Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group strengthens collaborative efforts The Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group (FELEG) recently convened in Melbourne, where member agencies shared intelligence, strategies, and operational outcomes to enhance national security and combat criminal activities. Comprising law enforcement agencies from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the…
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Operation Guardian is already working with public and private sectors The AFP has expanded Operation Guardian to help protect Latitude Services customers whose personal information has been stolen by cybercriminals. Operation Guardian, a joint initiative with state and territory police run through the AFP-led Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre (JPC3),…
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Managing investigations into the next decade The AFP has launched a modern technology platform aimed at providing investigators with a contemporary and fully scalable system for managing investigations into the next decade. In 2018, the AFP approached the market to find a solution to manage its extensive investigative activities for…
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The AFP maintains its dedicated presence in Indonesia The AFP and Indonesian National Police (INP) will jointly target regional cyber criminals after signing a new cooperation and intelligence sharing agreement in Sydney this week. The agencies also renewed a longstanding arrangement to cooperate on preventing and combatting transnational crimes and…
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AFP acted quickly on the allegations to protect Australians from identity fraud A Sydney man has been sentenced to an 18-month Community Correction Order, 100 hours of community service and conviction recorded by the Sydney Downing Centre District Court today (7 February 2023) for attempting to blackmail Optus customers whose…
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Cyber criminals are operating like a business with affiliates and associates The Australian Federal Police, working with Interpol has named Russia as the culprit for recent data breach at Medibank. I know Australians are angry, distressed and seeking answers about the highly sensitive and deeply personal information that is being…
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All parts of government are working together to look after people in the community Legal Aid ACT CEO Dr. John Boersig has confirmed that they will not agree to the demands of a criminal group who stole private information from the organisation. The decision not to pay a ransom is…
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These cyber criminals are operating like a business with affiliates and associates The Australian Federal Police, working with Interpol has named Russia as the culprit for recent data breach at Medibank. I know Australians are angry, distressed and seeking answers about the highly sensitive and deeply personal information that is…
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Operation Guardian will be actively monitoring the clear, dark, and deep web The AFP is aware that distressing and very personal information has been released on the dark web and has immediately taken measures, including covert techniques, to identify further criminal activity. Investigators within the AFP’s Cyber Command are working…
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Following ransomware disruption The AFP is urging victims of cybercrime to report ransomware attempts following the disruption of a dangerous ransomware group. Operation Orcus – a multi-agency ransomware taskforce established by the AFP – received a request from the Dutch National Police last month (September 2022) for assistance in investigating…
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