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Email scams spotted this week: eBay, Xerox, Office 365, and Xero

Thu, 1st Mar 2018
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The email scams just keep coming – this time with a new variant of an eBay invoice scam that links directly to a file containing JavaScript malware.
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Researchers probe psychology behind phishing attacks

Wed, 28th Feb 2018
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What makes the difference between a successful phishing attack and an unsuccessful one?ask researchers from Carnegie Mellon University.
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Gone phishin' - sidestepping the bait in scam emails

Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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What makes people click on scam emails, and how can we educate them against opening themselves (and their organisations) up to vulnerabilities?.
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Microsoft Dynamics brandjacked in latest wave of email scams

Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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Microsoft Dynamics is one of the latest applications to have its branding mimicked through phishing attacks that collect Microsoft login credentials.
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Australian real estate agents & buyers targeted in email hacking scam

Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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Real estate agents and home buyers in Victoria are being targeted in a possible email hacking scam that has caused losses of more than $200,000.
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​Huge increase in email-borne attacks requires new thinking

Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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More than 205 billion emails are sent and received every day with that number increasing every year - something hackers are keenly aware of.
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Facebook says 'no more': Cryptocurrency ads banned from social network

Mon, 5th Feb 2018
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Facebook has now banned all advertising for financial products such as cryptocurrencies, binary options and initial coin offerings.
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Threat Spotlight: New widespread, 'unstoppable' phishing attack

Thu, 1st Feb 2018
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Barracuda looks into a new phishing attack that impersonates popular web services to entice victims into giving away their credentials.
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New year rings in scams in the guise of Suncorp, MYOB, and ASIC emails

Mon, 8th Jan 2018
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Scammers kick off the new year with email fraud using fake Suncorp, MYOB, and ASIC branding, sending malicious links and attachments to Australian users.
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Number of malicious emails soars 85% from previous quarter

Fri, 27th Oct 2017
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Proofpoint has released the findings from its massive Quarterly Threat Report – some of which are astonishing.
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Report finds email is the go-to weapon in hackers' arsenals

Thu, 5th Oct 2017
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Symantec has revealed malicious emails are on the rise, racking up over US$5 billion and costing businesses more than $115,000 a year.
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EITest hijacks tech support scam pages to mine cryptocurrency

Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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Tech support scams are now being used as social engineering tools as part of EITest's campaign to deliver Coinhive's Monero cryptocurrency miner.
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Email scammers targeting SMBs under guise of accounting software

Thu, 21st Sep 2017
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Cybercrime networks may be chasing smaller businesses who don't have a dedicated infosec or IT team to help defend against scams.
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Expert spells out how businesses can 'block the spears'

Tue, 12th Sep 2017
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There is no doubt about it, but spear-phishing is big business in 2017 - Menlo Security's Jason Steer explains how businesses can protect themselves.
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Dissecting the most common email scams that hit Aussie inboxes

Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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MailGuard explains the most common types of email scams, and why some companies are more popular targets for brandjacking than others.
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Oh, sweet revenge: White hat hacker floods scammers' phone lines

Mon, 26th Jun 2017
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What happens when you put cold call scammers up against a seasoned programmer? You get sweet revenge, if the case of one security developer.
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Scammers hijack MYOB brand in malicious email scams

Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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MYOB users are being warned of a major phishing scam trading on their brand, involving fake invoices and malware hosted on a Chinese domain.
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US takes down Nigerian scammers involved in large scale fraud network

Tue, 30th May 2017
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US Department of Justice took down three of the main perpetrators who were part of a large-scale romance fraud network.
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Criminals on a mission of ambition and disruption, says Symantec

Mon, 1st May 2017
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Ransomware attackers are increasing their ransoms; more emails are containing malicious links; and disruption is the word of the day.
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The top scams you should watch out for when travelling abroad

Tue, 18th Apr 2017
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Stay vigilant abroad: Concur unveils top nine travel scams targeting tourists, from dodgy ATMs to fake hotel charges.