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Kapiti Coast District Council sends spam to 'hundreds of people'
Phishing

Kapiti Coast District Council sends spam to 'hundreds of people'

Kāpiti Coast Council's email blunder floods hundreds with spam, as Mayor Gurunathan urges vigilance amidst phishing surge.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 30th Aug 2017

Global Stories

Spam stories

GandCrab: The 'agile' ransomware that is updated in real time
Malware

GandCrab: The 'agile' ransomware that is updated in real time

The GandCrab ransomware has been making headlines recently for being one of the few malware strains that developers update in real time.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Mar 2018
A guide to staying one step ahead of modern email attackers
Malware

A guide to staying one step ahead of modern email attackers

Email serves as an organisations' communicative lifeblood, thus making it the most critical vector for an assortment of threats.

By Patrick Martlew • 1 min read • Mon, 5th Mar 2018
New email spam campaign ditches traditional Office macro infection tactic
Malware

New email spam campaign ditches traditional Office macro infection tactic

A new wave of spam emails use Microsoft Office documents to download password stealers without having to activate Macros.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 19th Feb 2018
When digital marketing crosses the line into spam territory
Marketing Technologies

When digital marketing crosses the line into spam territory

Overstepping boundaries, some businesses fail to comply with New Zealand's anti-spam laws, risking hefty fines and damaged consumer trust.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Mon, 18th Dec 2017
Report finds email is the go-to weapon in hackers' arsenals
Email Security

Report finds email is the go-to weapon in hackers' arsenals

Symantec has revealed malicious emails are on the rise, racking up over US$5 billion and costing businesses more than $115,000 a year.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Oct 2017
New wave of Locky ransomware appears to come from Vietnam
Malware

New wave of Locky ransomware appears to come from Vietnam

Aggressive new Locky ransomware variant traced to Vietnam, with over 27 million attacks observed in a single day by Barracuda researchers.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 22nd Sep 2017
Spammers' work cycles: Mon-Fri with lazy weekends, says IBM X-Force
Malware

Spammers' work cycles: Mon-Fri with lazy weekends, says IBM X-Force

Attackers using tools such as Dridex and Qakbot spam employees through malicious mail at times when victims are most likely to open all incoming mail.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 28th Aug 2017
Nearly a quarter of 'unsafe' emails getting through to user inboxes
Malware

Nearly a quarter of 'unsafe' emails getting through to user inboxes

There is a continuous challenge of securing organisations from malicious attachments, dangerous files type, impersonation attacks as well as spam.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Fri, 28th Jul 2017
Cisco reveals alarming findings from Midyear Cybersecurity Report
Malware

Cisco reveals alarming findings from Midyear Cybersecurity Report

The Cisco Midyear Cybersecurity Report warns of rapidly evolving threats and potential 'destruction of service' (DeOS) attacks.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Wed, 26th Jul 2017
Impersonation attacks rise 400% as email security struggles to keep up
Malware

Impersonation attacks rise 400% as email security struggles to keep up

20% of risky emails bypass security systems, according to Mimecast. Attacks like impersonation grew by 400% QoQ.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Jun 2017
The rise of ransomware in Southeast Asia
Malware

The rise of ransomware in Southeast Asia

It is likely that cybercriminals will target on internet of things (IOT) devices in technologically, advanced economies throughout Southeast Asia.

By Aung Myo Myint • 4 min read • Fri, 12th May 2017
Global warning as spam attacks target stock market manipulation
Spam

Global warning as spam attacks target stock market manipulation

Sophisticated spam blitz threatens markets as Retarus flags a botnet's discreet bid to skew a Latvian stock's value.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 4th May 2017
March saw rise in web attacks; but email malware and spam drop back
Malware

March saw rise in web attacks; but email malware and spam drop back

Symantec reports back on the latest threat statistics for March - email malware dipped, but web attacks are the biggest since 2016.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Apr 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Spam stories

Scammers disguise ASIC spam campaigns through genuine email marketing firm
Malware

Scammers disguise ASIC spam campaigns through genuine email marketing firm

Scammers abused an online email marketing company to send spam that appear to be from the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC).

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 22nd Feb 2018
Fake blackmail campaign hits Aussie inboxes
Email

Fake blackmail campaign hits Aussie inboxes

Australians warned of a widespread fake blackmail scam threatening to release their personal data unless a ransom is paid.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 17th Aug 2017
Australia amongst top 10 for high-risk URLs – and most of those are for phishing
Malware

Australia amongst top 10 for high-risk URLs – and most of those are for phishing

'Polymorphism' was the word of 2016, which describes each instance as unique and undetectable by traditional signature-based security approaches.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Feb 2017