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The week in security: Aussie shoppers exposed as Christmas nears

The Christmas season is ramping up but Australian shoppers risk being victimised by scammers, new figures suggest, with many still unable to pick out phishing emails and unaware that their home Wi-Fi network can be compromised. This is a concern for anyone shopping online: with Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales being buried in a mass of scams, malware, and even fake Wi-Fi, it’s harder than ever for online shoppers to go about their business untouched.

David Braue | 28 Nov | Read more
Dozens arrested in enormous Indian call centre racket

Call centre scammers from India were posing as US government officials and threatening people with arrest and deportation unless they paid a fine.

Liam Tung | 28 Oct | Read more
Cloud-based threat aggregation replacing “self-defeating” signature-based security as endpoints diversify

A large-scale “stamina game” – in which ever more-resourceful cybercriminals are proving adept at avoiding “self-defeating” signature-based protections – was likely to intensify as online criminals attacked new technologies, a security executive of one endpoint security vendor has warned.

David Braue | 18 May | Read more