Incident: Two Sydney women charged over $500,000 BEC scam | iTnews
Australian Cyber Crime November 2019: Two Sydney women have been charged over their alleged involvement in a $500,000 business email compromise scam.
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Incident: Cyber criminals hack Perth Anaesthetic Group hospital and steal patients’ personal information in terrifying security breach | Daily Mail Australia
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.
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Incident: Online fraud syndicate – Woman arrested and millions allegedly siphoned | 9 News
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.
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Incident: Govt IT contractor charged over cryptocurrency mining – Security | iTnews
Australian Information Security Incident Reported: May 21 2019 A Sydney man has been charged by...
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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
Australian Information Security Incident Reported: October 26 2018 A 23-year-old woman has been...
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Incident: Portal flaw leads to some NDIS users losing money | iTWire
Australian Information Security Incident Reported: September 11 2018 A vulnerability in the...
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Incident: ‘Devastating blow’: Homewares business hit by apparent email scam | Brisbane Times
Australian Information Security Incident Reported: August 13 2018 Sage and Clare owner Phoebe Bell...
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Incident: Ticketmaster admits customer details may have been stolen in hack | ABC News (Australia)
Australian Information Security Incident Reported: June 29 2018 Ticketmaster Australia has started...
Read MoreVideo: National scam warning over festive season | The West Australian
From fake puppies for sale, to holidays that don’t exist. Source: National scam warning over festive season | The West Australian
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Incident: Queensland law firms lose millions to hackers in ‘highly-sophisticated’ email scam | Brisbane Times
Australian Information Security Incident Reported: December 17 2017 At least two Queensland law...
Read MoreAustralia Post Christmas parcel scam: What to look out for | news.com.au
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...
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Incident: Fraser Coast Mayor Chris Loft charged with misconduct and computer hacking | ABC News (Australian)
Australian Information Security Incident Reported: November 30 2017 Chris Loft was arrested this...
Read MoreTelstra, CommBank targeted by email scammers | iTWire
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...
Read MoreCyber criminals target Australia through fake Microsoft Office 365 site | ARN
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
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Incident: Email scammers steal almost $1 million from SA property buyers by posing as conveyancers | ABC News (Australia)
Australian Information Security Incident Reported: October 25 2017 Property buyers are warned to...
Read MoreFake Telstra and EnergyAustralia email bills spread banking trojans | CSO
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...
Read MoreWA Police, Facebook warn against ‘cyber’ laws | iTnews
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’...
Read MoreVideo: “Cyber espionage is alive and well”: Tehan | ABC Radio
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:...
Read MoreThree charged after investigation into phishing scam – NSW Police SCC Fraud and Cybercrime Squad
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
Read MoreHundreds of businesses are being hit by this crafty cyber attack that’s more devastating than phishing scams | SmartCompany
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...
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The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) is partnering with the Western Australian Government to stimulate the local ICT sector across … Read more » - iTWire - Australia’s cyber security spending soaring to $7.6 bilion by 2024In the 2020 Update of its Australia’s Cyber Security Competitiveness Plan (SCP) the industry-led not for profit responsible for the Cyber Security … Read more »
- NSW driver's licence data breach victims still in the dark after three months
Tens of thousands of people who had their NSW driver’s licence details exposed in a misconfigured AWS bucket remain in the dark about the breach … Read more » - Incident: Bugged lawyers' conversations available to police thanks to 'IT error' | The Age - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory
Australian Privacy Breach, November 23 2020 Bugged lawyers’ conversations available to Victorian police thanks to ‘IT error’ The massive breach of the … Read more » - APRA targets cyber hygiene and board oversight with new security strategy
APRA has unveiled a new cyber security strategy and flagged it will step up its review of current cyber compliance, holding boards accountable for … Read more » - Audit: WA registry system flaws force auditor to delay findings by 18 months | iTnews - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory
The Department did not know if inappropriate or unauthorised changes were made to information stored in the System The security of electronic records … Read more » - DDoS campaigns, BEC scams Emotet: CERT NZ reports top security threats
It has been yet another tumultuous quarter for New Zealanders and their wallets, with almost $6.4 million in reported financial losses due to … Read more » - NCSC prevents $70m harm against NZ's nationally significant organisations
New Zealand’s nationally significant organisations have faced at least 352 cyber incidents in the 2019/2020 year, but the dangers are far from … Read more » - Donaldson gets permanent appointment as INSLM | ZDNet
Former Solicitor-General for Western Australia has been acting in an oversight role since July. Australian Attorney-General Christian Porter announced … Read more » - University of Queensland is hacking through perceptions that cybersecurity is a 'man's game'Australia's cybersecurity experts are aiming to tackle an issue plaguing the industry worldwide — the perception that what they do is a "boy … Read more »
- Australia Hasn’t Really Investigated Whether TikTok Is A National Security Risk As Far As We KnowIt seems like a life time ago, but there was a period during 2020 when many people were worried TikTok was a national security risk to Australia. To … Read more »
- Audit: Major NSW govt agencies still without disaster recovery plans for all systems | iTnews - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory
Australian Audit Report November 25 2020 Major NSW govt agencies still without disaster recovery plans for all systems Auditor finds at least seven … Read more » - Incident: Law In Order hit by ransomware attack | iTnews - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory
Australian Ransomware Attack, November 24 2020 Law In Order hit by Netwalker ransomware attack Service provider to the legal sector may have lost some … Read more » - iTWire - Mastercard completes second digital identity pilot with Deakin, AusPostA statement from Mastercard said the service had been extended this month to verify credentials for students who were taking exams online. Secure … Read more »
- Australia's head of cyber warfare exits
The head of the Australian Defence Force’s information warfare division has called it quits after more than three years in the role. Major General … Read more » - Privacy concerns over new COVID-19 tracing tech in South AustraliaQR codes are coming to a COVID-era South Australia, but legal experts are wary of the potential consequences. The codes are used to register entry at … Read more »
- iTWire - Financial software firm cites security, control as reasons for moving from email to SlackHe pointed to security incidents involving companies, including those in financial services, as justification for the decision, saying the rise of … Read more »
- iTWire - Six Australian spy agencies collected COVIDSafe data: watchdogThe six agencies are the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, the Australian Signals … Read more »
- The cyber wake-up call Australians must heed - InnovationAus
Australian executives really don’t know what risks they’re facing, and their companies could be taken out by cyber-attackers they underestimate, says … Read more » - iTWire - Online shoppers warned to be on alert as scams increase, losses climb to $7 millionThe warning from the consumer watchdog ACCC’s Scamwatch service reports that it has received over 12,000 reports of online shopping scams so far this … Read more »
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