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  • No arrests yet from Melbourne AFP raid

    The Australian Federal Police today confirmed it had not yet made any arrests from a highly publicised raid on an alleged internet fraudster in Melbourne, despite holding evidence for around a week.

  • VoIP hackers strike Perth business

    A hacker recently obtained unauthorised access to the IP telephony (VoIP) system of a Perth business, making 11,000 calls costing over $120,000, according to the Western Australian police.

  • Study: Identity theft keeps climbing

    The rate of identity theft-related fraud in the US has risen sharply since 2003, according to Gartner. In Australia, this menace costs billions of dollars in losses per annum.

  • Crushing the Web's dark forces

    Keeping clandestine forces at bay is no mean feat. In this special report, ZDNet Australia features five leading security experts -- from eBay to Ukraine's Computer Crime Research Center -- who pursue cyber criminals for a living.

  • IT workers aren't the Net police

    It looks like the now-infamous case of until recently jailed Russian software developer Dmitry Sklyarov was just the beginning of a broader trend to cast IT professionals in the role of info cop. Software developers like Sklyarov and even help desk and system administration workers, it appears, are being deputised to enforce ill-conceived laws aimed at perceived Web-borne threats to society.

  • Now arts festival website hacked

    Unknown hackers broke into the website of the Melbourne International Arts Festival (MIAF) this week, in what appeared to be a similar attack to one perpetrated last week on the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF).

  • Aussie Cybercops: still playing catch-up?

    As cases of cybercrime continue to increase exponentially, police are facing limited human resources and funding to combat the problem. ZDNet Australia uncovers the strategies being used to fight cybercrime.

  • Special Report: Cybercrime Down Under

    What types of cybercrime occur in Australia and what are the authorities doing to combat the problem? To what extent is this new form of crime impacting on our lives and our livelihood? How exposed is your business to the threat of cybercrime and what can you do minimise the risks? Learn more in the first part or our Cybercrime Down Under special report.

  • Howard 'hacker' off the hook: AFP

    The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has confirmed it will not be pursuing the so-called "Howard hacker" -- but it has been helping the political parties better secure their Web sites.

  • South American hacker exposes privacy flaws

    An anonymous hacker has posted six million details of Chilean residents online in a bid to highlight data-protection problems in the country.

  • NASA hacker loses legal challenge

    UK resident Gary McKinnon has lost his legal challenge against extradition to the US to face charges of hacking NASA and military installations.

  • Alleged US hackers charged

    Eleven people have been charged with hacking major US retailers, including TJX, and compromising the credit- and debit-card details of over 40 million people.

  • Chinese hackers back off from CNN attack

    Late last week, leaders of a group of Chinese hackers called off a planned denial of service attack on CNN.com, after it was reported on the same day that the attack would occur over the weekend, in protest at "anti-Chinese" media across the Western world.

  • Russian hackers 'the best in the world'

    The Russian police's cybercrime division, known as Department K, has warned that Russian hackers are the best in the world.

  • Symantec warns of "parasitic storage"

    Security specialist Symantec has warned businesses over an increasing trend for criminals to use "parasitic storage" on networks of compromised systems

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