Scams stories

With the growth of artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT, cybercriminals now have added support in creating sophisticated scams.

"The impact of scams cannot be overstated. In addition to suffering significant monetary losses, those who fall victim to scams are often humiliated and embarrassed."

Avast telemetry shows phishing and scams focused on human manipulation account for over 75% of all desktop detections.

The use of conversational tools demonstrates how threat actors are beginning to match their ingenuity with new-found precision and patience. 

Norton has released Norton Genie, a real-time AI-powered scam detector, to provide an efficient and free way to check if texts, emails and websites are scams.

Five digital organisation’s including Meta and Netsafe are launching a detection tool to stop New Zealanders from being scammed. 

Scammers are not just calling or emailing Kiwis 'out of the blue' anymore; they are waiting in ambush with highly sophisticated schemes.

Phictionary throws the spotlight on some of the most common phishing attacks detected and blocked by Norton to help people spot the tell-tale signs of scams.

With Australians falling victim to scammers with $3.1 billion lost in 2022 alone, it has never been more important to foster a safe IT environment.

Avast researchers have identified a video campaign from an organisation claiming to be collecting money for sick children, which are actually scam sites.

Online shopping scams are often a little different. It involves criminals creating a mimic of ghost shopping sites to rip off unsuspecting shoppers.

Too many Australian companies continue to take unhealthy risks. And while high-profile attacks spurred some improvements in cyber hygiene, it’s clearly not enough. 

Lumen Technologies has partnered with KnowBe4 to help Asia Pacific organisations expand cyber awareness and build an end-to-end security culture. 

The Government has boosted its funding to combat online scams and fraud, as Australians have now lost almost AUD $200 million to scammers this year alone.

Barracuda Networks has highlighted how cybercriminals leverage HTML as an attack technique in phishing, credential theft, and malware delivery.

"We must educate ourselves and stay informed about the tactics scammers employ to protect ourselves and our sensitive information."

Australians lost over $2 Billion to scams in 2021, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

Deepfake technology can be used maliciously or with unethical intent, and this means deepfakes are a potentially dangerous tool.

Targets receive an email from senders claiming to be from a ransomware group, like “Silent Ransom”, or “Lockffit”, addressing them by their full name.

Named “Phishing Scams 3.0”, this method involves attackers using actual legitimate services to execute their attack.

Cybercriminals are using ChatGPT to create deepfake chatbots, phishing campaigns and malware, according to a new report. 

The report performed by Norton investigated adults ages 18 and older about online dating, associated scams, and attitudes about online stalking.

Spammers are phishing eager holidaymakers with travel, themed lures, according to new research from Bitdefender Antispam Lab.

Nine out of ten fintechs plan to recruit more experts to help tackle fraud as they expect scams to soar in 2023, according to new research.