…the primary attack vector, and email scams still account for the highest proportion of attacks. If your email is on a hacked database, expect several convincing scam emails a week. Worse, scammers are probably using your spoofed email address to send scams to your contacts. Our advice is to ignore…
…to 2021, which is why I get so much spam! I strongly advise using a ‘junk’ email address for anything online. Phone Number Leak. SMS scammers can reverse lookup your name and target your number with scam texts. Credit card leak. It searches for up to 10 credit card numbers…
Online threats that affect small businesses are similar to those encountered by individuals. Hackers and scammers seeking to steal valuable data and money use a variety of methods to achieve their goals. Phishing is perhaps the most common of these methods. It is a scam where attackers trick a target…
Harvey Norman has highly skilled IT support personnel to help secure your business against online threats from hackers and scammers stealing valuable data and funds. Phishing stands out as a common scam. Fake emails lure targets into unintentionally divulging personal information or granting access to internal accounts for data theft….
…only applicable to Google Messages App. It won’t work on other messaging Apps. RCS uses the internet and mobile data Standard SMS/MMS uses the P2P (person-to-person) channel of the public switched 4/5G telephone network. That is becoming clogged with robocall spam and scam SMS. RCS uses the internet or mobile…
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…help with their enquiry. The people behind these fake accounts are trying to steal your personal information, including phone numbers, email addresses and bank account information. Scam social media accounts will post fraudulent links hoping you will follow them so they can steal your information. They build a legitimate-looking website…
…protected. 74% don’t know how to check. 60% don’t have a clue what to do if they experience ID Theft 58% had not considered the possibility or even knew about ID Theft. Dating scams 27% have fallen prey to an online dating scam. There are more wealthy Nigerian Princes and…
…needs is your email address, mobile phone number and some form of ID – Drivers Licence or Passport number, Utility bill or passwords to online banking or finance. With this, they can scam you, drain bank accounts, take out loans in your name, order goods on your credit card, and…
…if you suspect a QR code scam Immediately change your passwords for any online account used for payment. Advise the bank and try to stop or reverse the payment. Report the scam to the original retailer, café etc. Rule #4 The faster you act, the less the damage. Be alert…
The MyGov refund scam uses email to advise you that you are due a refund. It is a scam, and we tell you how to identify that. First, the email appears to come from MyGov, but you will see at the top left that it comes from another address <[email protected]>….
…passwords unless there is a hack. I am sure we all know at least one friend that has been hacked. From January to September 2022, Aussie consumers lost nearly $500 million to hackers, and 96% of us have had scam emails, SMS or calls to carry out remote access scams….