The million-dollar heist - How scammers defrauded a VC company over email

An Israeli startup and Chinese VC firm were scammed to the tune of $1 million through a series of spoofed emails and fake domains.

This month in security: December 2019

China bans deepfakes, New Zealand introduces a new data privacy Bill, hackers make off with $1 million and O365 disruptions plague APAC.

Sounds of the scam: the increasing sophistication of voice phishing attacks and deepfakes

Don’t believe everything you hear. The voice on the phone may just be a deepfake voice phishing attack designed to slip by your defences.

Customers are the target of cybercrime this Black Friday, but your business could be the real victim

It’s the time of year when customers look forward to great bargains, businesses look forward to great sales and cyber attackers look for an opening.

Don’t become a Black Friday statistic

In the rush to grab a great Black Friday deal, many customers lower their guard and leave an opening for cybercriminals to steal their personal information. But there are steps you can take to minimise the danger.

Fantastic trojans and how to fight them: Emotet

Australia recently experienced a wave of cyberattacks that used the trojan Emotet to compromise critical data across multiple sectors. Find out more about the threat and how to combat it.

Your inbox could be your Achilles heel: the rising threat of business email attacks

Business email compromise attacks, or BEC’s, have increased by 269% compared with the previous quarter, and many companies are still relying on inadequate defences.

The vulnerable state of healthcare: Victorian hospitals targeted by ransomware attack

In October, the cyber vulnerabilities of Victoria’s healthcare sector were exposed as several regional hospitals and facilities experienced cyberattacks that impacted their operations.

Stay Smart Online Week is the perfect time for a cybersecurity health check

As cybercrime grows in size and sophistication, safeguarding data is now everybody’s job.