Category: CyberCrime

Home » CyberCrime

Incident: Two Sydney women charged over $500,000 BEC scam | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Nov 12, 2019 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, CyberCrime, Email Spear Phing and Business Email Compromise (BEC), iTnews, Law & Legal, New South Wales | 0 |

Australian Cyber Crime November 2019: Two Sydney women have been charged over their alleged involvement in a $500,000 business email compromise scam.

Incident: Cyber criminals hack Perth Anaesthetic Group hospital and steal patients’ personal information in terrifying security breach | Daily Mail Australia

by Steven Kirby | Nov 2, 2019 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, CyberCrime, Daily Mail Australia, Data Breach, Hacked, Medical and Health Care, Western Australia | 0 |

Australian DataBreach CyberCrime November 2019: Cyber criminals hack Perth Anaesthetic Group hospital and steal patients’ personal information in terrifying security breach. Several patients were sent fake invoices from the hackers demanding payments.

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: Govt IT contractor charged over cryptocurrency mining – Security | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | May 21, 2019 | Acceptable Use Policy, Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Cryptocurrency - Bitcoin, CyberCrime, Federal Government, Insider Threat, iTnews, New South Wales, Policing and Law Enforcement | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: May 21 2019 A Sydney man has been charged by...

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: Portal flaw leads to some NDIS users losing money | iTWire

by Steven Kirby | Sep 11, 2018 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, CyberCrime, Federal Government, iTWire, Medical and Health Care | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: September 11 2018 A vulnerability in the...

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...

Incident: Ticketmaster admits customer details may have been stolen in hack | ABC News (Australia)

by Steven Kirby | Jun 29, 2018 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2018, CyberCrime, Data Breach, Entertainment and Events, Privacy | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: June 29 2018 Ticketmaster Australia has started...

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...

Australia Post Christmas parcel scam: What to look out for | news.com.au

by Steven Kirby | Dec 13, 2017 | Australia, Awareness, CyberCrime, Cybersecurity, Email Phishing, news.com.au, Scam | 0 |

WHILE most people consider Christmas to be a time of celebration and giving, there are people out there looking to exploit the holiday. Sadly, we’re not just talking about your boss forcing you to come into work the day after...

Incident: Fraser Coast Mayor Chris Loft charged with misconduct and computer hacking | ABC News (Australian)

by Steven Kirby | Nov 30, 2017 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2017, CyberCrime, Local Government, Queensland | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: November 30 2017 Chris Loft was arrested this...

Telstra, CommBank targeted by email scammers | iTWire

by Steven Kirby | Nov 26, 2017 | Australia, Banking and Finance, CyberCrime, Email Phishing, iTWire, Phishing, Scam, Telcommunications and Internet Service Provider | 0 |

Two major Australian brands, Telstra and Commonwealth Bank, have been targeted by scammers in a bid to dupe users into downloading malware to their computers or giving up credit card details. Source: Telstra, CommBank targeted...

Cyber criminals target Australia through fake Microsoft Office 365 site | ARN

by Steven Kirby | Nov 15, 2017 | ARN from IDG, Australia, CyberCrime, Email Phishing, Scam | 0 |

A new phishing scam impersonating Microsoft Office 365 started hitting Aussie inboxes this week. Source: Cyber criminals target Australia through fake Microsoft Office 365 site

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...

Fake Telstra and EnergyAustralia email bills spread banking trojans | CSO

by Steven Kirby | Oct 24, 2017 | Australia, Banking and Finance, CSO from IDG, CyberCrime, Email Phishing, Malware, Scam, Telcommunications and Internet Service Provider, Utilities | 0 |

Don’t click “View my bill” if you receive these emails from Telstra or EnergyAustralia. Source: Fake Telstra and EnergyAustralia email bills spread banking trojans – CSO | The Resource for Data Security...

