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Gregg Keizer | 27 May | Read more
You'd think it was the end of the world.
Gregg Keizer | 27 May | Read more
The charitable nature of Australians has been under threat, as spammers continue to hijack Japan and New Zealand disaster relief funds.
Hamish Barwick | 19 Apr | Read more
As if floods, cyclones and a tourism industry in tatters weren't enough, North Queenslanders are now having to fend off attacks of a different kind — from scammers. Telstra has issued a warning to North Queensland residents to be cautious when responding to emails or phone calls from organisations asking for personal details, following reports of emails and phone call scams.
Georgina Swan | 15 Apr | Read more
A local security expert is dumbfounded by the ease in which a fake <i>Twilight: Breaking Dawn</i> game application has spread across Facebook, and has warned Australians to be less trusting when it came to approving applications on the social networking site.
Hamish Barwick | 13 Apr | Read more
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has threatened telemarketers attempting to pass off fraudulent virus protections schemes with fines of up to $110,000.
Hamish Barwick | 25 Mar | Read more
Extra security for social networking sites have kicked in this week to combat the rise of attacks targeting user profiles.
Hamish Barwick | 16 Mar | Read more
I don't spend a lot of time on Facebook, so when I got an e-mail from the social networking site telling me "you haven't been back to Facebook recently" and here are some messages you missed, it didn't seem odd. I clicked on the link, wondering what one of my friends was doing.
Bill Snyder | 01 Feb | Read more
Security experts have warned of a convincing Facebook phishing scam doing the rounds in Australia.
Hamish Barwick | 11 Jan | Read more
A Nigerian man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for sending out fraudulent e-mails offering victims big bucks in exchange for moving cash to the United States.
Robert McMillan | 04 Sep | Read more
Users of Apple's iTunes services should keep a close eye on PayPal and credit card statements for fraudulent iTunes charges.
Robert McMillan | 24 Aug | Read more
Scammers are infecting computers with a Trojan horse program disguised as software that determines whether PCs are compatible with Windows 7.
Robert McMillan | 11 May | Read more
A scam Facebook page offering the site's users a US$1,000 Ikea gift card took in nearly 40,000 victims Friday.
Robert McMillan | 12 Apr | Read more
Like many other Facebook users Jeff Crites heard of the US$1,000 Best Buy gift-card offer last month from a friend, a Web savvy director of social media at a Fortune 500 company.
Robert McMillan | 08 Apr | Read more
As his parents and sister silently wept, hacker mastermind Albert Gonzalez was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court to two concurrent 20-year stints in prison for his role in what prosecutors called the "unparalleled" theft of millions of credit and debit card numbers from major U.S. retailers.
Nancy Weil | 26 Mar | Read more
In a bid to cut down on fraud and inappropriate content, the organization responsible for administering Russia's .ru top-level domain names is tightening its procedures.
Robert McMillan | 22 Mar | Read more