by admin | Jul 17, 2020 | News & Analysis
A Twitter breach allowed hackers to tweet a Bitcoin spam message from high profile accounts such as Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates to all their followers. They posted a double-your-money bitcoin scam, alongside a bitcoin wallet code for people to drop their...
by admin | Jul 16, 2020 | News & Analysis
ASIC is concerned at the number of transactional criminals who can be based anywhere in the world. They are capable of switching off a particular scam quickly, if they discover law enforcement bodies across the globe have discovered it....
by admin | Jul 13, 2020 | News & Analysis
ASIC’s chief enforcer has promised to expedite its investigation into Westpac’s handling of alleged money laundering breaches, as a similar investigation into Commonwealth Bank, drags on three years after the scandal was first made public. The investigations...
by admin | Jul 13, 2020 | News & Analysis
The “large-scale shift” to digital banking and remote work off the back of the COVID-19 crisis, has heightened the banking sector’s exposure to cyber-attack, with wire fraud transfer remaining the most common. Cyber risk awareness programs and mitigation measures are...
by admin | Jul 13, 2020 | News & Analysis
Ramon Abbas, lavish lifestyle was funded by hacking schemes that stole millions of dollars from major companies in the United States and Europe. It is alleged that he led a global network that used computer intrusions, business email compromise schemes and money...
by admin | Jul 11, 2020 | News & Analysis
In August, Google is barring ads from “stalkerware” services that allow people to spy and track others through their phones without their consent. Ads will no longer be allowed from companies promoting GPS trackers designed to spy on people or surveillance equipment...
