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Amid a global virus pandemic, scammers try to snare unwitting bank customers – 15 April 2020
The bank warns scams are on the rise in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Between March 10-26, the Australian Cyber Security Centre received more than 45 reports of coronavirus-themed scam and phishing activity, while the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission received 100 reports.
The cost to freedom in the war against Covid-19 – 6 April 2020
Paper outlines the social control measures adopted by governments all over the world to fight the COVID-19 outbreak and whether some of these compromise privacy and freedom. In Australia, we have a newly launched Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Ethics department at the University of Melbourne. It is a cross-disciplinary initiative to research and explore the tensions between technology and society, and provide leadership on good digital citizenship.
https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/the-cost-to-freedom-in-the-war-against-covid-19
Hackers steal $4.7 million in art scam – 14 April 2020
$4.7 million was stolen from a Dutch art museum by cyber criminals who impersonated the art dealer via emails.
https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2020/hackers-steal–4-7-million-in-art-scam.html
ASIC relaxes financial advice rules amid pandemic – 14 April 2020
The corporate regulator has temporarily suspended a number of requirements for financial advisers and superannuation funds, in order to assist them in providing “affordable and timely” advice to consumers affected by coronavirus crisis.
