S4E8 We talk about the global problem of fraud

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West Coast Cyber

WestCoast Cyber

50 episodes

3 days ago

Perth's first Cyber Security industry podcast.

Aimed at anyone wanting to learn more about Cybersecurity how it affects their work, home and world around them.

Local and international Cyber and Technology news, interviews and events presented by Caitriona Forde, Fadzayi Chiwandire and Ben Aylett

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Perth's first Cyber Security industry podcast.

Aimed at anyone wanting to learn more about Cybersecurity how it affects their work, home and world around them.

Local and international Cyber and Technology news, interviews and events presented by Caitriona Forde, Fadzayi Chiwandire and Ben Aylett

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Technology

Business,

True Crime

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S4E8 We talk about the global problem of fraud

West Coast Cyber

50 minutes 33 seconds

1 year ago

S4E8 We talk about the global problem of fraud

In this episode of West Coast Cyber, we talk about the global problem of fraud.

Story 1

Telegram - CEO Arrested https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-29/telegram-pavel-durov-banned-from-leaving-france-charges-laid/104283704

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/sep/06/pavel-durov-telegram-founder-post-comments-arrest-france

Story 2

Change Healthcare - Update

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/09/17/nx-s1-5111590/cyberattacks-ransomware-health-care-federal-response

Main Topic - Scam Farms

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cyber-cx_last-night-60-minutes-australia-looked-at-activity-7233641800350015489-pqvG/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android

Challenges - Apart from the traditional.

Red Flags to Look For:

Urgency

Playing on emotions - Fear, Greed, Lust etc.

Unusual methods (paying by gift cards, cryptocurrency)

Repeated (and unexpected) 2FA requests

Might even be from someone you know or trust (impersonation/spearphishing/whaling)

What can we do to slow down or stop fraud?

Policy

Culture

Champions

Event Calendar -

13th September - National Missings Persons Hackathon - Bash's review

26 - 28 Sept - Bsides Canberra

Contacts

Website - Cyberwesthub.au

Email - westcoastcyber@cyberwesthub.au

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