WA Police, Facebook warn against ‘cyber’ laws | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Oct 20, 2017 | Cyberbullying, CyberCrime, iTnews, Law & Legal, Policing and Law Enforcement, State Government, Western Australia | 0 |

WA Police has called on the government to abandon plans to criminalise a range of cyberbullying activities, it should strengthen existing laws rather than create more. Source: WA Police, Facebook warn against ‘cyber’...

Video: “Cyber espionage is alive and well”: Tehan | ABC Radio

by Steven Kirby | Oct 11, 2017 | ABC News (Australia), Australia, Cyber Risk, CyberCrime, Cybersecurity, Federal Government | 0 |

Dan Tehan, the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Cyber Security joined AM today to discuss how cyber-attacks are on the rise, with defence contractors, infrastructure and identity theft being the major targets. Source:...

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

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...

Home » CyberCrime

More Australian News

Greens push to legislate the ‘right to log off’ from work
by Justin Hendry Editor on March 21, 2023
The Greens are leading a push to allow workers to ignore emails, calls and texts outside of working hours, introducing legislation that would see …
Skin cancer survey hack may have 'compromised' personal details, Medicare numbers of participants
by By national technology reporter Danny Tran on March 21, 2023
Australia's biggest skin cancer study has been hit by an unpublicised data breach, with the personal details of more than 1,000 people feared to have …
ASX 200 stock IPH sinks 12% following cyber attack update
by Monica O'Shea on March 21, 2023
ASX 200 stock IPH sinks 12% following cyber attack update ASX 200 stock IPH sinks 12% following cyber attack update ASX 200 stock IPH Ltd (ASX: IPH) is …
Home Affairs' Marc Ablong destined for new national security role
by Ry Crozier on March 21, 2023
Home Affairs’ deputy secretary for strategic iniatives Marc Ablong is set to shift to a new “national security role”, prompting a reshuffle that also …
Business needs single cyber incident report portal: Productivity Commission
by Richard Chirgwin on March 20, 2023
The Productivity Commission has urged the government to give business a single cyber incident reporting portal to simplify the burden of a growing …
Impact of Latitude Financial cyber attack likely to spread
by Richard Chirgwin on March 20, 2023
Latitude Financial has warned that the number of customers affected by an ongoing cyber attack could continue to rise. The company said [pdf] it has …
Latitude Financial, skin cancer survey hack are some of the latest cyber attacks. What to do if you think you're at risk
by ABC News on March 20, 2023
There's been two more major data breaches from cyber hacks. Last week, it was Latitude Financial, in one of the first major hacks on a financial …
Skin cancer survey hack may have 'compromised' personal details | ABC News
by ABC News (Australia) on March 20, 2023
Australia's biggest skin cancer study has been hit by an unpublicised data breach. The ABC can reveal that cyber criminals broke into servers holding highly ...
VIDEO: Australia's largest skin cancer study hit by data breach
on March 20, 2023
Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Duration: 3 minutes 25 seconds3m25s
Medical research institute suffered November data breach
by Richard Chirgwin on March 20, 2023
The QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute has disclosed a November data breach that affected more than 1000 individuals. The breach was first …

Weekly Australian News and Monthly Incident Review Emails

No advertisements, marketing, sales, or unsolicited emails. Your email address is ONLY used to send the publications listed above.

Featured

Incident: Frontier Software breach spreads to NSW Health | iTnews

Featured

Incident: ANZ bank apologises after customers' personal information found in Perth skip bin | ABC News (Australia)

Featured

Audit: Western Australia Auditor General's Local Government Financial Audit 2020-21 reports 358 information system control weaknesses

Featured

Audit: WA Auditor General tables the 2021 Financial Audit Results for Universities and TAFEs

Featured

Quote: H. Stanley Judd "The ultimate security is your understanding of reality."

Featured

Quote: Gilda Radner "There is no real security except for whatever you ..."

Category: CyberCrime

More Australian News

Weekly Australian News and Monthly Incident Review Emails