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Every cent was gone from my account’: Aussie’s warning after $12,000 holiday swindle – 16 February 2019
Ms Browne was the victim of debit card skimming whilst overseas, which left the family depleted of 12,000 needed for their holiday. Credit card skimming was valued at more than $10 million last financial year in Australia.
Is your Cloud at risk of cryptojacking? – 15 February 2019
Cloud cryptojacking, which is hijacking cloud resources to mine for cryptocurrency, is currently the fastest-growing cybersecurity threat. This malware sees cybercriminals regularly stealing processing power from devices and other resources in order to mine cryptocurrency. The trend is showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon.
https://www.cso.com.au/article/657796/your-cloud-risk-cryptojacking/
Former Iowa sports radio host charged with scamming investors out of more than $1.5 million – 15 February 2019
Marty Tirrell, a long-time sports radio host in Iowa, was indicted this week on multiple federal charges. He allegedly scammed investors out of more than $1 million on a ticket con and used their money on personal items or to pay back other investors. He also allegedly sent out checks he knew would bounce and reportedly provided investors with false wire transfer information.
Police penetrate dark web, find $17m of drugs ‘disguised as candy’ – 15 February 2018
NSW Police say they have penetrated a $17 million drug syndicate operating on the “dark web” shipping drugs, some of which were disguised as lollies, through the post. Operation was run by a 25 year old man and significant amount of technical skill and cyber-surveillance techniques were used to catch him.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-15/nsw-police-penetrate-dark-web-drugs-syndicate/10814548
