Cybercrime incidents increase 13 per cent: 07 Nov SBS Sinhala Current Affair

Today - 07 November, SBS Sinhala Radio current Affair Feature on Cybercrime incidents increase 13 per cent

File photo dated 06/08/13 of a woman using a laptop. People falling prey to cyber crime have reported losing £34.6 million, the latest numbers from Action Fraud show.. Issue date: Sunday January 27, 2019. Hacking of social media and email accounts continues to be the most prolific means of scamming people online, contributing to more than 5,000 cases out of the 13,357 cyber crimes reported in the six months between April and September 2018. It is estimated such hacking has cost victims £14.8 million. See PA story TECHNOLOGY CyberCrime. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA/Alamy

HIGHLIGHTS

• Cybercrime is on the rise in Australia. A new report reveals there were more than 76-thousand incidents reported in Australia last financial year - an increase of 13 percent.
• The Federal Government says it's stepping up its fight against cyber criminals, but it's warning that businesses and individuals need to protect themselves too.