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NAB security team chases down investment scam sites
Mike Baird applauds as Andrew Forrest takes Facebook to task in searing letter.
Nov 12 2019 7:00AM
NSW Police issue warning about TeamViewer enabled remote access scams
"Don't let scammers press your buttons."
Sep 6 2019 11:38AM
NBN scam losses sky rocket over last year
Elderly targeted.
Jun 17 2019 10:19AM
ACCC calls on Facebook, Google to speed scam ad takedowns
Celebrity-fronted fake ads generate hordes of complaints.
Sep 26 2018 9:20AM
NBN customers targeted by scammers
Beware of connection offers and phishing attempts.
Aug 22 2017 6:45AM
After major bust, Australia dubbed a 'testing ground' for phone security scams
Authorities freeze thousands of dollars in assets, seize domains and block phone numbers.
Oct 4 2012 2:50AM
The Twelve Scams of Christmas
While it's not the easiest to sing along to, keeping this handy could save you some pain...
Dec 20 2010 9:30AM
Trend Micro warns of 419-style World Cup scams
Latest spam runs looking to fool unsuspecting fans.
May 27 2010 9:47AM
Security firms warn of iPad scams
Crooks looking to cash in on tablet hype.
Feb 1 2010 12:12PM
NSW Police charge six over EFTPOS skimming
Banking group welcomes arrests.
Jan 20 2010 2:29PM
Google names and shames sites that prey on users
Scams use Google brand to lure victims.
Dec 9 2009 6:55AM
Consumer agencies launch "international internet sweep"
...armed only with the humble search engine.
Sep 23 2009 12:08AM
Authorities shut down Real Host
Latvian hosting firm had been tied to botnets, phishing scams.
Aug 7 2009 3:16PM
"Silver surfers" targeted in web scams
Call for mass media education campaign.
Jul 20 2009 10:38AM
Twitter hit with rogue anti-virus scams
Users of popular blogging platform Twitter fell victim this past week to a scareware scam in which they were offered a "Best Video," but by clicking through, invited onto their computer offers for a rogue security application.
Jun 3 2009 11:06AM
Be careful what you search for...
Like any owner of a website, criminals are interested in directing as much traffic as possible to their pages in order to distribute content and increase potential profits.
Apr 15 2009 5:23PM
MySpace deploys Cloudmark tech to protect users against malicious messages
MySpace has taken active steps to protect its users against malicious attacks.
Mar 10 2009 11:01AM
Authorities urged to step up scareware crackdown
Law enforcers and regulatory authorities were urged today to crack down even harder on companies selling so-called scareware, or risk these threats increasing through 2009.
Dec 18 2008 6:34AM
Nigerian 419 scams now hitting Paypal
A variant of the extremely popular Nigerian 419 scam is possible via Paypal, the INQ has discovered. On paper it looks bulletproof but it's still a big con.
Nov 28 2008 11:06AM
Yahoo and Microsoft take aim at lottery scams
Yahoo and Microsoft are teaming up in an effort to stop lottery email scams.
Oct 30 2008 9:31AM
