Bitdefender Antispam Lab has tracked these tailor made scams starting from June 23 The recent search for the Titanic-bound submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions ended in tragedy for the five explorers involved. Unfortunately, scammers wasted no time in exploiting the incident for their own gain. Shortly after the US Coast…
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50 per cent of businesses in Asia-Pacific and globally falling victim in 2022 According to the 2023 spear-phishing trends report released by Barracuda, a leading provider of cloud-enabled security solutions, 50 per cent of businesses in Asia-Pacific and across the globe fell victim to spear-phishing attacks in 2022. The report,…
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UCENet has engaged in combating unsolicited communications Australia has joined five other nations in strengthening strategic engagement in the global fight against scams, unsolicited telemarketing and spam following an agreement between international regulators. The ACMA has entered a renewed memorandum of understanding (MOU) as part of the global Unsolicited Communications…
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The scammers promised various perks to potential recruits Bitdefender Antispam Lab researchers uncovered an ongoing scam campaign involving the so-called ‘Illuminati cabals’ luring gullible individuals into joining their organization in exchange for wealth and a luxurious lifestyle. A recent analysis of the Illuminati spam campaign revealed that the scammers, operating…
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ACCC welcomes funding The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has expressed its support for the establishment of the National Anti-Scam Centre (NASC) by the Australian Government. The recently announced budget allocated $US58 million to the ACCC for the setup of the NASC over the next two years. The funding…
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ACMA investigations found 3 telco provides that were guilty The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has taken action against a number of telcos after compliance failures were used by scammers to send SMS road toll, Medicare and Australia Post impersonation scams to consumers. ACMA investigations found Sinch Australia Pty Ltd…
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Scamwatch received 14,603 reports about bank impersonation scams in 2022 Consumers are being warned to be wary of phone calls and texts that appear to be from their bank, following alarming reports of Australians losing their life savings to a highly sophisticated impersonation scam. Reports to the ACCC’s Scamwatch indicate…
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