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Hard-working Australians lose ‘millions’ in Indian cryptocurrency scheme – 18 May 2019
Approx. 67 Indian Australians have lost their hard earned money, in an allegedly fake crypto currency operation based in India, with their coins vanishing overnight. Presentations on website looked genuine as they were taken from another legitimate crypto site.
Brace for impact: Cryptocurrency industry faces heavy regulatory blow – 17 May 2019
On 22 February 2019, the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) published a draft of recommended cryptocurrency regulations. The rules that apply to all Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) are outlined.
https://www.finder.com.au/brace-for-impact-cryptocurrency-industry-faces-heavy-regulatory-blow
‘I have your son’: Scammers faking kidnapping for ransom – 16 May 2019
In the past few years, Virtual kidnapping has become a lucrative crime because detection by law enforcement is difficult. This is because perpetrators use spoofing (altering what number appears on the phone) to trick family members.
WhatsApp compromised by surveillance spyware – 16 May 2019
Urgent patches have been issued for Facebook’s messaging service ‘WhatsApp’, after attacks by a cyber surveillance firm were being made to gain access to an iPhone or Android phone and extract all of its data – texts, emails, location data, contacts, and browser history – just by placing a call through the messaging app.
https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2019/whatsapp-compromised-by-surveillance-spyware.html
