Borneo Sees Spike in Cyber Crime
Borneo saw 7,404 reported incidents of cyber crime in the first half of 2011 – a 147 percent increase compared to the same period last year, Bernama reports. Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Datuk Fadillah Yusuf said as more people begin using the Internet, issues and threats — ranging from spam to identity [...]
A hacker caused mass panic in Indonesia by posting a bogus Tsunami warning from the compromised Twitter account of an Indonesian government disaster management official, Jakarta Globe reports. The message from Andi Arief, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s adviser for disaster management and social affairs, was posted Thursday morning along with other more politically motivated messages. [...]
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A new Norton report reveals that a staggering 86 percent of Internet users in Indonesia have experienced cyber crime, including computer viruses, online frauds and phishing, a dire consequence from consumers’ indifference. “We’re all injured by cyber crimes, whether they are committed directly or through costs charged by financial firms,” Effendy Ibrahim, Symantec Internet Safety [...]
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A Starbucks employee in Indonesia has been arrested for running a credit-card scam after Jakarta police received reports by cardholders of illegal transactions. According to Tempo Interaktif, the 26-year-old suspect made hundreds of unauthorized transactions using Starbucks customers’ credit cards. The staffer was arrested last Sunday in his home, where police found numerous Apple products [...]
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