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ASIC Warns Public Against New Crypto Scam – 21 May 2019
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has red flagged alleged scam entities (Dartalon Ltd and GFC Investments). ASIC claim that the business has made unsolicited calls or sent emails about investing, financial advice, credit or loans while not having a licence.
IT contractor charged after modifying Federal Government computers for cryptocurrency mining – 21 May 2019
A Sydney man has been charged by the Australian Federal Police, for allegedly modifying the computer systems of a federal government agency, to mine cryptocurrency while employed as an IT contractor.
https://www.itnews.com.au/news/govt-it-contractor-charged-with-cryptocurrency-mining-525476
Hacker reveals a simple trick to steal your cryptocurrency – 20 May 2019
A hacker has revealed how he stole half a million dollars of cryptocurrency, by using a SIM swap scam to get around two factor authentication.
https://micky.com.au/hacker-reveals-a-simple-trick-to-steal-your-cryptocurrency/
Commbank catches fraudsters while customers catch sleep – 20 May 2019
Commonwealth Bank has launched a new technology that will protect customers against fraud using a 24/7 monitoring technology.
