Australians are at a heightened risk of being targeted by crooks over the coming months as cyber criminals try to con people out of their money through end of financial year or tax-related scams. One in four Australians (24 per cent) have experienced a scam related to EOFY or taxContinue Reading
The heartlessness of the hackers behind some of the world’s largest cyber attacks has been revealed, with a warning that Australia could be hit by more hacks. A hacker claiming to be from the same group that orchestrated the hacks on Medibank has spoken to Four Corners, revealing more aboutContinue Reading
Google has issued an urgent warning to some users after developers discovered eight high-risk bugs on its platform that could be exploited by cyber criminals to steal money and data. The tech heavyweight recently released an update revealing that users on older iterations of its web browser Chrome were atContinue Reading
A mum has shared the horrifying story of how her daughter was groomed by an online predator. Parent Cyber Safety Consultant founder Jen Hoey said her daughter met the perpetrator, who posed as another nine-year-old girl, while her daughter was playing an online game at a friend’s home. “Essentially whatContinue Reading
A dangerous new scam is circulating online through emails, sparking a warning for Australians. On Monday, email security software company MailGuard shared emails, posing as emails from Australian government agency myGov. The emails are offering “outstanding refunds,” with the subject line enticing readers to read further. Although the sender nameContinue Reading
An Aussie man has lost a whopping $89,000 after being tricked into handing his fortune over to cyber criminals. “I fell for three scams,” he lamented to news.com.au. Michael*, 49, from Melbourne, thought he was taking charge of his finances but instead he has lost his cash in a sophisticatedContinue Reading
Australians are increasingly falling victim to scammers, with an eye-watering sum paid to cyber criminals this year. Almost one in three Australians have been hit by a financial scam, RateCity.com.au research shows. Twenty-nine per cent of 1000 people surveyed admitted they had been scammed through credit card hacks, identity theftContinue Reading
Australia is in danger of being swept up in attacks from cyber criminals targeting critical infrastructure. Critical parts of the energy grid and essential services such as sewage treatment plants could be hit by cyber attacks, shutting down operations and threatening lives, according to Microsoft‘s latest Cyber Signals report. 75Continue Reading
The Australian Federal Police have warned Australians not to click on links in messages as reports of festive season scams increase. Australians who are shopping online for Christmas gifts need to be wary of fake delivery scams that could cost thousands of dollars, the AFP has warned. Cyber criminals willContinue Reading
Medibank has made headlines once again, with cyber criminals releasing more customer data onto the dark web, along with a rather disturbing message. On Wednesday evening, the hacking group “Revel” reportedly dumped more private data onto the dark web in a twisted attempt to celebrate “Happy Cyber Security Day!” TheyContinue Reading