Quote: Michael Meade “A false sense of security is the only kind there is.”
Cyber Quote: Michael Meade “A false sense of security is the only kind there is.”
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Incident: Regis Healthcare loses data in Maze ransomware infection | iTnews
Australian Ransomware Medical Attack: August 03 2020: Regis Healthcare loses data in Maze ransomware infection, prompts ACSC warning on broader campaign targeting aged care.
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Incident: ‘Massive messaging storm’ takes out Telstra’s DNS infrastructure | iTnews
Australian Telco Outage August 2020: ‘Massive messaging storm’ takes out Telstra’s DNS infrastructure, walks back on earlier claims of denial-of-service attack.
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Incident: Sydney strata management firm Strata Plus hit by Maze ransomware | iTWire
Australian Ransomware Attack July 2020: Sydney strata management firm Strata Plus hit by Maze ransomware.The Australian strata management company Strata Plus appears to have been hit by a gang using the Maze ransomware that can wreak havoc on Windows systems.
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Incident: ‘Unforgivable’: The privacy breach that exposed sensitive details of WA’s virus fight | WAtoday
Australian Medical Privacy Breach July 2020: ‘Unforgivable’: Privacy breach exposed sensitive details of WA’s virus fight on a public website. The breach also impacted St John Ambulance, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services and the Department of Justice. The leak was traced back to Vodafone pager service.
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Incident: Gang uses REvil to attack Melbourne contract formulation firm Chem Pack | iTWire
Australian Malware Attack June 2020: Windows ransomware has now hit much closer to home, with cyber criminals using the REvil ransomware to attack the Melbourne-based contract formulation and packing company Chem Pack
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Audit: ACT govt urged to improve data security after shocker audit | iTnews
Australian Audit Report June 2020: ACT Government agencies don’t understand data security and put privacy at risk, auditor-general says. Agencies lacking understanding, awareness.
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Incident: Fisher & Paykel Appliances struck by Nefilim ransomware | iTnews
Australian Ransomware Attack June 2020: Fisher & Paykel Appliances struck by Nefilim ransomware. Manufacturing and distribution facilities shut down.
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Incident: Cyber attack halts Lion production of milk and beer | ABC News (Australia)
Australian Cyber Attack June 2020: Cyber attack halts Lion production of milk and beer, attack disrupted manufacturing and knocked out its internal IT systems.
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Incident: Matthews Australasia and Fitzpatrick Rushinek Associates have been hit by attackers using the Mespinoza/Pysa Windows ransomware | iTWire
Australian Ransomware Attack June 2020: Matthews Australasia and Fitzpatrick Rushinek Associates have been hit by attackers using the Mespinoza/Pysa Windows ransomware, the same malware that was used to take down the Australian money management firm MyBudget, security sources have told iTWire
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Audit: NSW unis taken to task over poor cyber stance | iTnews
Australian Audit Report June 2020: NSW unis taken to task over poor cyber stance. Institutions still without cyber risk policies, audit finds.
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Quote: Michael Madon “and the main problem wasn’t these evil employees or employees that wanted to hurt the company…”
Cyber Quote: “And the main problem wasn’t these evil employees or employees that wanted to hurt the company — the real problem was the employees that were terrific employees and want to do well, but they’re not focused on security.”
Michael Madon, Mimecast, co-founder of Ataata
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Incident: Redland City councillor Tracey Huges ‘deeply sorry’ over mistake in attaching spreadsheet to New Year’s Eve invitation | Redland City Bulletin
Australian Privacy Breach January 2020: Redland City councillor Tracey Huges 'deeply sorry' over mistake in attaching spreadsheet to New Year's Eve invitation, with the personal details of 297 residents, and their details of correspondence with council
Incident: Sydney strata management firm Strata Plus hit by Maze ransomware | iTWire
Australian Ransomware Attack July 2020: Sydney strata management firm Strata Plus hit by Maze ransomware.The Australian strata management company Strata Plus appears to have been hit by a gang using the Maze ransomware that can wreak havoc on Windows systems.
Audit: ACT govt urged to improve data security after shocker audit | iTnews
Australian Audit Report June 2020: ACT Government agencies don't understand data security and put privacy at risk, auditor-general says. Agencies lacking understanding, awareness.
