Scams stories
Ransomware attackers are increasing their ransoms; more emails are containing malicious links; and disruption is the word of the day.
Stay vigilant abroad: Concur unveils top nine travel scams targeting tourists, from dodgy ATMs to fake hotel charges.
Targeted threats, spear phishing, email fraud and phishing are some of the top risk trends in FireEye's latest risk report.
Beware of malicious dating apps targeting users around Valentine's Day, warns digital risk management firm RiskIQ.
Malvertising attacks increased by almost 2000% last year with a surge in redirections to phishing sites and other forms of malware, says RiskIQ.
WhatsApp keeps on increasing, with deceptive campaigns coming up with with novel ways of luring in victims. Today we will show you a new example.
Beware the latest WhatsApp scam: promises of free internet sans Wi-Fi entice users, but the magic on offer is just cyber trickery.
Beware the Facebook privacy hoax claiming that private photos and messages will become public, warns The Guardian.
Symantec discovers another tech support scam that uses scare tactics to fool users into believing they're infected with a virus.
Scammers are now going after unwitting users who want to jailbreak their iOS devices, and are spoofing popular jailbreaking site TaiG to do it.
Email and phone scams are the most common methods used by fraudsters to collect personal information, says Inland Revenue.
Security watchdog Stay Safe Online has issued a critical alert to Australians, warning them of a fake email and SMS scam purporting to be from myGov.
Countdown warns Kiwi consumers of a surge in scam emails claiming recipients have won Countdown vouchers or confirming orders they haven't placed.
From OPPO's NZ debut to the 4.5G buzz and Apple's user-friendly edge—here's the week in tech that had tongues wagging on NetGuide!.
A Kiwi has lost NZD $8000 to a cyber scam, revealing gaps in insurance coverage for such theft. Should home contents policies cover cyber crime?.
In some cases, the caller had threatened to immediately disconnect their power if payment was not made immediately.
Microsoft and Netsafe have issued a fresh warning about scammers posing as Microsoft representatives and targeting internet users in New Zealand.
New Zealand Police confirm bomb threats made to schools were from overseas and pose no actual threat. Evacuations were precautionary.
This week has been 2016 International Fraud Awareness Week. We must educate everyone we know, because we're all targets now.
New Zealand Nurses Organisation hit by phishing scam, leaks email addresses of members. Investigation underway.
