Don't expect Internet scams, hackers, trojan horses and the like to vanish overnight. The challenge is for banks and customers to minimise their exposure to losses. But how?
From Olympic ticketing scams to sophisticated operations stealing credit card details, the internet has become a place where criminals can operate undetected, according to Australian Federal Police chief Mick Keelty.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) yesterday finalised the restructuring of its high tech crimes division, with the announcement that the force's final two independent technical units have been amalgamated with High Tech Crimes Operations.
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