scams
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
Web braces for wave of hurricane scams
Security experts are warning users of a high risk of phishing operations connected to Hurricane Gustav.
Sep 3 2008 11:34AM
Text message scams for Asian donations
The recent natural disasters in China and Myanmar have led to scams to steal money intended for donations.
May 20 2008 1:43PM
ACCC new release: 'The Little Black Book of Scams'
The ACCC has released the latest edition of "The little black book of scams", a user friendly guide that draws attention to a wide variety of scams regularly targeting Australian consumers and businesses in areas such as online, over the phone and door-to-door.
Feb 25 2008 2:56PM
Get ready for phishing scams that play on holiday purchases
End-users should brace themselves for a new wave of phishing emails that reference the recipient's holiday credit card spending pattern during the Christmas season.
Jan 14 2008 2:53PM
Email lottery scams reaping rich rewards
Half of all spam involves lottery scams making them one of the fastest growing areas of cyber-crime, according to research commissioned by Microsoft across Germany, Italy, Denmark, the UK and The Netherlands..
Dec 21 2007 6:59AM
