Scams stories - Page 13

We all love them and our lives are effectively run by them, but research has revealed apps are increasingly growing deceitful with ulterior motives.

In the last month, two e-mail scams surfaced asking taxpayers to fill in a form to receive a refund owed to them.

Inland Revenue is warning New Zealanders to be vigilant about any 'tax refund' emails they receive that appear to look genuine.

CERT NZ's Q3 report shows an alarming 35% rise in financial losses from cyber incidents, now at NZD $2.9 million, with unauthorised access up by 28%.

Despite the crackdowns, Microsoft warns that these scams persist and target everyone, no matter their age or location.

New Zealanders lose NZD $24.7mil annually to scam calls, prompting the NZ Telecommunications Forum to intensify its anti-fraud campaign.

Australian businesses need to take cybersecurity more seriously as their attitudes and awareness don't match up to evolving threats.

Unfortunately the Xero Security team is all too aware of fraud. We see it affecting our customers and community as an almost daily event.

Is this for real? More often than not these days it can be hard to tell, and it's okay to be a bit suspicious, especially when it comes to fraud.

This unease is warranted given the growing sophistication of scammers and their activities, and numbers of attempted fraud.

A new phishing scam targets Apple Pay users in Australia, sending fake receipts to trick victims into revealing personal and billing information.

Around a fifth (21%) of New Zealanders who had encountered tech support scams were fooled into continuing with an interaction.

CERT NZ's latest report shows cyber threats and incident reports increased in Q2, yet monetary losses dropped by 24%, with most under NZD $500.

CERT NZ is warning New Zealand businesses to be aware of an upsurge in fake invoices, which are often intercepting genuine payments.

This year Kiwis have lost a staggering $18.6 million to scams, compared to $10.1 million for over the entirety of last year.

Every day cybercriminals come up with a wide variety of phishing tactics with the intent of scamming innocent users.

Residents at Auckland's Settlers Village are now wiser to the dangers of online scams, thanks to a visit from BNZ staff yesterday.

Spark and Netsafe have teamed up to combat rising scam threats in NZ, distributing brochures in stores and offering scam education to customers.

Some genuine emails can often look similar to scam emails, which can lead to damaged relationships between businesses and their customers.

Like phishing, SMiShing are scams that encourage users to urgently click on a link or respond directly with their personal and sensitive details.