Cooperation is a rare thing in the cut-throat world of technology, but some of the world’s biggest email providers are teaming up to help cut the incidence of phishing scams. More »
This week is International Fraud Awareness Week, and there’s no better time to brush up on your skills to make sure you don’t fall for online trickery designed to fleece you or convince you to give up sensitive personal information. Here are some tips to stay safe. More »
Joseph Bernard Campbell, a 24-year-old prick, managed to break into the email accounts of 19 different girls and steal nude pictures of them. He would then post the nude pics as the girls’ Facebook profile picture for everyone to see. More »
After word dropped that hundreds of US Government officials were involved in a Gmail phishing scheme originating from China, many fingers have been pointed in many directions. China says blaming them is unfair, while the US says it’s now investigating. More »
Hey! Australian organised crime kingpins! You guys need to lift your game! According to the Australian Crime Commission’s 2011 Organised Crime Report, you guys are falling well behind overseas criminals in using technology for your felonious purposes. Where’s your sense of national pride? More »
Whoops! Magazine giant Condé Nast, publisher of Wired, New Yorker, GQ and a host of other titles, mistakenly sent $US8 million to a scammer posing as one of the publisher’s printers. Mistakes! We all make ‘em. [Wired]
