Warning issued over NBN scam surge
Australian consumers lost an average of $110,000 a month to NBN scams in the first five months of 2019, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Australian consumers lost an average of $110,000 a month to NBN scams in the first five months of 2019, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Researchers have uncovered an invitation-only Tor-concealed marketplace where stolen credit card details are bundled with the victim's device fingerprint, meaning criminal buyers can use them to beat numerous fraud detection systems.
A former CSIRO manager today faced a Canberra court for allegedly fraudulently using government funds to make more than $400,000 worth of personal purchases.
A Sydney couple allegedly used cryptocurrency to help launder the proceeds of credit card fraud.
Online property exchange service PEXA says its platform remains secure and has “robust fraud protections” following revelations of a significant theft of funds involving its system.
The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has begun the hunt for a key software component for the government’s digital identity program.
A US federal indictment unsealed overnight charged 36 people for their alleged roles running the Infraud online forum.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Scamwatch service has so far this year received more than 300 complaints about National Broadband Network-related scams.
The ‘darknet’ market that hosted the ‘Medicare Machine’ service has gone offline — although it’s unclear whether it will stay that way.
The vendor behind the ‘Medicare machine’ service that sells access to individuals’ Medicare numbers also claims to sell email credentials for customers of major Australian ISPs as well as credit card numbers linked to Australian businesses.
NSW Police have arrested three men for allegedly using Host Card Emulation (HCE) to make fraudulent purchases.
ANZ bank will automatically update customers’ digital wallets with replacement card details if they report a card lost or stolen.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a draft determination rejecting an application from the Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA) that would mandate the use of 3D Secure by online retailers.
Using graph analytics, also known as social network analysis, to analyse people and their contacts has broken up fraud rings according to Teradata chief analytics officer Bill Franks.
The former administrator of Darkode, the online cybercrime forum that was recently shut down by law enforcement agencies, is preparing to bring it back, with better security and privacy for its members.