Cap Coast Telecoms advisor sentenced to jail
One of the two pre-insolvency advisors to telco retailer Cap Coast Telecoms has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison.
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Darknet market bundling card details with device fingerprints to beat fraud detection
Researchers have uncovered an invitation-only Tor-concealed marketplace where stolen credit card details are bundled with the victim's device fingerprint, meaning criminal buyers can use them to beat numerous fraud detection systems.
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Phantom Secure chief indicted in multi-country takedown
The CEO of a company that counted Australia as the largest single market for its encrypted communications services has been indicted in the US.
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The rocketing role of tech in Australia’s criminal underworld
IT professionals in Australia are becoming an increasingly vital element in the activities of organised crime syndicates, according to a new Government report.
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Sydney IT provider arrested in $220,000 fraud investigation
Police have arrested a Sydney-based IT provider in connection with a series of alleged frauds involving the state branch of a national union organisation.
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Founder of Liberty Reserve virtual currency sentenced to 20 years in prison
The founder of now defunct virtual currency Liberty Reserve has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for using his company to run a huge money laundering scheme catering to cybercriminals.
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FireEye says hackers are racing to compromise POS systems
Cybercriminals are redoubling efforts to steal payment card details from retailers before new defenses are put in place, according to FireEye.
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Shocker! Cape Cod cops discover iPhone stun gun
The Cape Cod police department made what you might call a stunning discovery on New Year's Eve: A young intoxicated man illegally in possession of an electroshock device that looked an awful lot like an Apple iPhone.
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S Central boss Mavridis sentenced to 4 years 8 months
Peter Mavridis, the former CEO of the S Central group of companies has been sentenced to four years and eight months in prison for "obtaining financial advantage by deception and false accounting."
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Time crime targets business as WatchGuard gets tough on ‘cyberloafing’
“Most companies realise that employees perform better with a breather and limited non-work-related activity, but the key is to find a balance between the two."
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Dropcam camera, Facebook posts sink suspected serial burglar
A man suspected of committing as many as 2 dozen car and house break-ins was arrested for burglary in a Boston suburb on Tuesday after being identified from a home surveillance camera and implicating himself via Facebook.
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Tracking app catches crooks
Two men have been charged after police from the Cabramatta Local Area Command used a tracking application on a personal computer to assist their investigation.
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10 Strange iPhone Crimes of 2010
10 Strange iPhone Crimes of 2010
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IT fugitive Stein Bagger will be sent back to Denmark
Stein Bagger, the Danish IT executive who turned himself in to Los Angeles police on Saturday and confessed to being wanted by Interpol, is being held by U.S. immigration officials and will be sent back to Denmark to face charges.
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IT worker let spammers into ex-employer's servers
An IT manager who logged onto to his former employer's computer network five months after being fired and opened the e-mail server up to spammers has been sentenced to one year in prison.
