fraud.More

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

Residents at Auckland’s Settlers Village are now wiser to the dangers of online scams, thanks to a visit from BNZ staff yesterday.More

“40% of New Zealand parents don’t think they can keep themselves safe online.”More

Netsafe explains why we must change our attitudes to "even if it seems like a reasonable deal, it could still be a scam".More

​CERT NZ and Netsafe have both reported a surge in online blackmail incidents.More

“Malvertising is so nefarious because it’s a direct attack on the lifeblood of the internet as we know it."More

WhatsApp keeps on increasing, with deceptive campaigns coming up with with novel ways of luring in victims. Today we will show you a new example.More

Unfortunately, victims will only see offers, but no trace of free internet.More

Symantec discovers another tech support scam that uses scare tactics to fool users into believing they're infected with a virus.More

Scammers are now going after unwitting users who want to jailbreak their iOS devices, and are spoofing popular jailbreaking site TaiG to do it.More

ESET researchers are warning about Facebook hoax scams that spread fake terror news to trick victims into disclosing their Facebook credentials.More