Scams stories

PDFs' convenience inadvertently aiding cybercriminals: Avast researchers reveal PDF files increasingly exploited to distribute malware and carry out scams.

Avast Ultimate Business Security emerges as a robust cybersecurity solution offering antivirus, online privacy tools, and automated patch management.

Australian businesses tighten cyber defences amid a 354% surge in account takeover fraud, resulting in a record $3.1B loss, calling for strategies that balance fraud prevention with user experience.

In Australia, around 4.5 million citizens now own cryptocurrency, led by brokerage and asset management firm Caleb and Brown.

Spark is set to boost customer online safety with new features, including an automated text scam firewall and filters to block malware, phishing, and child sexual abuse materials.

Despite a reported decrease in cybercrime incidents to CERT NZ in 2023, authorities warn persistent and evolving threats.

New Zealand start-up SellWise aims to radically overhaul secondhand trading by addressing frustrations with existing platforms and promising an intuitive, streamlined experience.

Netsafe forms a coalition with CYBERA, Dolla, and Akahu to aid New Zealanders in recovering funds lost to scams, targeting banking, crypto, and telecom sectors.

Australia’s banking sector unveiled the Scam Safe Accord, a comprehensive plan that includes advanced tech tactics to combat an AUD $3.1 billion scam crisis that surged by 253% over two years.

Singtel introduces SingVerify, a novel digital security toolkit aimed at combating scams by verifying customer identities in real-time.

In the face of escalating email scams, AUCloud unveils pioneering cyber security courses and phishing simulations to bolster security for Australian businesses.

Over 250,000 potential SMS and MMS scams have been reported in Australia, seeping through Telstra's hotline, with the highest number recorded on Thursdays.

Avast blocks 10 billion cyber threats, highlighting an alarming surge in new threats as cyber attackers find innovative ways to exploit trusted digital mediums.

Netsafe, a charitable organisation in New Zealand, has launched 'Get Set Up for Safety', a nationwide initiative to equip senior citizens with skills to combat online threats such as fraud and scams.

This Valentine's Day approaches, 42% of UK consumers will buy gifts, 38% will celebrate, and 52% will send cards, indicating potential opportunities for retailers amidst scepticism of the occasion, reveals Airtime Rewards survey.

Norton unveils Genie, an AI-based scam detection app, to counter increasingly sophisticated romance scams plaguing online dating realms.

Avast blocked 10 billion cyberattacks in 2023, up 49% on the prior year, with cybercriminals deploying sophisticated methods including deepfake scams and exploiting PDF files and Google OAuth to steal user information.

Bumble Inc. unveils AI-powered Deception Detector to combat fake profiles and scams, resulting in a 45% drop in user reports of false accounts in two months.

Ahead of Safer Internet Day, businesses in Australia are urged to fortify their cyber defences as reports reveal record levels of cyber threats, scams and data breaches in 2022.

Aussies lost around $3.1bn in 2022 due to online scams, warns the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and cloud security firm Akamai.

Cybersecurity experts at Kaspersky reveal increasing threats to minors in 2024, including AI-generated inappropriate content, cyberattacks on young gamers and malicious app downloads.

In response to the surge in Quishing attacks, cybersecurity firm CybeReady introduces advanced QR Code Phishing Simulations and QR safety-centric 'Awareness Bites' into training platform.

To combat the rising threat of cyber fraud, a new alliance aims to reinforce consumer safety in banking, cryptocurrency, and telecommunications sectors in NZ.

McAfee Corp unveils Project Mockingbird, an AI-powered technology with a 90% accuracy rate for detecting deepfake audio, at CES 2024, enhancing defences against AI-enabled scams.