Smishing stories
Younger adults are now more likely to lose money to fraud as scams spread across texts, calls, social ads and messaging apps.
Scam calls and texts helped drive more than USD $21 billion in US losses last year, prompting a free way to vet suspicious numbers.
A zero-day in a widely used Japanese learning platform let hackers plant malware, while Chinese phishing services are now bypassing one-time codes.
Australia is increasingly in cyber criminals' sights as ransomware now reaches systems in minutes, leaving firms far less time to contain damage.
AI-driven attacks are exposing weak passwords on cameras and access controls, prompting calls for stricter governance across physical security systems.
Thousands of motorists and households face fake toll and fine texts that can steal card details and personal data if they click the links.
Banks and government agencies face a wider mobile fraud threat after researchers tied fake Android apps to a Cambodia scam compound.
Banks and public bodies in 21 countries face device-takeover fraud that can steal SMS codes, biometric data and funds.
Attackers push fake Red Alert Android app via SMS, turning Israel rocket warning tool into spyware that steals messages, contacts and location.
Norton launches Genie scam assistant in ChatGPT, letting users tag @Norton to analyse emails, texts, images and links for fraud risks.
Banks must shift to real-time, networked defences as organised scams now move money through customer-authorised payments in minutes.
The deal broadens access to mobile security tools as UK firms face rising attacks via smartphones, apps, QR codes and messaging platforms.
UK businesses face more mobile phishing and fraud as Zimperium widens access to its defences through ABC Distribution.
End-of-financial-year deadlines are giving criminals a timely opening to steal credentials and financial data from Australians, Proofpoint says.
Mobile users are most at risk as quishing has surged in New Zealand, with scammers exploiting delivery and parking prompts.
More consumers are losing larger sums to fraud as fake invoice and investment scams drive the biggest financial harm, F-Secure says.
Rising phishing, smishing and social engineering attacks are exposing connected cameras and access systems to credential theft, Genetec says.
Rising email fraud is driving KnowBe4's regional expansion, as security chiefs warn that AI-made attacks are targeting Asia's businesses.
Australian firms are being urged to adopt passwordless logins as AI tools and data leakage make stolen credentials easier to exploit.
Fraud fears and rising smishing are pushing UK firms towards verified RCS and AI-led omnichannel chats, a new study finds.
