Asian victims lose $40m to scammers spoofing Chinese embassy phone numbers
FBI warns consumers over the Chinese embassy scam.
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Concerned about privacy, Australians embrace mandatory data-breach scheme
Australians are becoming more concerned about their privacy and businesses are signing on for privacy-awareness activities as a result, the government’s information commissioner has noted as figures suggest 40 percent of Australians are uncomfortable with the government using their personal details for research or policy-making purposes.
David Braue | 20 Oct | Read more
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European authorities bust cybercrime gang that hijacked business payments
Police in several European countries arrested 49 suspected members of a gang they say broke into corporate email accounts, using them to divert payments from business customers.
Lucian Constantin | 10 Jun | Read more
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Report: Average cost per record breached is $US0.58 cents, discovery times are down
According to the Verizon data breach investigations report released today, the average cost per breached data record is $US0.58 cents.
Maria Korolov | 15 Apr | Read more
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UK identity theft affected 125,000 people last year, says Cifas
After a drop in 2013, fraud rose 25 percent in 2014 with identity theft still the biggest menace
John E Dunn | 26 Mar | Read more
Tutorials about Identity fraud / theft
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You've fallen for a scam! Now what?
Cybercriminals tricked Fred into giving away sensitive information. Now he wants to know how "to mitigate this situation?"
Lincoln Spector | 16 Jun | Read more
Features about Identity fraud / theft
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Opinion: The Petraeus scandal and computer ethics
Last week Gen. David Petraeus, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, resigned in response to what has turned out to be a much bigger scandal than it first appeared.
Mark Gibbs | 20 Nov | Read more