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Threat Intelligence

Malaysia's Ghost-City Scam Factories: How Criminals Turned a Failed Mega-Development Into a Fraud Hub

Police arrested 335 people running fake investment and romance scams out of empty apartments in Forest City, a $100 billion Malaysian development that was meant to house 700,000 people but never came close.

4 min read
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Threat Intelligence

Scammers Are Calling Telstra Customers and Pretending to Help After Last Week's Outage

Criminals are cold-calling Australians and posing as Telstra staff in the days after a national network failure. Here is what happened, what data could be at risk, and what you should do if your phone rings.

3 min read
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AI Security

Scammers Sent AI Fake Photos of a Missing Man to His Parents and Demanded $6,000

Criminals used a social media plea about a missing autistic man to generate a fake image of him and threaten his family. It is a preview of where AI-powered extortion is heading.

3 min read
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AI Security

AI Scams Trick Millions of Americans, Cost $68 Billion

New survey reveals AI-powered scams are growing, impacting millions and costing billions.

3 min read
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Policy & Regulation

American Tech Is Quietly Powering the Global Scam Machine

A joint investigation by AP and FRONTLINE found that tools built by US companies are helping criminals run fraud operations at industrial scale — and most victims never see it coming.

3 min read
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Policy & Regulation

Australians Are Safer Online Than Last Year — Unless They Run a Small Business

A new government survey found cybercrime fell across Australia in 2025, but small business owners are facing more legal and staffing fallout than ever before.

3 min read
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