Audit: NSW unis facing significant cyber risks | Technology Decisions
JUNE 12 2019 Universities across NSW are exposed to cyber attacks due to significant deficiencies in IT internal controls, an audit has found.
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ASIC warns of spoof email campaign | Technology Decisions
ASIC has advised users of its registry service to watch out for a wave of scam emails purporting to be from the securities regulator, attempting to trick victims into clicking a malicious link. Scams popular year-round include...
Read MoreDefence SA’s mock cyber attack highlights cyber threat | Technology Decisions
UniSA’s City West Campus has played host to a mock cyber attack, designed to demonstrate the threat that cybercrime can pose to national security, defence, financial and administrative systems. Defence SA and Defence Teaming...
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Incident: Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron to be questioned by Office of Australian Information Commissioner after data breach | The Courier Mail
Australian Email Privacy Breach September 2020: Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron to be questioned by Office of Australian Information Commissioner after an email data breach leaking the personal details of 617 members, including millionaire business owners, doctors and barristers.
Incident: NSW police to investigate after leaking emails of people who complained about pepper spray at Black Lives Matter rally | The Guardian
Australian Email Privacy Breach August 2020: NSW police to investigate after leaking emails of people who complained about pepper spray at Black Lives Matter rally. Police say they launched an internal investigation after more than 150 people had email addresses leaked, but victims of leaks say they are yet to be contacted.
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.
Incident: Thousands of personal and work email addresses leaked in major myDarwin data breach | NT News
Australian Council Privacy Breach: July 15 2020. The email addresses of thousands of Territorians have been “accidentally” leaked by the City of Darwin ahead of the next round of the MyDarwin voucher scheme.
Australian InfoSec and Cyber News
- ACSC details "copy-paste compromise" attacks September 23, 2020The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has provided more details of the cyber attack in June called out by Prime Minister Scott Morisson that …
- Can the Cyber Taskforce achieve its goals? September 23, 2020Basic governance and risk management fundamentals and root causes, beyond the Taskforce’s remit, need to be addressed. The new Cyber Taskforce …
- OAIC publishes PIA guidance for agencies September 23, 2020The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has published guidance detailing when government agencies must complete a privacy impact …
- Why you shouldn't post a picture of a boarding pass on social media September 23, 2020Security experts are repeating warnings to keep pictures of documents with personal information and barcodes — such as boarding passes and tickets — …
- iTWire - How do you securely provide access to your data for the people who ought to access it? September 22, 2020iTWire asked a number of IT security executives for their best thoughts on secure data access in this unusual distributed world we're in. Here's what …
- Anglicare Sydney says 17GB data transmitted to 'remote location' after attack September 21, 2020Anglicare Sydney has revealed 17GB of its data was transmitted “to a remote location” after a ransomware attack but claims “there is no current …
- Researchers show successful myGovID code replay attack September 21, 2020Two security researchers are warning Australians not to use myGovID as they say the login system contains an implementation flaw that could lead to …
- Right or privilege? Privacy of communications on the internet September 20, 2020AUSCL Australian Society for Computers and law, The Allens Hub for Technology, Law & Innovation and Cyber Security CRC present a crucial online discussion on privacy in the digital age: Right or privilege? Privacy of communications on the internet Featuring: Edward Santow - Human Rights Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission Rachael Falk - CEO, Cyber […]
- NSW digital driver's licences to get greater sway in identity proof test September 20, 2020The NSW government has introduced legislation that will put digital driver’s licences on equal footing with its physical counterpart, while paving …
- CSIRO IT contractor spared jail for mining Monero on supercomputer September 20, 2020A former CSIRO IT contractor has escaped jail time for using the country’s peak science and research organisation’s supercomputer to mine …
- Curious blogger accidentally hacks Tony Abbott's boarding pass September 20, 2020A tech blogger has documented how he got personal data on former Prime Minister Tony Abbott from a completely innocuous Instagram post. Alex Hope saw …
- Sensitive data at risk after Anglicare Sydney hit by 'malicious cyber attack' September 20, 2020Anglicare Sydney has confirmed that it is being held to ransom over a large amount of potentially sensitive information that has been stolen from its …
- Govt elevates consent in proposed public data sharing laws September 16, 2020Federal government agencies will need to seek consent before releasing personal information to other governments and the private sector if it …
- NAB hits technical trouble filtering for abuse in transaction descriptions September 16, 2020NAB says it does not currently possess the technical means to stop its digital payment services being used as an ersatz messaging platform to stalk …
- Telstra to block Services Australia SMS phishing scams September 15, 2020Telstra has piloted a new malicious text message blocking service on its network that stops impersonation attempts from reaching Services Australia …
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