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5 October, 2011 by
St Michael in Uncategorized
You delete spam emails straight away. You don’t visit dodgy looking websites. You’re generally a pretty well-informed internet user. In other words, you’re the kind of person targeted by scammers for search engine poisoning. And if you’ve been a victim, you might not know it. Computer security expert Paul Ducklin said internet users were becoming…
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1 May, 2011 by
St Michael in Uncategorized
Personal information and credit card numbers stolen from Sony’s PlayStation Network in one of the world’s largest privacy breaches are reportedly being offered for sale on underground internet forums. Police and banks have said they have yet to discover a case of an Australian being defrauded as a result of the Sony breach, however, it…
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17 March, 2011 by
St Michael in Uncategorized
There’s a groundswell of dissent against the increasing invasion of consumers’ privacy by companies and the risks it poses for identity theft. With her long chestnut hair, lawyer Katherine Lane mightn’t look much like Luke Skywalker but that’s the name she gives to nosy retailers who needlessly demand personal details. The principal solicitor with the…
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