Scams stories - Page 11

Barracuda's SVP shares some startling new research - 80% of EMEA organisations faced an email attack last year, while 73% believe they're increasing.

Email fraud attacks surged 55% last quarter as criminals focus on targeted strikes, with real estate firms among the hardest hit, reports Proofpoint.

Singapore's Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) is vowing to better protect consumers from spam and telemarketing messages.

The New Zealand Telecommunications Forum has released a draft Scam Calling Prevention Code to standardise processes and combat scam calls across major telcos.

Victims who give the scammers access to the verification codes would then be locked out of their own account and lose access.

Re:scam, an AI chatbot developed by Netsafe, is wasting scammers' time with endless questions to protect potential victims.

Long hours increase susceptibility to phishing in Australian workplaces. Learn to identify and counteract scams at all organisational levels.

Email marketing giant MailChimp is the latest large enterprise to initiate a crackdown on cryptocurrency and ICO-related promotions.

Of course, identity theft isn't a purely online phenomenon. Criminals can use details found in the post or from discarded documents.

Google will ban cryptocurrency ads from June 2018, tightening its Financial services policy, following Facebook's similar move to combat scams.

The National Retail Association are set to provide free crime prevention workshops for retailers as part of a move to create a crime-busting network.

What makes the difference between a successful phishing attack and an unsuccessful one?ask researchers from Carnegie Mellon University.

What makes people click on scam emails, and how can we educate them against opening themselves (and their organisations) up to vulnerabilities?.

More than 205 billion emails are sent and received every day with that number increasing every year - something hackers are keenly aware of.

Facebook has now banned all advertising for financial products such as cryptocurrencies, binary options and initial coin offerings.

Scammers in Malaysia are using fake QR codes to steal data and money, warns Quann Malaysia. Users and businesses are urged to exercise caution.

Barracuda looks into a new phishing attack that impersonates popular web services to entice victims into giving away their credentials.

Scammers kick off the new year with email fraud using fake Suncorp, MYOB, and ASIC branding, sending malicious links and attachments to Australian users.

Proofpoint has released the findings from its massive Quarterly Threat Report – some of which are astonishing.

Singapore Government warns of phone scams and phishing websites targeting Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA).