Scams stories - Page 2

Telstra's SMS scam filters has continued to block millions of scam messages, with a staggering 225 million blocked since April this year.

Bitdefender Labs is warning people to be aware during the festive season due to a significant increase in spam scams.

"Sadly, cyber criminals don’t take a vacation and in fact ramp up their activity in an effort to play the Grinch."

New reports have indicated a WhatsApp personal data breach may have affected up to 1.8 million Kiwis.

Lookout has discovered almost 300 loan apps that exhibit predatory behaviour, such as exfiltrating excessive user data from mobile devices and harassing borrowers for repayment.

Check Point Software has released a statement to raise awareness among online gift shoppers to be cautious at all times and take the necessary precautions.

Bitdefender Chat Protection immediately alerts users if malicious links are received or sent during live sessions over the world's most popular chat applications.

Nearly a quarter of New Zealanders (22%) surveyed said they tend to take more risks when online shopping during the holiday season than other times of the year.

“Phishing is the most common type of social engineering, which is a general term describing attempts to manipulate or trick users."

There's been a fivefold increase in the number of domains used for crypto giveaway scams that involve fake YouTube streams in the first half of 2022. 

The Commerce Commission has issued a formal warning to online gift-box retailer, Occasion Box, for making false and unsubstantiated claims.

Identity theft and online fraud are becoming more prevalent than ever. A recent IBM study revealed that stolen or compromised credentials were responsible for 19% of data breaches this year.

More than a third (35%) of New Zealanders encounter scams on a weekly basis, according to research commissioned by Avast.

Cryptocurrency scams, which typically present themselves as passive crypto investing opportunities, are less enticing to potential victims.

Response-based attacks targeting corporate inboxes have climbed to their highest volume since 2020, representing 41% of all email-based scams.

In the three years leading up to 2022, the number of Gen Zs who fell victim to online scams rose by 123%, according to Ping Identity.

Researchers at Group-IB have uncovered that Classiscam, a sophisticated scam-as-a-service operation, has expanded to Singapore.

As of June this year, about a quarter (26%) of Australians considered cryptocurrency as a good investment, and over 36% have at one point considered buying cryptocurrency as an investment.

Norton's quarterly report has highlighted the seriousness of the threat landscape in New Zealand.

The total losses from January to June 2022 have more than doubled compared to the first half of 2021, where Australians lost a combined $139 million.

“Crypto scams that involve images of celebrities, or power brands, have become trendy. We’ve witnessed campaigns with Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Pavel Durov."

New research from Akamai has found that a new threat actor is parasitising benign WordPress sites to execute an extensive PayPal phishing scam.

With the ability to complete their jobs in a variety of locations and across devices, Australia’s employees have unlocked a raft of previously unconsidered conveniences.

"We are seeing a high volume of fraud attempts following a continued shift towards digital channels spurred by the pandemic."