THE credit card data of up to 500,000 Australians has been stolen, writes Ken McGregor. Shockwaves have been sent through the banking sector following the arrest of an international organised crime gang that allegedly committed the biggest theft of credit card data in Australia’s history. While the banks agreed to shoulder the burden of the…
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IT COSTS organised criminals less than $1 to buy a person’s credit card details allowing them to fleece millions of dollars from accounts, the Australian Crime Commission has said. Credit card information was the most commonly sold item in the underground economy in 2009, according to the commission’s Warren Gray. Since then, the number of…
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Global trends in consumer fraud On 13 September 2012, ACC Chief Executive Officer John Lawler AM APM presented at the Dun and Bradstreet Consumer Credit Conference, ‘Credit risk in Australia – The road ahead’. Mr Lawler spoke on ‘Global trends in consumer fraud’. Introduction Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. It…
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It’s called the Dark Web and once you are in you can buy people, drugs, guns and even have someone killed. The problem is: what can law enforcers do about it? Deep in cyberspace is a web of private networks hosting sites that Google will never find and videos that YouTube will never play. Within…
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POLICE have recovered a full skimming device from the ANZ ATM at the Central Square Shopping Centre in Altona Meadows this month. Skimming devices are used to steal credit card and EFTPOS card information. Investigations are ongoing and it is not known how long the device was in operation. Hobsons Bay Inspector Bill Mathers said…
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THIEVES may be using ‘‘skimming’’ devices at ATMs around Blacktown to obtain bank account details and steal money, police have warned. Police were alerted to the possible scam after a Toongabbie man, 58, was assaulted while reporting a problem at the St George Bank ATM on Aurelia Street, Toongabbie. The man attempted to use the…
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14 January, 2012 by
St Michael in Uncategorized
HACKERS in China rifled the computers of DuPont at least twice in 2009 and 2010, hunting for the secrets that made the company one of the world’s most successful chemical makers. But investors would have learned nothing on the subject from DuPont’s regulatory filings, or from those of other companies victimised by hackers. The documents…
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5 October, 2011 by
St Michael in Uncategorized
Queensland’s top fraud cop has called for a credit card that can’t be used outside Australian borders. Detective Superintendent Brian Hay from Queensland’s Fraud and Corporate Crime Group says one of the best ways to fight credit-card identity theft would be to limit cards for use within Australia. “If you have a plastic card, it’s…
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The following article appeared in the Sun Herald on 7 January 2001 (page 10): ABOUT $3.5 billion of “hot” cash is generated annually by white collar fraud and money laundering by the drug trade, according to a NSW Police Service report. In the first annual report ever released on the work of its top 550…
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17 September, 2011 by
St Michael in Uncategorized
There are a few different methods that are exploited to steal a person’s identity. Let’s chat about some of the more common techniques you will need to be aware of so you can avoid becoming a victim of this ghastly situation. One of the most common types of identity theft involves utilizing a card that…
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