Government, Telstra Join Forces In Bid To Shut Down Scammers
CANBERRA: Telstra has joined forces with the Australian Government to co-launch a cyber-defence program, aimed at identifying and shutting down scammers pretending... Read More
Small Business Enquiries To ACCC Up 42% During COVID-19
The ACCC has said that the number of enquiries made to the ACCC in the first half of the year rose by... Read More
Scam ‘NBN’ Calls Blossoming
MELBOURNE: NBN Co is warning about scam calls purporting to be from the company, with more than $320,000 lost from January to... Read More
NBN-Themed Scam Calls Rife, Warns NBN Co
NBN Co is warning about scam calls purporting to be from the company, with more than $320,000 lost from January to June... Read More
Identity Theft Soars On Covid-19
SYDNEY: In a bid to better educate Australians on the pitfalls of identity theft, particularly during the current Covid-19 outbreak, the ACCC... Read More
Australians Lose Over $634 Million To Scams
According to the ACCC’s latest ‘Targeting Scams’ report, Australians collectively lost more than $634 million to scams in 2019. Business email compromise... Read More
1000-Plus Virus Scams Hit Australia
CANBERRA: Scamwatch has received more than a thousand coronavirus-related scam reports since the outbreak. Common scams include phishing for personal information, online... Read More
COVID-19: Scammers Impersonate Popular Streaming Sites, Unsafe Clicks Rise 55%
The cybersecurity firm Mimecast has found more than 700 scam websites impersonating the world’s most popular video streaming services, such as Netflix... Read More
Amazon Asks Consumers to Cooperate In COVID-19 Price Gouging Investigation
Amazon has reportedly asked customers in the US to cooperate with the Department of Justice in its criminal investigation into third-party seller... Read More
ACCC’s Scamwatch Warns Consumers About New COVID-19 Scams
The ACCC’s Scamwatch has warned consumers to be wary of scammers taking advantage of fears surrounding COVID-19. Reported scams have included fake... Read More