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Incident: Australian National Maritime Museum hit by alleged ‘trusted insider’ attack | iTNews

by Steven Kirby | Mar 6, 2023 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2023, Confidentiality, Cyber Fraud, Federal Government, Insider Threat, Integrity, iTnews, New South Wales, State Government | 0 |

Australian Insider Cyber Fraud, 06 March 2023: Australian National Maritime Museum hit by alleged ‘trusted insider’ attack. Contractor allegedly accessed accounting system, changing bank account details stored to his own.

Incident: Monash IVF patients receive bogus emails after ‘malicious cyber attack’ on fertility company | ABC News (Australia)

by Steven Kirby | Nov 6, 2019 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Cyber Attack Incident, Cyber Fraud, Data Breach, Hacked, Medical and Health Care, Privacy Breach | 0 |

Australian Medical Data Breach and Cyber Fraud November 2019: Australian medical group Monash IVF patients receive bogus emails after ‘malicious cyber attack’ on fertility company.

Incident: Online fraud syndicate – Woman arrested and millions allegedly siphoned | 9 News

by Steven Kirby | Sep 17, 2019 | 9 News, Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Banking and Finance, Cyber Fraud, CyberCrime, Identity Theft | 0 |

September 18 2019 Australian Cyber Fraud: Millions of dollars have allegedly been siphoned from personal superannuation and share trading accounts as part of a sophisticated online fraud syndicate.

Incident: Australian cyber lead impersonated in remote access scam | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | May 9, 2019 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Banking and Finance, Cyber Fraud, Federal Government, iTnews, Regulator and Authority, Scam | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: May 09 2019 Scammers impersonating federal...

Incident: A Sydney woman who hacked an email account to steal $450,000 in cryptocurrency has been caught after a 9-month investigation | MSN Australia

by Steven Kirby | Oct 26, 2018 | Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, Cryptocurrency - Bitcoin, Cyber Fraud, CyberCrime, Email, MSN Australia, New South Wales, Unauthorised Access | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: October 26 2018 A 23-year-old woman has been...

Incident: NSW Police dismantle online banking fraud ring | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Sep 19, 2018 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, Banking and Finance, Credit Card, Cyber Fraud, Identity Theft, iTnews, Law & Legal, New South Wales, Police and Law Enforcement | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: September 19 2018 NSW Police have arrested and...

Incident: ‘Devastating blow’: Homewares business hit by apparent email scam | Brisbane Times

by Steven Kirby | Aug 13, 2018 | Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, Brisbane Times, Cyber Fraud, CyberCrime, Email Spear Phing and Business Email Compromise (BEC), Retail, Victoria | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: August 13 2018 Sage and Clare owner Phoebe Bell...

Video: National scam warning over festive season | The West Australian

by Steven Kirby | Dec 24, 2017 | Australia, Cyber Fraud, CyberCrime, Scam, Social Media Incident, The West Australian | 0 |

From fake puppies for sale, to holidays that don’t exist. Source: National scam warning over festive season | The West Australian

Incident: Queensland law firms lose millions to hackers in ‘highly-sophisticated’ email scam | Brisbane Times

by Steven Kirby | Dec 17, 2017 | Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2017, Brisbane Times, Cyber Fraud, CyberCrime, Email Spear Phing and Business Email Compromise (BEC), Law & Legal, Queensland, Scam | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: December 17 2017 At least two Queensland law...

Incident: Email scammers steal almost $1 million from SA property buyers by posing as conveyancers | ABC News (Australia)

by Steven Kirby | Oct 25, 2017 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2017, Cyber Fraud, CyberCrime, Email Spear Phing and Business Email Compromise (BEC), Real Estate and Property Management, South Australia | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: October 25 2017 Property buyers are warned to...

Three charged after investigation into phishing scam – NSW Police SCC Fraud and Cybercrime Squad

by Steven Kirby | Oct 9, 2017 | Cyber Fraud, CyberCrime, Email Phishing, New South Wales, Police and Law Enforcement | 0 |

NSW Police Cybercrime Unit detectives have charged three people following an investigation into a phishing scam, which netted more than $140,000 earlier this year. Source: Latest News – NSW Police Public Site

Incident: Queensland business loses $1.9M to cyber scam | ARN

by Steven Kirby | Sep 11, 2017 | ARN from IDG, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2017, Cyber Fraud, Email Spear Phing and Business Email Compromise (BEC), Policing and Law Enforcement, Queensland | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: September 11 2017 The Queensland Police...

ANZ brand under attack again as scammers deploy phishing tactics | ARN

by Steven Kirby | Aug 31, 2017 | ARN from IDG, Australia, Awareness, Banking and Finance, Cyber Fraud, Email Phishing, Scam | 0 |

A new wave of phishing scams impersonating the ANZ brand has once again hit Australian inboxes, targeting customers across the country. Source: ANZ brand under attack again as scammers deploy phishing tactics –...

Hundreds of businesses are being hit by this crafty cyber attack that’s more devastating than phishing scams | SmartCompany

by Steven Kirby | Aug 29, 2017 | Australia, Cyber Fraud, CyberCrime, Email, Email Phishing, Email Spear Phing and Business Email Compromise (BEC), Scam, SmartCompany | 0 |

New figures released by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission have revealed a crafty type of cyber attack is on the rise in Australia. Source: Hundreds of businesses are being hit by this crafty cyber attack...

NBN customers targeted by scammers | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Aug 22, 2017 | Australia, Awareness, Cyber Fraud, CyberCrime, Email Phishing, Federal Government, iTnews, Scam, Telcommunications and Internet Service Provider | 0 |

Beware of connection offers and phishing attempts. Scammers impersonating NBN Co have tricked several hundreds of people and caused tens of thousands of dollars in losses, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has...

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Incident: Thousands of identifiable Northern Territory patient health files sent to overseas-based software vendor in government data breach | ABC News (Australia)
by Steven Kirby on May 25, 2023
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Category: Cyber Fraud

Incident: Australian National Maritime Museum hit by alleged ‘trusted insider’ attack | iTNews

Incident: Monash IVF patients receive bogus emails after ‘malicious cyber attack’ on fertility company | ABC News (Australia)

Incident: Online fraud syndicate – Woman arrested and millions allegedly siphoned | 9 News

Incident: Australian cyber lead impersonated in remote access scam | iTnews

Incident: A Sydney woman who hacked an email account to steal $450,000 in cryptocurrency has been caught after a 9-month investigation | MSN Australia

Incident: NSW Police dismantle online banking fraud ring | iTnews

Incident: ‘Devastating blow’: Homewares business hit by apparent email scam | Brisbane Times

Incident: Queensland law firms lose millions to hackers in ‘highly-sophisticated’ email scam | Brisbane Times

Incident: Email scammers steal almost $1 million from SA property buyers by posing as conveyancers | ABC News (Australia)

Three charged after investigation into phishing scam – NSW Police SCC Fraud and Cybercrime Squad

Incident: Queensland business loses $1.9M to cyber scam | ARN

ANZ brand under attack again as scammers deploy phishing tactics | ARN

Hundreds of businesses are being hit by this crafty cyber attack that’s more devastating than phishing scams | SmartCompany

NBN customers targeted by scammers | iTnews

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