An Auckland-based real estate company is fast on the rise and experiencing a large amount of success, particularly with their property management services. The company manages a significant number of rental properties on behalf of homeowners, sourcing tenants and collecting the rent before passing it on to the landlords (minus their fees).

A New Zealand dental franchise recently found out the hard way after they fell victim to one of the many successful cyber attacks on Kiwi businesses in pursuit of financial gain.

The scammers in this instance sent an official-looking email to the CEO, asking him to log in to his Office 365 account.

Fake scams, false information and dodgy emails seem to be all too familiar these days to any of us who operate businesses online.

We hear these horror stories, and hope we’re smart enough to identify a scam when presented with one. But scammers and hackers are becoming increasingly more sophisticated in their approach.