Fake of Origin steps up its game
Email scam capitalises on increases in electricity prices.
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Fake of Origin strikes again in new email scam
Energy company impersonated by cyber crooks for second time in a month
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Westpac customers hit with phishing scam
Email containing claims of locked accounts attempts to get users' details.
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Hacks cost Aussie businesses $2.9M in 2016
Hacking scams cost local businesses close to $3 million during 2016, according to the latest figures by the Australian competition watchdog.
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Fake Origin Energy email scam orders up sneaky malware
Australians are being warned to ignore a fake Origin Energy electricity bill email that has been doing the rounds since 10 May.
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Stolen ID possible in "elaborate" Govt email scam
Australian businesses hit with malicious software as hackers target ASIC.
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ESET reports new Facebook scam
Cyber-security company, ESET, has reported an increasingly common Facebook scam.
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In Pictures: 7 social engineering scams and how to avoid them
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.
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In Pictures: The worst of the worst phishing scams
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.
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Bitdefender warns Australians of “Wolf of Wall Street” penny stock scam
Bitdefender’s Antispam Lab has identified a <i>Wolf of Wall Street</i>-styled scam in which millions of penny stock spam emails have been dispersed through Australian inboxes from several thousand unique IP addresses.
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FBI warns businesses 'Man-in-the-E-Mail' scam escalating
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.
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Romance scams costing Australian consumers the most: ACCC
Dating and romance scams cost Australians more than $25 million in 2013, marking a substantial chunk of the total $89,136,975 lost to scammers that year.
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Telemarketing's latest scam denounced by ACMA
If a telemarketer offers to list your phone number on the Do Not Call Register for a fee, you’re being scammed.