Incident: Gang uses REvil to attack Melbourne contract formulation firm Chem Pack | iTWire
Australian Malware Attack June 2020: Windows ransomware has now hit much closer to home, with cyber criminals using the REvil ransomware to attack the Melbourne-based contract formulation and packing company Chem Pack
Incident: Hobart man pleads guilty to stalking and controlling ex-girlfriend’s car with his computer | ABC News (Australia)
Australian Cyber Stalking November 2019: Hobart man pleads guilty to stalking and controlling ex-girlfriend's car with his computer. He downloaded and set up an online application that gave him control over the stop and start function of his ex-lover's car and allowed him to track her movements.
Incident: MyBudget blames ransomware hack for system outage affecting thousands of customers | ABC News (Australia)
Australian Ransomware Attack April 2020: MyBudget blames ransomware hack for system outage affecting thousands of customers, was likely compromised as it quickly moved its employees onto work-from-home arrangements amid coronavirus.
Incident: ‘Unforgivable’: The privacy breach that exposed sensitive details of WA’s virus fight | WAtoday
Australian Medical Privacy Breach July 2020: 'Unforgivable': Privacy breach exposed sensitive details of WA's virus fight on a public website. The breach also impacted St John Ambulance, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services and the Department of Justice. The leak was traced back to Vodafone pager service.
Audit: Northern Territory School children’s data exposed to cyber security threats due to education department oversight | ABC Australia
August 17 2019 Audit Finding: The confidential records of children and teachers have been left vulnerable to cyber security attacks and data mismanagement due to education departmental oversight in the Northern Territory Government, a report from the auditor general’s office has revealed.
Australian InfoSec and Cyber News
- Baseline metrics needed for cyber strategy - InnovationAus August 11, 2020Late last week (August 6), the Department of Home Affairs finally released the much anticipated Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy 2020. It follows …
- Hackers linked to China allegedly stole data from Australian defence contractor August 10, 2020Hackers linked to China allegedly stole more than 300 gigabytes of data from an Australian defence contractor including technical information, …
- Op-ed: the dangers of digital privacy will lurk for Australian businesses post COVID | The Mandarin August 10, 2020The advent of global data privacy legislation and workplace dislocation brought on by coronavirus have created new privacy dangers for Australian …
- Australian universities investigate online exam tool data breach August 9, 2020After details of 444,000 users allegedly stolen.
- AFP used anti-encryption laws three times in 2019-20 August 9, 2020But all were cooperative requests.
- Govt finally unveils Australia's new cyber security strategy August 9, 2020Places focus on critical infrastructure.
- The disappointment of Australia's new cybersecurity strategy | ZDNet August 7, 2020Finally, after 11 long months, Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has delivered a drab and inward-looking cybersecurity plan and has complained about …
- Fears over data security in state border management apps during the coronavirus crisis August 6, 2020Digital rights experts fear people's identification, health and work details could be on-sold by companies that have developed new phone apps to help …
- Australian intelligence agencies investigate Chinese-owned TikTok over security concerns August 6, 2020TikTok is facing intensifying scrutiny in Canberra, with intelligence agencies putting the app under the microscope and some MPs pressing the Federal …
- Morrison to increase cybersecurity spending to $1.6bn and push for expanded police powers August 6, 2020Scott Morrison will increase federal spending on cybersecurity to $1.664bn over the coming decade, including initiatives to boost community awareness …
- NSW government was warned over cyber security weaknesses August 5, 2020The NSW government was warned more than six months ago to urgently improve its cyber security in a report that found almost half of its agencies had …
- TV ratings resume after cyber attack, Big Brother finale wins timeslot August 5, 2020After being kept in suspense about the performance of last Wednesday's Big Brother finale, the Seven Network has received some good news: the program …
- iTWire - In conversation with: Ed Pullen of Dataminr August 5, 2020We chat with Dataminr's ANZ Director about how the company was seeing the impact of COVID-19 on the IT security environment.
- Morrison pursues tougher powers in fight against cyber attacks and criminals' activity August 5, 2020Scott Morrison will unveil on Thursday a cyber security package to give greater protection to critical Australian infrastructure and bolster the …
- Ministers push to keep digital ID systems uniform August 4, 2020Agree to create national roadmap.
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