Police say the number one scam in Australia is business email compromise. Business email compromise (BEC) is a form of targeted phishing, or spear phishing.
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Warning for Cyber Scams
Features like Facebook marketplace have become a convenient outlet for hackers and scams to chip away at cyber security.
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What are the 3 ways to avoid phishing? What is phishing and how it can be prevented? What are examples of phishing attacks?
Continue ReadingIcedID Banking Trojan
IcedID is a banking trojan that first appeared in 2017. This malware attacks corporate victims, mainly banks and financial institutions.
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Wi-Fi networks can be set up by smart IT people and used as evil twin attacks.
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Emotet, one of the world’s worst Malware or Botnet has ramped up again and already has more than 130000 machines in 179 different countries compromised.
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Graham Clark is now serving a three-year prison sentence for hacking Twitter, dozens of celebrities and stealing tens of thousands of dollars in Bitcoin.
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White hat ethical hackers, the U.S. Secret Service’s cyber-crime division working to protect us from the risks associated with persistent connectivity.
Continue ReadingTracking a Ransomware Hacker
We examine the case of a Canadian government worker who had a secret life as a hacker with NetWalker, a criminal ransomware gang.
Continue ReadingBrace for More Cyber Attacks
The hackers behind the devastating and interminable Medibank cyber attacks are Russian cybercriminals, the Australian Federal Police claim.
Continue ReadingNATO to Improve Cyber Defence
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Union has put forward two action plans to bolster cyber defence.
Continue ReadingPayment of Ransoms Illegal
Minister for Cyber Security, Clare O’Neil, says the federal government is considering making it illegal for companies to pay ransoms to online criminals.
Continue ReadingHunting Down Internet Trolls
Meet TikTok’s Masked Vigilante, who has made it his mission to track down and expose online bullies, scammers and trolls.
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