Telstra Pilots Malicious SMS Blocking
Telstra CEO Andy Penn is partnering with government to filter bogus text messages in a trial that will likely be extended much more widely in future.
Telco Staff Targeted by New Custom Spear Voice Phishing Attacks
Criminals phone staff as they work at home, then tell them to log on to phishing websites that look like corporate portals.
Prison for Fraudsters Who Diverted Calls of 2,000 Customers
The criminal gang used the phone numbers and email addresses of BT customers to make luxury purchases with PayPal.
US Military Intelligence Agent Helped Iranian Facebook Spearphishing Campaign
Targets were invited to ‘friend’ a Facebook profile that looked like it belonged to a colleague.
Helpful Apps Become the Fraudster’s Traps
We can collect and share data to identify fraudsters but the same data can be used by fraudsters to target us.
How Is Your Security Training?
Training staff to identify security infringements and attempted fraud may not seem very sophisticated, but delivers significant benefits if done effectively.
Email Extortion Aimed at Ashley Madison Users
Our industry needs to think seriously about how we maintain the integrity of email addresses, if we want to keep using them as a key that opens access to other online services.
Hackers Steal TalkTalk Customer Data
Customers of TalkTalk have been plagued by malicious scammers after hackers stole data from the UK telco.