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Melbourne CBD high-rise serviced office corridor with glass partitions and empty desks, grey overcast light through windows, no people facing camera, no logos or readable text

AUSTRAC Flags Pig-Butchering Typists Using Melbourne CBD Serviced Offices

AUSTRAC has warned that pig-butchering scam syndicates are leasing Melbourne CBD serviced offices to host typists who groom victims on encrypted chat apps.

Riley Paterson

Evidence tables with plastic payment terminal skins and sealed bags in a police processing room, harsh fluorescent light, no logos or readable text

Fake Tap-To-Pay Overlays Seized In Brunswick Wharf Warehouse, Authorities Say

Authorities seized thousands of counterfeit tap-to-pay overlays from a Brunswick warehouse in a raid linked to festival-season card skimming across Victoria.

Riley Paterson

Royal Australian Air Force F-35A fighters parked at Williamtown with a small drone silhouette in the overcast sky beyond the perimeter fence

Defence Legislation Would Authorise Downing Rogue Drones After Williamtown RAAF Incursions

Canberra is drafting laws to let the Australian Defence Force destroy trespassing unmanned aircraft, after unidentified drones breached Williamtown’s F-35 base twice and industry races to sell counter-UAS gear ahead of the Brisbane Olympics.

Riley Paterson

Police tape and marked Victoria Police sedans block a wet Flinders Street tram track near Elizabeth Street as officers speak with bystanders, marathon runners visible in high-vis vests in the background.

Teenager Arrested After Pedestrian Struck Near Melbourne Flinders Street During Marathon

Victoria Police say a 16-year-old driving an allegedly stolen car hit a woman at the Elizabeth Street intersection while thousands ran the Melbourne Marathon nearby; she was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

Riley Paterson

Government data centre aisle with blinking status lights on rack servers and overhead cable trays, cool blue-white lighting, no logos or readable text

Services Australia Investigates Dark-Forum Medicare Sample as Scam Reports Rise

Agencies are probing a Dark Forums post offering 25 million Medicare records as phishing texts citing fake rebates continue to spike.

Riley Paterson

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