NBN impersonation scams hitting Aussies for $1.2M this year
Impersonation scams based on representing the National Broadband Network (NBN) have hit Australians to the tune of $1.2 million during the first nine months of the year.
Impersonation scams based on representing the National Broadband Network (NBN) have hit Australians to the tune of $1.2 million during the first nine months of the year.
Data breaches saw millions of Australians become more vulnerable to scams as total financial losses hit a record $3.1 billion in 2022.
The Australian Taxation Office has issued a warning over the rise of tax scams in Australia as another financial year draws to a close.
Business email compromise scams were one of the top three scam categories for losses plaguing Australians during 2020, with combined losses of $128 million over the last year.
The financial cost of scams in Australia has risen by almost a third despite an overall drop in the number of reported cases.
Telstra is among the local companies whose brands have been hijacked by online scammers trying to make a buck from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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).
Australian businesses have lost more than $2.8 million dollars to fraudsters intercepting their internal email networks.
ARN provides a weekly wrap of the phishing scams, malware attacks and security breaches impacting organisations across Australia.
ARN provides a weekly wrap of the phishing scams, malware attacks and security breaches impacting organisations across Australia.
ARN provides a weekly wrap of the phishing scams, malware attacks and security breaches impacting organisations across Australia.
ARN provides a weekly wrap of the phishing scams, malware attacks and security breaches impacting organisations across Australia.
ARN provides a weekly wrap of the phishing scams, malware attacks and security breaches impacting organisations across Australia.
ARN provides a weekly wrap of the phishing scams, malware attacks and security breaches impacting organisations across Australia.
The ACCC has sounded a warning to the public on scammers pretending to be from the NBN, conning victims out of their money and personal information.