Category Archives: Cyber Crime

See what a Digital Footprint can Reveal! Scary!

Posted on 29/01/2013 by
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The Project – Get the message on sexting

Posted on 04/01/2013 by

Last night Channel 10′s The Project ran a story about a young Victorian man and the difficult situation that he now finds himself in since a friend sent him a sext. Corey Clement is now on the Sex Offenders Register for 8 … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Support Scam Still Going

Posted on 19/11/2012 by

18 months ago I wrote about a scam where callers purporting to be from Microsoft Support were ripping off Australians. The scam involved the scammer telling the victim to go into their system directory and delete a file. In doing … Continue reading →

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Sexting – the Law

Posted on 10/10/2012 by

Over the past two years icybersafe.com has featured a number of articles about sexting, starting with the film ‘Megan sends a sext‘. Mostly we’ve focused on digital reputation and the fact that once a sext photo gets into the wild … Continue reading →

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Nasty Facebook – A Conversation to have with your Teen

Posted on 07/10/2012 by

Cyberbullying, trolling and flaming. The Sunday Age Editorial clearly explains that Social Media Users are NOT above the law. This means teenagers too are NOT above the law. In the world behind a screen teens sometimes think (or don’t think perhaps) that they can write anything. … Continue reading →

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Sexting Recipe for a Perfect Teen Storm

Posted on 02/09/2012 by

Ingredients A pinch of low self esteem, a spoonful of angst, a bucket of the common garden variety of  ‘the need to fit in’, a cup of ‘I didn’t think’ , 500 grams of  ’I thought it was a joke’, one smart phone, one teen, … Continue reading →

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We know who you are, where you live, when you are in, when you are out, and where you go…..and it’s you who tells us!

Posted on 11/06/2012 by

 This isn’t just about keeping your children cybersafe….this warning applies to us all. Geotagging and Facebook statuses can reveal frighteningly too much information and place us all in danger! Geotagging refers to the practice of adding location information –  like … Continue reading →

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Teens Friending Strangers? The Results will Surprise You!

Posted on 18/03/2012 by

Are cybersafety campaigns working?  Michael Fraser, co-presenter of  the BBC’s “Beat the Burglar”, worked with the law firm Legal and General to establish just how easy it is for criminals to become ’friends’ of our teenagers on Facebook. Fake profiles were set up … Continue reading →

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Cyber sex fiends targeted

Posted on 04/03/2012 by

Susan McLean, cyber safety expert says, “Previously paedophiles hung out at scout groups and schools – now they hang out  on Facebook.” – Farrah Tomazin’s report in The Sunday Age today is alarming as it reveals that Victoria does not … Continue reading →

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Take this Lollipop – Disturbing Facebook App

Posted on 15/11/2011 by

Take This Lollipop plays on the fact that many people underestimate the power of social networks. Getting our name, interests, photographs of us, our friends, our family, and sometimes even our contact information, is as easy as offering a lollipop … Continue reading →

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Teens’ identities stolen via Social Networks!

Posted on 05/10/2011 by

This newspaper report highlights that children are the new targets for identity theft.  It warns that, “A child who posts basic details about their lives on Facebook, such as their date of birth, school, name, email and photographs, are providing … Continue reading →

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One Click From Disaster – A Teenage Sexting Story

Posted on 30/08/2011 by

This an eye opening story about Sexting.  The issue is discussed with teenagers who have ‘been there and done that’ and makes for a terrific video to open a conversation with your teens.  Hopefully it will also make them stop,and think before they act!

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Bullying and Emotional Intelligence

Posted on 22/08/2011 by

We need to join the dots! Two seemingly unrelated articles on separate pages in, The Sunday Age, caught my eye this morning and as I stopped to think for a moment and join the dots the link became blindingly obvious. In the first article Brodie’s law to be … Continue reading →

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Cyber safety and digital responsibility – A message from the Principal of Ivanhoe Grammar School

Posted on 17/08/2011 by

Dear Parents One of the great areas of challenge for schools in the modern era of digital technology relates to cyber safety and digital citizenship amongst students. There continues to be developments in digital technology and software applications that provide … Continue reading →

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Will November 5th be Facebook’s Armageddon?

Posted on 13/08/2011 by

A Hacktivist group Anonymous vows to “kill Facebook” on November 5, citing users’ lack of choice in privacy as its reason for the attack. The group of hackers has claimed participation in just about every recent notable hacking attack of this … Continue reading →

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