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Incident: Why you shouldn’t post a picture of a boarding pass on social media | SMH

by Steven Kirby | Sep 18, 2020 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2020, Confidentiality, eSafety, Identity Theft, Politician and Politics, Privacy, SMH - The Sydney Morning Herald, Social Media | 0 |

Australian Social Media Privacy Breach September 2020: Why you shouldn’t post a picture of a boarding pass on social media. Security experts are repeating warnings to keep pictures of documents with personal information and barcode.

Incident: Online fraud syndicate – Woman arrested and millions allegedly siphoned | 9 News

by Steven Kirby | Sep 17, 2019 | 9 News, Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Banking and Finance, Cyber Fraud, CyberCrime, Identity Theft | 0 |

September 18 2019 Australian Cyber Fraud: Millions of dollars have allegedly been siphoned from personal superannuation and share trading accounts as part of a sophisticated online fraud syndicate.

Incident: Sydney man charged over Netflix, Spotify credential-stuffing, stolen accounts | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Mar 13, 2019 | Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Identity Management, Identity Theft, iTnews, New South Wales, Password, Policing and Law Enforcement, Social Media | 0 |

A Sydney man has been charged by AFP for alleged involvement in WickedGen.com.

South Australia’s digital drivers’ licences to reduce possibility of forgery, Government says – ABC News (Australia)

by Steven Kirby | Oct 3, 2017 | ABC News (Australia), Identity Management, Identity Theft, Local Government, South Australia | 0 |

Drivers’ licences will enter the digital era next month with the State Government to make them available on a smartphone app in an effort to enhance security. Source: South Australia’s digital drivers’ licences...

Incident: Identity fraud victim upset that fake ID and stolen details could be used to open Telstra account | ABC News (Australia)

by Steven Kirby | Jul 21, 2017 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2017, Identity Theft, In the Press, Western Australia | 0 |

A Perth man whose identity was used to set up a fraudulent mobile phone account with Telstra is questioning why more stringent identity checks were not done. Beau Gellard became aware of the account this week after his mother...

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Category: Identity Theft

Incident: Online fraud syndicate – Woman arrested and millions allegedly siphoned | 9 News

South Australia’s digital drivers’ licences to reduce possibility of forgery, Government says – ABC News (Australia)

Incident: Identity fraud victim upset that fake ID and stolen details could be used to open Telstra account | ABC News (Australia)

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