You can change a stolen password or credit card, but you can’t reset your face when your biometric data is breached.
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Growing use of technology and our willingness to trust it is putting Australians at greater risk of being scammed.
OpenAI has said it will take down the ChatGPT voice of Sky, which left Scarlett Johansson in ‘disbelief’. The actor previously played the role of an AI in the 2013 film Her.
Depending on what the fake account is doing, the law may not be on your side.
Fraud was up 25% in the UK in 2021/22.
Cyber bank fraud is on the rise. Here are some important ways to protect yourself.
Twitter and Meta are looking to make money from protecting users’ identities. This raises questions about collective security, people understanding what they’re paying for and who remains vulnerable.
The hacker who steals your data is just one part of an illicit supply chain featuring producers, wholesalers, distributors and consumers – a black-market industry worth millions of dollars.
Credit checks and international co-operation are crucial when it comes to tracking down cybercriminals.
This isn’t the first time Australians’ Medicare numbers have been exposed.
If you’ve been affected by the Optus data breach, the danger is far from over – no matter what the purported hacker is claiming.
Up to 9.8 million Australians have been affected. Here’s what you can do to proactively defend yourself.
Scam techniques that rely on human nature are increasingly being executed via technology. Here are five that recorded big increases in 2021.
Federal and state governments are turning to a facial recognition company to ensure that people accessing services are who they say they are. The move promises to cut down on fraud, but at what cost?
Indigenous Nations have always maintained their citizenship orders. They have always retained the right to determine who does and does not belong. We know who we are.
A cybersecurity research group has been tracking a significant rise in the number of stolen checks being sold on sites like WhatsApp and Telegram, which often results in stolen identities.
If an organization that has your data gets hacked, your vulnerability depends on the kind of attack and the kind of data. Here’s how you can assess your risk and what to do to protect yourself.
There has been a dramatic spike in identity theft and online shopping scams this year as fraudsters try to take advantage of people’s vulnerability during uncertain times.
Fraudsters have managed to exploit security gaps in the federal government’s early release of super scheme. Here’s what to look out for.
Human rights groups say the bill is an attempt to introduce mass surveillance to Australia and an egregious breach of individual privacy.
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Associate Professor in Cyber Security Studies, Macquarie University
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Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor in Psychological Science, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer in Cyber Security Studies, Department of Security Studies and Criminology, Macquarie University
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Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University
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Associate Professor in Auditing at the School of Accountancy, Stellenbosch University
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Professor in Law and Security, University of Canberra; Stellenbosch University
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Honorary Consul; Adjunct Professor; Digital Investigations Consultant and Senior Lecturer., Adelaide University
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Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
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CSIT R&D Programme Manager, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor, Information and Communications Technology, CQUniversity Australia
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Associate Professor in Cyber Security, Adelaide University
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Royal Society University Research Fellow, UCL
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Lecturer, Griffith Law School, Griffith University
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Professor, Stellenbosch University