Online scams and hacks are the new era of criminals,
particularly cyber criminals. The prevalence of new, upcoming and
repeat scams is alarming. Scammers just won't give up and they
are trying to reel you in every possible way from software update
scams to government official impersonators.
In a recent blog, '
Four tips to prevent cyber attacks on your business', we
discussed the importance of educating your employees about cyber
attacks to minimise the risk to your business.
Following on from that article, here are some of the more common
scams doing the rounds at the moment:
- Fake brand websites: scammers set up websites
that look like the genuine store and copy pictures and the format
of the original website. The give away is in the way scammers ask
for payment which is either by wire transfer, pre loaded debit
cards or bitcoins. These forms of payment are either not secure or
rarely used.
