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NSA and GCHQ say Russians government hackers hijacked Iranian hackers
Bank outage crackdown to publicly name and shame institutions
Salvation Army marches onward to tech unification for Australia
China's propaganda chief says Cold War mentality hindering trust in cyberspace
Mid-air wireless charging could keep drones aloft indefinitely
identity theft
Australians lost $16m to ID theft so far this year
Prompts fresh warning to report incidents.
Jul 23 2019 11:30AM
NSW launches ID recovery service for cyber attack victims
For NSW govt customers.
Jul 18 2019 5:01PM
Securitas boss bankrupted after ID theft
Booted from job and board appointments.
Jul 14 2017 11:45AM
NSW pawnbrokers baulk at new MAC address laws
Concerned about privacy, legal ramifications.
Mar 8 2016 11:13AM
Millions of US citizens' personal data taken in OPM hack
Stolen data includes social security details.
Jul 10 2015 6:43AM
One login, one password, one huge data breach
[Blog post] Transparency for myGov security, please.
May 28 2014 11:19AM
Experian investigated over data breach
Exposure of 200m social security numbers.
Apr 4 2014 11:54AM
AusCERT2012: Calls for real-time drug reporting
Pseudoephedrine blocks not enough.
May 18 2012 11:43AM
Medical ID fraud booming
Executives need wake up call.
May 4 2012 8:00AM
11,000 tweeters disclose email addresses in one day
More than 11,000 email addresses were published on Twitter over a 24-hour period.
Jan 20 2012 7:53AM
Beware Facebook Timeline scam pages
There's no Timeline Office.
Jan 6 2012 10:47AM
Police bust 55 in US cyber fraud, ID theft ring
Bank insiders helped bypass anti-fraud technologies.
Dec 21 2011 6:46AM
Cops bust largest fraud ring in US history
New York criminals rent Lamborghinis, Porches, fly private jets.
Oct 11 2011 4:34PM
Microsoft kills botnet, names mastermind
41,000 computers freed in botnet take-down.
Sep 28 2011 10:16AM
Scams exploiting Amy Winehouse, Norway massacre
Warnings have been made about a multitude of social networking videos claiming to show late singer Amy Winehouse.
Jul 26 2011 9:03AM
Hackers target Australians' super funds
Victims often take years to realise crimes.
Jun 20 2011 6:26AM
Crooks siphon super funds
Victims often take years to realise crimes.
Jun 17 2011 1:20PM
Photos: AusCERT Day 1
Delegates gathered at the Royal Pines resort on the Gold Coast for the 10th annual AusCERT conference.
May 16 2011 5:30PM
AusCERT 2011: Meet Bennett Arron, ID theft victim-turned-villain
Fraud ain't supposed to be funny.
May 10 2011 9:32AM
Ring busted for buying Apple goods with fake cards
Twenty seven were indicted for using stolen credit cards to buy from Apple stores.
Feb 3 2011 2:12PM
