Scams news stories

KnowBe4 has warned it expects to see an increase in QR Codes and the WhatsApp chat platform being used for phishing and other scams. 

Telstra customers in Australia are being warned of a new scam involving "Unsuccessful Payment" messages.

No one is safe from online scammers, and many of these scammers have capitalised on the pandemic, using this confusing time to attack more people than ever.

Norton says between January and March of this year, it thwarted more than 37,098,261 threats, the equivalent of around 403,241 threats per day.

Cybercriminals are capitalising on global events using deepfakes and crypto scams to mislead consumers, a new report has revealed. 

The Digital Trust & Safety Index 2021 report contains a variety of statistics, insights and case studies to help businesses discover better solutions and help them get ahead of payment fraud.

"We are seeing scams becoming very highly sophisticated, which makes them hard to spot and it unfortunately means more Kiwis are being caught out."

As remote work pushes more Australians online, the increase in cybercrime hits record-high rates, sparking significant concerns.

In New Zealand, it was revealed that those aged between 55-64 and over 65 primarily use their desktop computer or laptop to go online, making them more at risk to cyber threats.

No matter who the victim is or how sophisticated the scheme may be, there is always a way to sniff out fraud before it’s too late.

Two years since the surge in digital payments, shoppers have seamlessly transitioned to day-to-day use, with online payments becoming second nature when buying goods and services online.

Norton has found 5% of New Zealanders experienced identity theft in 2021, and 10% have clicked on a fraudulent package notification link in the past 12 months.

Cryptopia went from launch to managing funds for 1.4 million investors to a significant data breach and its inevitable death - all in just five years.

Check Point Research has revealed how scammers are altering smart contracts to create fraudulent tokens. They then use methods to "rug pull" money from people with altered smart contracts, leading to money heists.

New research from Avast has revealed that older and younger generations are being targeted by different online threats based on the primary device that they use to go online.

Cybercriminals often impersonate brands to gain valuable data, and new research by Check Point Software has found DHL to be the brand most frequently imitated by cybercriminals. 

Scammers are stealing existing short-form videos from TikTok and reposting them as YouTube Shorts, racking up millions of views and gaining tens of thousands of subscribers, according to new research from Tenable.

Cybersecurity company Cloudflare Radar has released its 2021 year in review, revealing some surprising statistics on internet traffic and security in Australia and across the globe.

Cybercriminals are stepping up their game in New Zealand with a combination of cybercrime strategies and telephone tactics straight out of the con-artists playbook.

Group-IB has uncovered a worldwide scam campaign targeting users in more than 90 countries all around the world.

Investment scams increased a mild 8% on the previous month but the amount of money lost almost doubled.

Increased activity this festive season can result in opportunities for fraud as people are distracted and busier than usual, leaving them less time to review all transactions carefully.

Malware and scams continue to plague thousands of New Zealanders, laying $3.3 million to waste in just three months.

Scammers too band together in clans to automate and streamline fraudulent operations.