Social engineering, ways for criminals to exploit your trust, fears, and mistakes to steal your money in a banking scam or steal confidential information.
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Dark Side of The Internet
Extortion Scam there’s a dark side to the internet, and you probably don’t even know it exists and you’ll find criminals.
Continue ReadingScam Empties Bank Accounts
Marketing business owner Tim Watkins thought he was pretty savvy when it came to picking up on a scam message. But is speaking out after losing $222,000.
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The Florida Baptist Convention is a network of Southern Baptist churches and had money taken in what the group calls cyber attack financial fraud.
Continue ReadingCyber Security Warn Kiwis
Cyber security experts warn Kiwis about new phishing scams. Fraudsters are targeting people and pretending to be from agencies like NZ Post and Waka Kotahi.
Continue ReadingWoman Loses $83,000 Romance Scam
One of the costliest scams reported to the Federal Trade Commission is the romance scam.
Continue ReadingPig Butcher Romance Scam
Each year, people around the world lose millions of dollars to a highly sophisticated scam known as “the pig butchering romance scam”.
Continue ReadingInside a Romance Scam
We take you inside a romance scam investigation to show you the crooks’ current tactics, plus you’ll hear some choice songs from our scammer.
Continue ReadingWidow Loses $430k in Romance Scam
Bonnie Libheart has formed virtual relationship in a romance scam with three men over the last eight years.
Continue ReadingMan Sends $500k in Romance Scam
A romance scam occurs when a criminal adopts a fake online identity to gain a victim’s affection and trust.
Continue ReadingCriminals Targeting Australians
Cyber criminals are developing new ways to scam individuals and businesses with NAB reporting a 38 per cent increase in scams reported to them this year.
Continue ReadingPlay Ransomware Group Data Leak
Oakland officials worry that the Play ransomware group may leak more sensitive stolen data.
Continue ReadingSophisticated Phishing Scam
A Sydney family has been robbed of their life savings after being duped $100,000 in a highly sophisticated phishing scam.
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