We’ve all seen media reports about ordinary Australians losing their entire savings after responding to a phone, email or mail offer that was impossible to resist. While some people may be naïve, scammers are also getting smarter. Financial stings have become a serious threat to Australian consumers and businesses. According...
In this week’s scam, you receive a text message from an unknown phone number that reads “Hello.” The message seems harmless, and you might think it’s a genuine text meant for someone else. Because the message appears friendly, you may be tempted to respond. However, this message is actually a...
In this week’s scam, you receive an email that appears to be from Microsoft. The email says that you have purchased a subscription to one of Microsoft’s products. It seems legitimate because it is sent from a Microsoft domain, has a genuine order number in the text, and even contains...
Millions of people use PayPal to make secure payments online, but cybercriminals have figured out a way to use it maliciously. In this week’s scam, you receive a legitimate email from PayPal requesting that you make a payment. The email is actually from PayPal and even contains a real PayPal...
If you recently bought a ticket to a local event, you may have used Eventbrite’s website or smartphone app. Eventbrite is an online platform that allows you to create, promote, and attend events. But cybercriminals are abusing this platform to steal your personal information and money. In this week’s scam,...
Walmart’s Lists feature allows you to create an online shopping list and share it with others. In this month's scam, cybercriminals are using Lists and malicious Google ads to steal your personal information and money. This scam begins when you search for Walmart’s customer service page on Google. You’ll see...
In this month's scam, cybercriminals are taking advantage of the upcoming elections to try and steal your personal information and money. The scams vary slightly and involve fake text messages, social media posts, phone calls and more. Cybercriminals use AI to make these phishing attempts even more convincing. These scams...
In this week’s scam, cybercriminals are using Google search results to try to trick you into calling a phone number that they control. If you search for an organisation on Google, scammers can manipulate the search results to display a fake phone number for the organisation. Don't take a chance...
Pastejack Attack In this week’s scam, cybercriminals are trying to trick you into running malicious code using PowerShell, a powerful tool for executing commands on your computer. This technique is known as “pastejacking”, which involves copying and pasting malicious code into your computer and then allowing it to run. This...
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