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New Email Scam Circulating in New Zealand

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Fraudulent emails claiming to be from the Inland Revenue Department and stating that the receiver is entitled to a tax refund have been circulating to New Zealanders’ inboxes. The emails have a similar layout to official IRD emails and also contain the IRD logo, making them appear legitimate at first…

OneCoin Cryptocurrency Investigation Reaches Second Auckland Church

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The Samoa Worship Centre in Auckland is being investigated by the Department of Internal Affairs for crimes related to cryptocurrency fraud. This is the second church to have alleged ties to a multi-billion dollar scam involving the OneCoin cryptocurrency. US authorities have also charged a OneCoin leader with fraud. Experts…

US$4.2 Million Seized From International Movie Piracy Website

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As criminals increasingly turn to cryptocurrencies to hide or transfer their wealth, governments and service providers have increased their focus on putting a halt to such practices. Following the shutdown of an international movie piracy website, assets generated by the site have been either frozen or seized. The movie piracy…

Over One-Third of Cyberattacks Come from State Sponsored Hackers

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New Zealand is a target for state-sponsored cyberattacks, according to the government’s National Cyber Security Centre. Official data indicates that as many as 38% of the 339 hacks that it responded to since 30 June 2018 were state-sponsored in origin. The NCSC reported that the number of attacks detected in…