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New Zealanders are being urged to trust their instincts and be cautious of unexpected phone calls as part of International Fraud Awareness Week.
Cyber attacks in New Zealand have surged by 42% this year, with almost 60% of the 3,102 reported incidents coming from individuals, according to CERT NZ.
Users are becoming more aware of phishing email attacks related to COVID-19, according to new research by KnowBe4.
Cybercriminals used the time to plan more malicious propagation techniques, both new and evolved from previous methods.
Spikes in vaccine-related phishing activity centred around new updates, announcements and ground-breaking approvals from around the world.
Millions of email attacks are bypassing organisations' cyber security measures, leaving them vulnerable to threats, says Barracuda.
In total, Australians lost $176 million to scams in 2020, 23% higher than the previous year, with phishing the most reported type.
As the medicines are being offered on the dark net, purchasers have no way of knowing whether they are genuine, according to Check Point.
Barracuda's new report highlights how cybercriminals are adapting quickly to current events and new tactics, with spear-phishing attacks on the rise.
Fraudsters are targeting last-minute Christmas shoppers via email and hackers are targeting electronic devices that feature on many wish lists.
COVID-19 scams, ransomware attacks, and adware were among the top cyber threats faced by Australian businesses in 2020, according to Avast.
New Zealand and Australian shoppers warned of increased cyber scams during November sales season, according to Avast.
The Open University in London has faced over 1.1 million malicious email attacks since January, with all messages being blocked by the university's servers.
Coronavirus-related email subjects are the biggest threat in phishing scams, accounting for 50%, says KnowBe4 research.
Malware exploiting a decade-old Microsoft Office vulnerability has surged by 400%, according to a study by NordVPN.
Sophos researchers say that the attackers take a slightly different approach to the standard 'fake login' phishing email.
Cyber criminals are leveraging Gmail and AOL to impersonate employees, scamming 6,600 organisations in 2020, reports Barracuda Networks.
Study reveals that over 6,000 malicious email accounts were responsible for 100,000 business email compromise attacks on 6,600 organisations.
Microsoft alerts users to a massive COVID-19 phishing scam using bogus John Hopkins emails to install a dangerous remote access tool on victims' systems.
Cyber attacks on financial institutions soared by 238% from February to April, as reported by VMware Carbon Black. 80% of entities noted higher attack rates.
