Hoax websites are becoming more popular with fraudsters. So it’s more important than ever to protect yourself.
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We can all learn from high-profile frauds that have reeled in experts and celebrities alike, such as FTX and Theranos.
What is ‘structured water’ (aka hexagonal water, EZ water, or H3O2)? You might see people advertising it, but it’s not a real thing.
Email fraud is getting more personal.
2021 saw particularly higher losses for vulnerable demographics. The numbers are startling – and the government arguably isn’t doing enough.
Australians are being bombarded with ‘missed parcel’ SMS messages that aren’t as they seem…
Portraying the world of Yahoo Boys – or internet fraudsters – is a growing trend in Nigerian literature. The novels provide a scathing critique of economic exclusion.
Two-factor authentication is certainly an added layer of security as we traverse the online world. But it comes in various forms, and they’re not all equally protective.
Last year, men were more likely to report losses to investment fraud, while women were the main target for romance fraud. Overall, men reported higher financial loss.
People are turning to tarot while in lockdown as they search for clarity about love, work and life in such uncertain times.
Cryptocurrency fraudsters have swindled their victims out of hundreds of millions – even billions – of dollars. What do they do to earn people’s trust and then take their money?
As younger generations spend more time interacting with people online and less time in real life, they are more likely to experience catfishing – both as victims and instigators.
A new scam tricks families based overseas into paying a ransom for Chinese students in Australia who have supposedly been kidnapped.
Cybercrime affects individuals and families as they navigate online life. But significant efforts focus instead on cybersecurity, protecting institutional networks and systems – rather than people.
Nigeria’s cybercrime has been rated the third worst in the world primarily for ‘419’ fraud occurrences but the term encompasses a wide range of crimes, some more common in western nations.
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Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor in Decision Science, University of Southampton
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Aberystwyth University
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Professor of Management, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
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Lecturer in Modern European History, University of Bristol
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Old Dominion University
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Visiting Lecturer, University of Greenwich
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Computer Security, Liverpool John Moores University
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Cotutelle PhD Candidate in African Postcolonial Literature and Culture, University of Bristol
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Associate Professor in Information Systems, De Montfort University
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Associate professor in cyber security, University of East Anglia
