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Scammers use businesses' mass email systems to steal millions: ACCC

By Nico Arboleda on May 1, 2019 11:01AM
Scammers use businesses' mass email systems to steal millions: ACCC
Australian businesses are still losing millions to hackers who infiltrate email platforms to trick employees into sending them money. A report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission revealed that hackers used “sophisticated” business email compromise scams to steal ...

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By Nico Arboleda
May 1 2019
11:01AM
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