Phishing news stories

SMX has captured the attention of NTT after receiving positive reviews from businesses across Australasia and beyond for its email security.

No matter what approach or tool cybercriminals use to breach a network, they all have one thing in common: access.

In February, Russia-based ransomware group Conti declared it would fully support the Russian Government during its invasion of Ukraine.

While the hybrid work model may have offered protection from COVID-19, have small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) remained as safe from outside threats?

KnowBe4 has warned it expects to see an increase in QR Codes and the WhatsApp chat platform being used for phishing and other scams. 

Telstra customers in Australia are being warned of a new scam involving "Unsuccessful Payment" messages.

"Hybrid vishing campaigns continue to generate stunning numbers, representing 26.1% of total share in volume so far in 2022."

KnowBe4 has reached the milestone of 50,000 customers, adding nearly 2,500 in the first quarter of 2022 alone.

Google's new measures include automatic two step verification, virtual cards and making it easier to remove contact information on Google Search results.

"Malware lurking everywhere, from cloud apps to search engines, leaving organisations at greater risk than ever before."

Phishing, the practice of sending malicious emails to encourage users to perform actions that benefit an attacker, is a key security concern for modern businesses due to its prevalence and impact.

As a country, it's clear we love gaming and are entering the realm at rapid speed. But as with all online activity, significant risks come with this kind of rising engagement.

New research from Zscaler has found that many retail and wholesale environments are at significant risk, with a 400% increase in phishing attacks being reported in the last 12 months.

Sophos' endpoint products have been ranked top in protection and false-positive tests for enterprise, small businesses, and consumers.

Cybersecurity company Check Point Software says phishing attacks targeted towards LinkedIn jumped by 44% in 2022 Q1

Fortinet has launched a new security awareness and training service to enhance workforce cyber awareness and mitigate threats.

A surge in digital payments has significantly increased banking security risks in Asia.

"We are seeing scams becoming very highly sophisticated, which makes them hard to spot and it unfortunately means more Kiwis are being caught out."

As remote work pushes more Australians online, the increase in cybercrime hits record-high rates, sparking significant concerns.

As New Zealand adapts to living with COVID-19, they are also having to deal with an increasing number of life-altering technologies, all of which have a substantial risk of creating cybersecurity issues for the public.

New research has found that IT decision-makers are complacent about risks to the business from phishing and business email compromise, also known as CEO fraud.

Check Point Research provides updates on cyberattack trends observed during the Russia-Ukraine conflict. 

Norton has found 5% of New Zealanders experienced identity theft in 2021, and 10% have clicked on a fraudulent package notification link in the past 12 months.

Secon Cyber predicts 2022 will be another eventful year of vulnerability exploits, account takeover attacks, phishing, and ransomware.