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Teen Twitter hacker Graham Clark sentenced for bitcoin scam – 17 March 2021
The teenage mastermind behind a high-profile hack on Twitter where well-known celebrities and valuable companies were used to promote a bitcoin scam, pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to three years in a Florida prison.
102yo grandmother scammed out of aged care bond in $375,000 email hack – 17 March 2021
The scammers tricked Phoebe, who has power of attorney for her grandmother, by posing as an employee of the aged care home over emails. The family lost $375,000 from the sale of their grandmother’s home. Consumer Protection WA believes scammers are using spyware to access emails
How to protect against COVID-19 financial fraudsters – 17 March 2021
The pandemic has inspired a spike in online fraud and unregulated financial advice, but checking your adviser’s credentials and securing your online data can help, experts say.
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ASIC sues short-term lender ClearLoans – 16 March 2021
The corporate cop is suing a short-term loan provider that charged interest rates of up to 43 per cent, for hundreds of breaches of the National Consumer Credit Protection Act over a two-year period that included the onset of the coronavirus crisis.
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