BEC scams, a sophisticated form of fraud, involve cybercriminals manipulating financial transactions by either hacking into or creating nearly identical email addresses to intercept large sums of money.

She previously served as the deputy commander of the Maritime Border Command, deputy coordinator of the National Bushfire Recovery Agency

The email and password details harvested could be used to access more personal information, including a victim’s online communications, stored images and videos or bank details. 

“In collaboration with the AFP, National Seniors Australia aims to empower seniors with the knowledge, tools and confidence they need to stay safe in the digital world.”

Victims believe they are sending explicit images or videos of themselves to a person their own age.

Proud parents and grand parents often like to post and share pictures of their kids on social media. Cyber criminals around the world are...