“I encourage all members of the public to be vigilant online and to work together to ensure a safer and more secure digital environment for all Australians by reporting to the ACORN,” he said. Australia’s new online crime reporting tool has revealed that online fraud and scams are the greatest threats facing Australian consumers. In the first results from the Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network (ACORN), scams accounted for approximately half of the 39,000 reported cyber crimes. The majority of cyber crime reports came from Victoria, followed by New South Wales and then Queensland. “Cyber criminals have been targeting consumers in Australia since at least 2009,” ACORN CEO Michael Atkinson said. Notably, the report highlighted the growth in social engineering attacks, with email, social networking and website advertising reportedly the most common channels that cybercriminals have been using to target their victims.
Australia’s new online crime reporting tool has revealed that online fraud and scams are the greatest threats facing Australian consumers. In the first results from the Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network (ACORN), scams accounted for approximately half of the 39,000 reported cyber crimes. The majority of cyber crime reports came from Victoria, followed by New South Wales and then Queensland. “Cyber criminals have been targeting consumers in Australia since at least 2009,” ACORN CEO Michael Atkinson said. Notably, the report highlighted the growth in social engineering attacks, with email, social networking and website advertising reportedly the most common channels that cybercriminals have been using to target their victims.