Oz Card Payments Drop As Online Shopping Grows
Card payments in Australia have fallen for the first time as the rate of card fraud increases, driven by an uptick in... Read More
Police Warn Millions Could Be Stolen By Online Fraudsters
The Australian Federal Police is urging businesses and staff working from home to be alert to the threat of Business Email Compromise... Read More
Massive GST Fiddle Sends Melbourne Man To 5 Years In Jug
MELBOURNE: A 38-year-old fraud syndicate member who conspired to defraud the Commonwealth of more than $5 million through goods and services tax... Read More
PayPal Account Details Sold On The Dark Web For As Little As $200
Cybersecurity research firm Privacy Affairs have discovered that for less than US$1,500, cybercriminals on the dark web can obtain genuine information and... Read More
Australians Lose Over $634 Million To Scams
According to the ACCC’s latest ‘Targeting Scams’ report, Australians collectively lost more than $634 million to scams in 2019. Business email compromise... Read More
Millennials Most Gullible When It Comes To A Scam
Millennials who love telling others how they should be running their lives in todays high tech world have proved to be the... Read More
ACCC Warns Against Bogus ‘Coronavirus Tech Scams,’ Tech Brands Exploited
The Australian consumer watchdog, ACCC, has warned that coronavirus scams spread on Facebook and misleading health emails are on the rise. The... Read More
More Data Breaches: Aussie Banks To Cop New Warning
Australian banks have received a warning from the nation‘s peak financial regulator to improve their poor “cyber hygiene”, following revelations that there... Read More
New ID Laws In Your Face, Say Privacy Advocates
Privacy advocates have raised concerns about legislation before Federal Parliament that would allow government agencies and private businesses to access facial IDs... Read More
Former 7 Exec Arrested Over $8m Fraud
A former Seven West Media executive has been arrested for allegedly defrauding the company of more than $8 million. John Fitzgerald was... Read More