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• Commonwealth Bank warns customers over e-mail fraud

  Fraudsters have again targeted Commonwealth Bank customers in an e-mail scam.

• Commbank attacked by instant phishers

  Commonwealth Bank customers have been targeted by phishers in a scam that combines a clever social engineering lure sent over instant messaging application ICQ.

• CommBank not denying alarming NetBank fraud report

  The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has opted not to deny a report today containing allegations its online banking facility is currently playing host to hundreds of scams involving unauthorised transactions each week.

• UPDATE: Fraudsters seek access to Netbank accounts

  The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has revealed that some customers have been tricked into revealing their Netbank client number and password after receiving a spam mail claiming to be from the bank.

• Bank secures Internet logins via mobile messages

  New Zealand's ASB Bank is implementing a new authentication system that uses SMS messaging to reduce the potential for mass Internet banking fraud.

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  Authenticate properly or don't bother calling

  Have you received a telephone call from your bank asking to 'confirm' a recent transaction? How can you be sure it was actually your bank calling?

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• Commonwealth Bank: Michael Harte, CIO

  ZDNet Australia meets with Michael Harte, CIO of the Commonwealth Bank to find out his views on security and sourcing (both out- and open-).

• Identity fraud costs Australia AU$1 billion a year

  Identity fraud cost the Australian community AU$1.1 billion in 2001/02, according to a report released by a senior Minister, who also acknowledged the rapid subsequent growth of the problem.

• New Trojan menaces Aust online bank users

  Security weaknesses in Microsoft's server and browser software are taking their toll on Australian Internet banking sites.

• AU phishing scams to get worse

  Online fraudsters are getting smarter and the current round of "phishing scams" may just be the start, according Australian High Tech Crime Centre (AHTCC) head Alastair MacGibbon.

• How do you return stolen bank credentials?

  Sceptical that Australians are targeted by cybercrime? Late last year the Australian Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT) was asked to repatriate hundreds of Commonwealth Bank customer credentials which had been stolen via the ZeuS trojan.

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• Government bans mobile phone ID change

  The Federal Government has announced it will make it illegal to change a mobile phone's unique IMEI number in a move to strengthen attempts to end rampant mobile theft.

• Biometrics special: Who are you?

  Forgotten your password again? Read on to find out how you'll be logging on, checking in, and signing off in the very near future.

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