Was any Australian Organisation Hacked Recently? (Getting Scam Calls)

geek001 on 12/11/2021 - 18:04
Last edited 12/11/2021 - 23:34 by 1 other user

I noticed I have been getting scam calls a lot more today. Was any Australian organisation hacked recently? Just curious.

Usually I get about one a week. I have gotten three so far today. Sometimes I get customer calls from unfamiliar numbers, so I have to pick up the call just in case.

So far,

A "call" from Australia Border force about a parcel stuck in customs.
Another "call" from Australia Border force about an illegal substance in a parcel addressed to me.
Another "call" from a bank telling me that my account is about to be cancelled.

Mobile

Comments

  • Hithere on 12/11/2021 - 18:18

    I haven't had any scam calls (touch wood) for at least a week.

    I use TrueCaller on my mobiles.

    All landline phone calls go straight to my answering machine and if I don't recognise the number and they don't leave a message bad luck.

  • Niko123456 on 12/11/2021 - 18:34
    -3

    My theory is the "million dollar vax" is a scam and is the source of a lot of our spam

    • Muzeeb on 12/11/2021 - 18:58

      Good thought…

      General conditions
      34. The Promoter complies with the Australian Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Act
      1988 (Cth).
      35. Entries remain the property of the Promoter. Information will be collected and used for the
      purposes of conducting the Promotion (which may include disclosure as required to third
      parties for the purposes of processing entries), for promotional purposes associated with the
      Promotion and for the purposes of inviting participation in research into the effectiveness of
      public health campaigns. Entrants may access the Promoter’s privacy policy at
      https://www.summerfoundation.org.au/home/privacy-policy. If any medical information
      regarding a participant is collected by the Promoter, that information will be deleted or
      destroyed (as applicable) when it is no longer required for the purposes of the conduct of
      the Promotion.

    • geek001 on 12/11/2021 - 21:25

      I dont think they are the cause. I wanted to sign up, but I heistated because I didnt want to give them my DOB and drivers license. Why do you need my drivers license for a lucky draw?

      Anyway, i didnt sign up for the million dollar vax draw.

      • WreckTangle on 13/11/2021 - 08:01
        +1

        I wasn’t asked for this stuff?

        • geek001 on 13/11/2021 - 09:32

          Ok, good for you then. When I looked at the site last, which was when it was first promoted, I didn't bother because there was too much personal info required. I remember because that was what stopped me from entering the draw.

      • morse on 13/11/2021 - 09:34
        +1

        They didn’t ask for that info.

  • mapax on 12/11/2021 - 18:56

    Have you tried https://haveibeenpwned.com/

    • geek001 on 12/11/2021 - 21:27

      Yes. I have been pwned. My email address and phone number, but not recently.

      • Chandler on 12/11/2021 - 21:46

        but not recently

        It would take time for your details to be picked up and disseminated through the scamming industry.

  • USER DC on 12/11/2021 - 18:59
    -2

    Stop putting your phone numbers to Organisations
    start putting in fake numbers most of the Organisations don't need your actual real phone number most of the times, e.g. eBay dont need your real phone number unless you are doing a physical local pickup (even then you can just contact on eBay directly). Other shopping sites same thing. You get you parcels to your ADDRESS not your phone number, So stop giving them real detail.

  • pharkurnell on 12/11/2021 - 19:22

    Yea I've had 4 today.. didnt answer any - as I looked at most of the numbers and most were 1 number off other scam calls I've sussed recently. usually lots of the same digits

    also if I'm on the PC when it rings, I'll quickly look at https://www.numberlookup.com.au/ and punch the number in….

  • 88mph on 12/11/2021 - 20:26

    Yes, gone up from 1-2 to 5-6 per week, mostly on Fridays. If you are on Android, Google will alert you to most of them, though a few get thru which I then flag and they never bother me again.

    For me, predominantly the bank and tax recording scam. Occasionally the Chinese recording… Rarely the Indian solar/energy comparison people…

  • original15 on 12/11/2021 - 20:39

    I had 2-4 today and hadn’t had any for a few weeks, reckon today was just a busy day for the scammers

  • djones145 on 12/11/2021 - 21:25
    +1

    have we all forgotten shopbackkkkkkkkk lol

    • geek001 on 12/11/2021 - 21:29

      That was a while ago though.

      • djones145 on 12/11/2021 - 22:22
        +1

        data is still out there, it's not like the hackers did the honorable thing and deleted the data

        gets sold around

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