Latest cybercrime News

Don’t Get Sold Scam
Scams Awareness Week: Tips To Spot Fake
Young Males Increasingly Targeted In Online Image Abuse
Five arrested as part of Taskforce Hawk investigation into secret commissions
$15.6 million lost to investment scams in South Australia
Fintel Alliance uncovers coordinated mortgage fraud across major lenders
AUSTRAC Orders Cryptolink’s Crypto ATMs Offline
National intelligence funding secured to turn hackers’ thinking against them
What is a side-channel attack? A cybersecurity researcher explains how computers can leak secrets without being hacked
Cybercrime Squad detectives charge nurse following investigation into alleged data breach
Police Arrest Two Men In Money Laundering Investigation
Crime Stoppers – Anti-Money Laundering Campaign
Community safety when buying and selling through online marketplaces in South Brisbane, QLD
Resilient but stretched: New research tracks the state of Australia’s social economy
Cybercrime Squad detectives charge three men accused of operating drug supply syndicate on the darknet – Newcastle
Don’t fall into the money trap: Crime Stoppers/Police launch campaign targeting money mule recruitment
Police warn of myGov tax time and end of financial year sale scammers
AI now used in one in four cases of image-based child sexual abuse, first national study finds
bet365 to overhaul AML systems under AUSTRAC enforceable undertaking
Sydney man charged with allegedly laundering $2.4 million in dirty cash
AUSTRAC finalises enforceable undertaking with Sportsbet
Committee to review International Production Order scheme for sharing electronic information
Anti-money laundering and counter terrorism laws cover thousands more businesses
Cybercrime Squad detectives charge man with the alleged use of cryptocurrency to purchase child abuse material
Rise in scams: Australians encouraged to protect themselves online
NZ Police Investigating Threatening Emails
Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group dismantles global money laundering syndicates
Police Warn Of Caller ID Spoofing Scams
Opinion Piece | Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group to target serious online harms
From Introvert To Hero: “Hacker” Revealed
Woman charged after allegedly making bomb threats to schools, airports across NSW
$5 million to strengthen Pacific partnerships targeting criminal money flows
Auckland City Police Investigating Threatening Emails
AUSTRAC steps in on suspected AML weaknesses at NSW club
Victorian man jailed for masterminding bulk phone porting scam
Police issue warning over Chinese authority scams targeting international students
Cybercrime Squad detectives charge trio alleging using scam money to purchase gold bullion
AUSTRAC releases updated risk snapshot of Australia’s financial crime landscape
AUSTRAC steps up supervision of virtual assets sector as reforms take effect
NZ announces sanctions on malicious Russian cyber actors, online platforms
Cybercrime Squad detectives seize $5.7 million in cryptocurrency following an investigation into darknet market dealings
‘Not Just IT Issue’: Human Threat To Cybersecurity
Safeguard human freedoms from systematic digital interference, surveillance and chilling effects on civic space: UN experts
Cybercrime Squad detectives charge public servant following investigation into alleged data breach
Police Arrest Man Over Cyber-related Offences
Banks Step Up To Disrupt Illicit Tobacco Profits
ASIC ramps-up action to protect consumers from AI-powered online investment scams
AUSTRAC directs audit of payment platform over AML/CTF concerns