Fake cryptocurrency apps on Google Play have been discovered to be phishing and scamming users out of cryptocurrency, according to a new report from ESET.

In the last month, two e-mail scams surfaced asking taxpayers to fill in a form to receive a refund owed to them.

Cybercriminals are mimicking well-known companies, “brandjacking” them in a bid to infect computer systems and to steal sensitive data.

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

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

“The ICA would like to advise members of the public to exercise caution by checking on the URL and web address."

Inland Revenue has issued an urgent warning about a tax scam that has caught many people off guard today.

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

Targeted threats, spear phishing, email fraud and phishing are some of the top risk trends in FireEye's latest risk report.

In some cases, the caller had threatened to immediately disconnect their power if payment was not made immediately.

“We understand the fear and concern that these types of events will cause, however we reiterate that we have not established any actual threat."

“The solution we've developed is designed to detect and block various ‘whaling’ attacks, specifically to protect a company’s C-Level executives."

There has been a significant increase in reports of scammers trying to defraud people by claiming to be calling from Microsoft.

Australiasian Consumer Fraud Week starts today, with the aim of raising awareness about scammers and encouraging NZers to be smarter with their data.

Spark New Zealand customers have been contacted by scammers and asked to hand over their personal details.

If you’re heading out of town this holiday season, watch out for malware masquerading as flight information.

Scammers have exploited the death of Paul Walker on Facebook only a couple of days after the Fast & Furious actor died in a car accident, spreading fake videos allegedly showing his death.

Horny New Zealanders taking part in naked online video chat sessions are being blackmailed, with Kiwis losing $4.4m last year due to internet scams.

While the world celebrated, scammers have taken advantage, kicking into immediate action following the birth of the royal baby.

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Ministry of Consumer Affairs will work with Department of Internal Affairs and NetSafe in fight against online fraud.

Steer clear of messages promising ‘luck of the Irish’ this Saturday, security software distributor says.

Phishing scams most common but romance scams most lucrative: NetSafe.

Cold-callers could be netting millions - how many people are falling for it?