by admin | May 8, 2020 | News & Analysis
The ATO has paused requests for early release being sent to super funds, as the AFP investigates identity theft. The AFP they are investigating one incident that might involve over 100 taxpayers...
by admin | May 7, 2020 | News & Analysis
Australia’s privacy watchdog has alleged that Facebook failed to protect more than 300,000 Australian users’ data that was collected by Cambridge. Each potential breach could attract a fine up to $1,700,000, which could total $529 billion. This fine is quite large...
by admin | May 6, 2020 | News & Analysis
Financial institutions (FIs) and businesses saw 30 distinct fraud attacks every hour in 2019. Protecting Financial Institution platforms from fraud, is growing more difficult as ‘open banking’ systems are implemented....
by admin | May 6, 2020 | News & Analysis
The Australian Federal Police are investigating a “small” number of fraudulent applications to the government’s early superannuation access scheme. They are reviewing unregistered users of MyGov and unauthorised access to personal information....
by admin | May 6, 2020 | News & Analysis
South Australian job seekers are being targeted by scammers, who are using legitimate websites to prey on the unemployed through social media platforms amid the coronavirus pandemic....
by admin | May 6, 2020 | News & Analysis
A new strain of malware called EventBot is preying on billions of Android smartphones. The malware steals user information and specifically targets mobile banking apps. Many experts believe that EventBot has the potential to become the next major banking malware....
