Aussie scam tally rises by 30% to $634M
The financial cost of scams in Australia has risen by almost a third despite an overall drop in the number of reported cases.
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Scammers impersonate Australian Cyber Security Centre
The Australian Cyber Security Centre has warned that scammers are seeking to impersonate ACSC staff over the phone, telling a prospective victim that they need help to “act against cyber criminals.”
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Phishing and identity theft make top three most reported scams in 2018
Phishing and identity theft were among the top three most reported scams in Australia during 2018 according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Targeting Scams report.
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ATO scams cost Australians $2.2M in three months
Scammers stole more than $2.2 million from Australians after flooding the phone lines with calls claiming to be from the Australian Taxation Office.
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Fake email scams cost Australian businesses $2.8M in 2018
Australian businesses have lost more than $2.8 million dollars to fraudsters intercepting their internal email networks.
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Aussie small businesses scammed out of $2.3M so far in 2018
National consumer watchdog has revealed that Australian small businesses reported losses of more than $2.3 million to scams so far in 2018.
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Aussie businesses lost $22.1 million to email scams last year
Email scams cost Australian businesses losses of $22.1 million in 2017, according to scams reported to both the ACCC and ACORN.
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Scamwatch round-up – ASIC, ATO and more
ARN provides a weekly wrap of the phishing scams, malware attacks and security breaches impacting organisations across Australia.
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Scamwatch round-up - AFP, Dropbox and Telstra
ARN provides a weekly wrap of the phishing scams, malware attacks and security breaches impacting organisations across Australia.
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ACCC warns against tax scams as ransomware increases
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) asks Australians to be wary of tax scams after more than $1 million was lost to tax scams already this year.
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Fraud campaign installs rogue app on non-jailbroken iPhones
Cybercriminals in Japan are targeting iPhone users with an online scam that tricks them into installing a malicious application when they attempt to view porn videos.
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Android stock browser vulnerable to URL spoofing
A vulnerability in Android's default Web browser lets attackers spoof the URL shown in the address bar, allowing for more credible phishing attacks.
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URL-spoofing bug in Safari could enable phishing attacks
The latest versions of Safari for Mac OS X and iOS are vulnerable to a URL-spoofing exploit that could allow hackers to launch credible phishing attacks.
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ACCC warns small business to look out for ransomware
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a warning to small business to be on the lookout for suspicious emails in the face of an increasing influx of ransomware.
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In desperation, many ransomware victims plead with attackers
The shamelessness of ransomware pushers knows no bounds. After encrypting people's files and then holding them to ransom, they portray themselves as service providers offering technical support and discounts to their "customers."
