Internet
Australians lost a staggering $3 billion to scammers last year, surpassing any previous year. That's equivalent to the cost of rebuilding three new hospitals. The latest Targeting Scams report from the Australian Competition ...
Sep 20, 2023
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Internet
It used to be that older adults were the preeminent online scam victims.
Sep 13, 2023
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Internet
The U.N. human rights office says criminal gangs have forced hundreds of thousands of people in Southeast Asia into participating in unlawful online scam operations, including false romantic ploys, bogus investment pitches ...
Aug 29, 2023
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Telecom
The latest weapon in the war on robocalls is an automated system capable of analyzing the content of these unsolicited bulk calls to shed light on both the scope of the problem and the type of scams being perpetuated by robocalls. ...
Aug 8, 2023
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Security
Scam calls using AI to mimic voices of people you might know are being used to exploit unsuspecting members of the public. These calls use what's known as generative AI, which refers to systems capable of creating text, images ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Security
Macquarie University cyber security experts have invented a multi-lingual chatbot designed to keep scammers on long fake calls and ultimately reduce the huge number of people who lose money to global criminals every day.
Jun 26, 2023
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Internet
Online fraud is today's most common crime. Victims are often told they are foolish for falling for it, but fraudsters use psychological mechanisms to infiltrate the defenses of their targets, regardless of how intelligent ...
Jun 22, 2023
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Computer Sciences
Online romance fraud is an increasingly common phenomenon, which can affect people of all ages worldwide. This type of fraud occurs when a malicious individual or members of a criminal organization engage with users online ...
Telecom
Are you tired of receiving SMS scams pretending to be from Australia Post, the tax office, MyGov and banks? You're not alone. Each year, thousands of Australians fall victim to SMS scams. And losses have surged in recent ...
Mar 20, 2023
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Internet
There are certain rites of passage in life. Milestone birthdays, graduations, marriages or births. And of course, that first email from a Nigerian prince who wants your bank account number to safeguard money with the promise ...
Mar 2, 2023
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