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How scammers could be stopped from targeting vulnerable Australians – 13 March 2019
A taskforce, which is made up of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), consumer watchdog the ACCC, and the Australian Cyber Security Centre, will focus on ways to stop unsolicited phone calls and texts by stopping the scam based calls at network level.
https://thenewdaily.com.au/money/consumer/2019/03/13/scam-phone-calls/
Sydney man, 22, charged in $100,000 organised identity theft syndicate – 13 March 2019
A 22-year-old man from Sydney has been charged over a sophisticated identity theft and fraud syndicate, using “phone porting”, where the scammers steal a victim’s phone number and then uses it to gain access to bank accounts.
Cybercriminals earning over $3billion annually exploiting social platforms – 11 March 2019
Malware prevention company Bromium, has announced the findings of an independent academic study into the range of techniques utilised by cybercriminals, to exploit trust and enable rapid infection across social media.
The Main factors that can help future crypto expansion – 9 March 2019
Factors that can help the future of cryptocurrency to have a wider acceptance and higher profile include: education; application; security and regulation.
https://www.learncfds.com/the-main-factors-that-can-help-future-crypto-expansion/
