Survey reveals Perth most at risk of identity theft
A survey on identity theft risks released by internet security software company AVG today reveals the Australian cities most at [...]
Fraudsters target overseas-based property owners
Identity theft appears to be the new black in criminal circles. Perhaps there has never been a better time to [...]
Ordinary Australians are most at risk of identity theft
A leading commentator on technology issues, Stilgherrian has warned readers of ABC’s opinion column ‘The Drum’ that the idea perpetuated [...]
Identity theft warning: Microsoft phone scam
Microsoft customers should be alerted to possible identity theft, as a phone scam involving fake computer security engineers who contact [...]
Australian government stepping in to combat high-tech crime
The Attorney-General, Robert McLelland announced on Friday the Government will be conducting Australia’s first ever white paper to help educate [...]
Cyber security – it concerns our credit file
It’s National Cyber Security Awareness Week this week, from 30 May to 3 June. The Government holds this week to [...]
Sony dangles a carrot to entice users back to its system
Sony has offered a sweetener in the hope that most of its 17 million users will be enticed back to [...]
Australians might dip out on class action against Sony
It seems to get more unfair for PlayStation users here in Australia that were affected by the data breach which occurred [...]
Privacy Commissioner Investigates Sony Data Breach
On April 27 I posted about the Sony PlayStation data breach which occurred on April 17 and has possibly affected [...]
Identity theft danger – PlayStation account information hacked worldwide
PlayStation users should contact their banks immediately. Sony Australia has confirmed today that the personal information of all PlayStation Network [...]
NATIONAL CONSUMER FRAUD WEEK – SCAMS: IT’S PERSONAL
This week has been National Consumer Fraud week, and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) have themed this year [...]