Online fraud stories
Australia's new scams rules are adding pressure on firms to detect fraud faster as AI-powered attacks expose weak governance and identity controls.
Hundreds of users could be exposed to fake banking portals built from a low-cost template, as researchers linked 2,200 suspect domains.
The award highlights rising pressure on identity vendors to stop fraud that now slips between login checks, account recovery and contact-centre calls.
Expired web addresses are becoming a lucrative shortcut to trust and traffic, with one group spending more than USD $7 million.
People under stress, not just older adults, are most likely to miss scam warnings, with tiredness and financial strain among the biggest risks.
Demand is rising for auditable identity checks and document integrity as AI-generated content and tighter rules reshape online trust.
Scam losses are rising faster than human fraudsters alone can explain, with AI-enabled cases in the US already topping USD $900 million.
Businesses using AI agents could gain clearer attribution and tighter spending controls as Cloudflare links identities to stablecoin payments.
Bots now generate more than half of web requests worldwide, with AI-driven browsing pushing automated traffic up 7,851% in 2025.
Security teams can now buy the product through AWS billing, potentially speeding procurement and counting it towards committed cloud spend.
Cart abandonment and support costs climb when shoppers are blocked by clumsy sign-ins, resets and verification during checkout.
More New Zealand cyber incidents are now being escalated for specialist help, even as total reports stayed broadly steady in the June quarter.
The default filter could spare 2degrees customers from scams and phishing attempts without any sign-up, app or settings change.
Australians lost AUD $2.18 billion to scams in 2025 as fake myGov logins and bogus invoices exploit tax-season urgency, Proofpoint said.
Viral lookalikes are spreading fast across toy and game marketplaces, with cheaper copies now posing safety and reputational risks for brands.
Average cybercrime losses for large Australian businesses jumped as AI-enabled attacks became a bigger worry than privacy for many boards.
Australian households gain local access to Bitdefender's antivirus, VPN and identity tools as scams, ransomware and mobile malware persist.
CAD $90,000 scam losses have pushed Teqare to widen training across more than 80 First Nations, schools and elder communities in Canada.
Trust gaps are slowing AI shopping adoption, with only 41% of UK users willing to let tools complete a full purchase journey.
Malware and phishing risks are rising for UK employers as many staff use company smartphones to access illegal streams, a survey finds.
