Telcos will be required to block or warn Australians about scam texts from scammers that spoof legitimate senders after the Albanese government landed on a mandatory approach to its...
The consumer watchdog is considering drastically scaling back its regular updates on the most significant scams impacting Australia after data difficulties delayed its latest report by three months. Additional...
Social media companies failing to fight scams on their platforms will be subject to fines of up to $50 million under a new framework brought before Parliament on Thursday....
A new register designed to block SMS messages from scammers that spoof legitimate senders will be rolled out across the economy after enabling legislation passed through federal Parliament. But...
Every story of hard-earned savings being lost to a scammer is heartbreaking; the paychecks lost and the difficulty in telling family and friends. Scam victims should know that behind...
Social media giants are âdragging their heelsâ on scams, Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones said on Wednesday while outlining new obligations to prevent scams and compensate victims. Mr Jones told...
Meta, Google, X and other tech giants on Friday committed to a new industry code to tackle online scams, getting in front of the regulatorâs push for a new...
myGov has become one of the world’s first digital government services to roll out passkeys, removing the need for users to use a password to log into the platform....
Reported scam losses are down more than 40 per cent after industry teamed with regulators and law enforcement to combat stings last year, as the consumer regulator pushes for...
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb highlighted the importance of collaboration in the fight against scams and outlined the regulatorâs three-pronged approach to make Australia the worldâs...