Spam stories
Australians warned of a widespread fake blackmail scam threatening to release their personal data unless a ransom is paid.
'Polymorphism' was the word of 2016, which describes each instance as unique and undetectable by traditional signature-based security approaches.
Attackers using tools such as Dridex and Qakbot spam employees through malicious mail at times when victims are most likely to open all incoming mail.
There is a continuous challenge of securing organisations from malicious attachments, dangerous files type, impersonation attacks as well as spam.
The Cisco Midyear Cybersecurity Report warns of rapidly evolving threats and potential 'destruction of service' (DeOS) attacks.
20% of risky emails bypass security systems, according to Mimecast. Attacks like impersonation grew by 400% QoQ.
It is likely that cybercriminals will target on internet of things (IOT) devices in technologically, advanced economies throughout Southeast Asia.
Sophisticated spam blitz threatens markets as Retarus flags a botnet's discreet bid to skew a Latvian stock's value.
Symantec reports back on the latest threat statistics for March - email malware dipped, but web attacks are the biggest since 2016.
Spam levels, including fake news about Donald Trump, accounted for over half of all email traffic in Q2 2016, according to Kaspersky Labs.
Symantec warns of non-existent video of Hillary Clinton exchanging money with ISIS used as bait in spam emails.
Twitter is handing control back to its users with new two features that will screen out unwanted content - and unwanted users.
In short, botnets allow hackers to take control of multiple computers at the one time to spread viruses, create spam and perform attacks.
Enforcement agencies from around the world including New Zealand have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to fight against spam.
ESET has come out tops in anti-spam testing for security solutions in tests by both AV-Comparatives and Virus Bulletin.
With cybercriminals having a deliberate hand in creating threats that look authentic and are targeted, it is more difficult to recognise spam.
Hush-hush attitudes contribute to cyber attacks that are devastating New Zealand businesses, warns IT firm Resolve.
Bayrob displays a message suggesting the user the downloaded file is incompatible with the system, while it is actually already releasing a Trojan.
Bitdefender has discovered a global spam campaign spreading banking Trojan Dyre, using various approaches to maximise damage.
SMX has launched a new offering designed to make it easy for resellers and customers to integrate SMX email filtering with Office 365.
