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Wednesday, 22 February 2017 11:52

Real-time payments a boon to cyber criminals

The New Payments Platform set to be introduced in Australia this year could give cyber criminals instant access to transferred funds and limit banks' ability to stop suspect transactions.

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Wednesday, 19 October 2016 11:18

Warning that greater ‘user awareness’ not enough to cut cyber fraud risks

Global security company Centrify has warned that organisations need more than just user awareness programmes to cut the risk of “social engineering” and cyber fraud.

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Thursday, 19 November 2009 08:51

Beware the new moon, cybercrims are on the prowl

Security software company, PC Tools, says it has identified a new way cyber criminals are trying to prey on the fans of the Twilight series with anticipation of the upcoming “New Moon” movie, which comes out tomorrow, reaching a fever pitch. 

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Wednesday, 28 October 2009 09:48

Australia, NZ amongst worst for online brand attacks

Australia continues to rank as one of the top ten countries worldwide to suffer online brand attacks, and while Colombia and France have dropped off the chart completely, New Zealand and Brazil have entered the list for the first time, according to a new report on worldwide fraud released today.

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Tuesday, 20 October 2009 06:35

Cybercrims' scare tactics to force rogue software buys

Cybercriminals are employing increasingly persuasive online scare tactics to convince users to purchase rogue security software, or “scareware” software that pretends to be legitimate security software. 

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Wednesday, 23 September 2009 06:30

ACCC to lead global Internet 'sweep' to round up scammers

The ACCC is to lead the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network's (IPCEN) annual sweep of the Internet to uncover and disrupt fraudulent website.
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Wednesday, 02 September 2009 13:59

Dubious Australian honour as top 10 phishing attack host

Australia is still one of the top 10 countries to host phishing attacks, according to a new security fraud report out today,  while six countries -  the US, U.K, Italy, Canada, Spain and South Africa – have consistently suffered  the most phishing attacks.

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Tuesday, 18 August 2009 10:26

Cyber crime experts to front House of Reps enquiry

Experts on computer-related crime from the Australian Institute of Criminology Dr Russell Smith and Dr Raymond Choo, will both present key findings on cyber crime to the House of Representatives Communications Committee's first public hearing for its Inquiry into Cyber Crime tomorrow, 19 August.
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Tuesday, 07 July 2009 07:08

Riding the Net risks drive-by malware download attack

Drive-by download malware is still the most often downloaded nasty by Internet users, with vulnerabilities in Adobe and Microsoft products often the stalking horse of the trojans spreading infection around the Web.

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Wednesday, 17 June 2009 08:49

Fake Facebook emails warning!

Symantec has followed-up its recent report warning of an increasing trend to phishing attacks on Facebook, with a new warning for Facebook users to beware of fake emails attempting to steal login details to use their account for launching future phishing attacks on unsuspecting social networkers.

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Wednesday, 03 June 2009 20:43

Commonwealth Bank under siege by phishers

Australia’s largest bank, the Commonwealth Bank, has been undergoing a series of phishing attacks that have gone from simple alerts of “banking errors”, through to chances of winning money, and now an attack that wants CommBank users to call a number and verify their details to a talking computer – but it’s all just a phishing scam!

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Monday, 18 May 2009 08:05

Australian Parliament to investigate cybercrime

The Australian Government has launched a parliamentary enquiry into cybercrime and its impact on Australian consumers.
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Wednesday, 06 May 2009 10:36

Security fears for Aussie consumers

Australians, it seems, don’t have much faith in their security and the methods used to verify their identity.

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