Phishing stories

A new report finds over a third of workers have picked up bad cybersecurity behaviours since working from home.>>

Unfortunately, the response to moving payroll to the cloud is often to keep it on-site. But if cloud adoption is done correctly, the pros outweigh the cons.>>

Tessien has found a growing trend of SMS scams impersonating meal kit delivery companies.>>

HP has released a security report finding remote work is creating a growing cybersecurity risk.>>

The scam campaign comprised a network of 134 websites that attempted to lure people in by asking them to take a survey for a monetary reward.>>

"Cyber criminals leveraged phishing, ransomware and supply chain vector attacks to strike networks for financial gain. We believe that these network security trends will continue in 2021.">>

“With COVID-19 being around for over a year now and employees becoming more aware of the types of scams that have come out related to the pandemic, cyber criminals are having less success with related phishing attacks.">>

Spikes in vaccine-related phishing activity centred around new updates, announcements and ground-breaking approvals from around the world.>>

"While organisations have invested in protection against email threats, many of these attacks slip through gateways, landing in users inboxes.">>

Microsoft has maintained its position as the brand most often found in phishing emails, followed by Facebook and PayPal.>>

There are new best practices for both enterprises and consumers to help keep data protection top of mind for 2021.>>

"Anyone could have had access to the information stolen," says Check Point.>>

“Just because employees may be more used to their home office environment doesn’t mean that they can let their guard down.">>

In total, Australians lost $176 million to scams in 2020, 23% higher than the previous year, with phishing the most reported type.>>

Security experts are warning consumers to watch for phishing attempts linked to vaccine news. >>

The solution, which implements a zero trust approach to cloud workloads, aims to minimise attack surfaces and enforces security across multi-cloud footprints.>>

Hackers are impersonating trusted delivery vendors, like Amazon, DHL and FedEx, to commit financial fraud.>>

IBM’s Security X-Force, a task force created in the early days of the pandemic with an aim to combat cyber-attacks related to potential vaccines’ supply chains, released details on a coordinated effort to disrupt the COVID-19 ‘cold chain’.>>

Shoppers should follow these tips to guard against being cheated and defrauded when shopping online. >>

There is an increase in voice phishing attacks, where hackers use existing employee names in attempt to trick victims into sharing login credentials and data by phone.>>

Are you an online retailer? This guide details the threats that you need to be aware of to keep safe in the biggest ever year of online shopping.>>

One in ten businesses would be willing to pay $50,000-plus to retrieve ransomed data and half aren’t aware of the incoming data privacy laws.>>

The email messages included spam, malware and phishing attacks.>>

"Cybercriminals are relying on same old tricks to secure their financial treats, because they continue to be successful.">>