Scams stories - Page 14

Australian businesses need to take cybersecurity more seriously as their attitudes and awareness don't match up to evolving threats.

Unfortunately the Xero Security team is all too aware of fraud. We see it affecting our customers and community as an almost daily event.

Is this for real? More often than not these days it can be hard to tell, and it’s okay to be a bit suspicious, especially when it comes to fraud.

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

A new phishing scam targets Apple Pay users in Australia, sending fake receipts to trick victims into revealing personal and billing information.

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

CERT NZ's latest report shows cyber threats and incident reports increased in Q2, yet monetary losses dropped by 24%, with most under NZD $500.

CERT NZ is warning New Zealand businesses to be aware of an upsurge in fake invoices, which are often intercepting genuine payments.

The ACCC has issued another warning to Australians to be wary of scam tactics, as victims continue to lose large sums of money.

This year Kiwis have lost a staggering $18.6 million to scams, compared to $10.1 million for over the entirety of last year.

Every day cybercriminals come up with a wide variety of phishing tactics with the intent of scamming innocent users.

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

Spark and Netsafe have teamed up to combat rising scam threats in NZ, distributing brochures in stores and offering scam education to customers.

Some genuine emails can often look similar to scam emails, which can lead to damaged relationships between businesses and their customers.

So far in 2018 Australians have lost more than $26 million to investment scams. Already monthly losses have increased 117% since last year.

The scam network is thought to be responsible for more than 35,000 cases of fraud and has caused more than EUR 18 million in damage.

Action Fraud UK is warning people to be wary of any emails they receive that look like they belong to UK university email addresses.

Like phishing, SMiShing are scams that encourage users to urgently click on a link or respond directly with their personal and sensitive details.

Cybercriminals are reaping the benefits of the cryptocurrency hype, bringing in millions of dollars through fake exchanges and fake ICO offers.

It says scammers are increasingly taking the opportunity to impersonate NBN employees to take advantage of consumers.