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Malvertising attacks increased by almost 2000% last year with a surge in redirections to phishing sites and other forms of malware, says RiskIQ.

WhatsApp keeps on increasing, with deceptive campaigns coming up with with novel ways of luring in victims. Today we will show you a new example.

Beware the latest WhatsApp scam: promises of free internet sans Wi-Fi entice users, but the magic on offer is just cyber trickery.

Microsoft and Netsafe have issued a fresh warning about scammers posing as Microsoft representatives and targeting internet users in New Zealand.

New Zealand Police confirm bomb threats made to schools were from overseas and pose no actual threat. Evacuations were precautionary.

This week has been 2016 International Fraud Awareness Week. We must educate everyone we know, because we're all targets now.

Beware the Facebook privacy hoax claiming that private photos and messages will become public, warns The Guardian.

New Zealand Nurses Organisation hit by phishing scam, leaks email addresses of members. Investigation underway.

Symantec discovers another tech support scam that uses scare tactics to fool users into believing they're infected with a virus.

Scammers are now going after unwitting users who want to jailbreak their iOS devices, and are spoofing popular jailbreaking site TaiG to do it.

Email and phone scams are the most common methods used by fraudsters to collect personal information, says Inland Revenue.

ESET researchers are warning about Facebook hoax scams that spread fake terror news to trick victims into disclosing their Facebook credentials.

Business email compromise scams, also known as CEO fraud, is a huge problem in 2016. How can you spot one and what should you do about it?.

Scammers targeting C-Level executives have cost businesses over $3bn, leading FirstWave to release an impersonation filter.

Police are warning the public of a money laundering scam where victims are being asked to move money for offenders via online contact or cold calls.

The warning comes after several Government contact centre operators received calls from overseas callers pestering them for information about staff.

New scam targets trademark applicants in New Zealand, warns AJ Park. Businesses asked for misleading payments of over $1600.

The Department of Internal Affairs and ACMA are teaming up to combat spam and cybercrime across New Zealand and Australia.

Beware of Valentine's Day scams targeting lovebirds, warns antivirus provider Bitdefender. Fake offers and phishing attempts are on the rise.

The victim received a letter that appeared to be from the Minister of Internal Affairs and the DIA threatening extradition if payment wasn't received.