Workers at call centres based in India are selling personal information which puts tens of thousands of people at risk of computer fraud, Australias national broadcaster said.
In an investigation for ABC Televisions Four Corners programme, reporters were offered banking pin numbers, passport numbers, credit card details and other personal information on thousands of Australians.
The information would enable fraudsters to assume false identities for online transactions, the ABC said in a preview of the programme to be broadcast Monday night.
Former World Bank cyber intelligence expert Tom Kellerman is quoted as saying that cyber fraud is the most pervasive crime in the world.
Organised crime has created a business model around hacking, he said, adding that the Internet was becoming more hostile every day.

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