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

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