Scams cost Australians more than $100M a year
Australians have so far lost $118.5 million to scams as at October 2019, which is already $10 million more than what it cost in 2018 ($107 million).
Australians have so far lost $118.5 million to scams as at October 2019, which is already $10 million more than what it cost in 2018 ($107 million).
A number of Australian businesses have been forced to close down due to losses sustained in a social engineered email scam, the Australian Cyber Security Centre has revealed.
The ATO warns taxpayers to be on the lookout for scammers impersonating the agency and demanding Bitcoin or other cryptocurrency as payment.
Another round of email scams have hit Australian inboxes, with hackers targeting the ASIC and CBA during a week of security scares.
A round up of the email scams swamping Aussie inboxes during the past week.
The Queensland Police Financial and Cyber Crime Group is warning small businesses of a scam that has cost one local business $1.9 million.
A new wave of fake scam emails have hit Aussie inboxes, this time pretending to be from Telstra.
A new wave of phishing scams impersonating the ANZ brand has once again hit Australian inboxes, targeting customers across the country.
Australia's corporate regulator has warned registry customers about a wave of scam emails sent today pretending to be from ASIC.
Australian businesses hit with malicious software as hackers target ASIC.
A new phishing email is hitting inboxes that impersonates energy company AGL and scams vulnerable people affected by recent storms and flooding into believing they could receive additional help with their bills.
Australia has joined the US, UK, France, and Germany in a list of countries targeted most by tech support scams.
Even the most savvy IT professionals can fall victim to social engineering attacks. Here’s how to recognize these threats and avoid falling prey to them.
The depths a phishing scammer will stoop to in order to gain a buck are remarkable. Here are some of the bottom feeders to guard against in your inbox.
For more than a year, the I Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is warning businesses to be on the lookout for growing scam that tricks them into paying invoices from established companies that look legitimate but in fact are fraudulent.