from the not-who-you-thought-they-were dept.
Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
The ASIC-AFP joint 'multi-layered cybercrime' investigation has resulted in the arrest of a 21 year-old woman from Melbourne.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced dismantling a major fraud and identity theft syndicate that allegedly profited from the thefts of superannuation and share trading accounts, to the tune of millions of dollars.
ASIC, alongside the Australian Federal Police (AFP), had been investigating the "multi-layered cybercrime activity" for more than a year, resulting in the arrest of a 21 year-old woman from Melbourne.
It is alleged the woman worked as part of a syndicate which used fraudulently-obtained identities to commit large-scale online fraud.
ASIC said in court on Tuesday the syndicate allegedly used stolen identity information purchased from "dark net marketplaces", together with single use SIM cards and fake email accounts, to undertake an "identity takeover".
These fraudulently created identities, ASIC said, were created to mimic real individuals who unknowingly had their identities compromised. ASIC said they were then used to open bank accounts at various Australian banking institutions.
[...] Investigations into the syndicate are continuing, and ASIC said further arrests and charges have not been ruled out.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 18 2019, @08:41PM
i'm glad i read all that shit to see what the crypto angle was... clickbait
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday September 18 2019, @09:47PM (1 child)
It don't parse correctfully.
ASIC? Application Specific Integrated Circuit.
I had to double, triple take on that until I found the correct ASIC meaning in the next paragraph.
People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 19 2019, @01:07AM
I thought it was about AI and ASIC chips used to track money laundering or ASIC crypto minning. But was an article about gender equality and crime women empowering.
(Score: 2) by gawdonblue on Wednesday September 18 2019, @09:49PM (2 children)
... to get into a club or bar. What could possibly go wrong?
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 18 2019, @10:33PM (1 child)
Agreed. Not being a sports [Club] or former war [RSL] fan, and a ex penn-tester, this one caught me by surprise. I lost my shit when the door meatbag took my ID and *scanned* it [WTF!?], and then told me it was in a "totally secure database" ... fmd ... nice anniversary gift Mrs, but never *ever* do this again.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 19 2019, @08:58AM
Places in Canberra do this. Have your licence scanned or don't come in. Very worrying.