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Incident: Spotless hit by ransomware attack | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Oct 12, 2020 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2020, Availability, Defence and Military, 🥝 New Zealand, Education and Training, Integrity, iTnews, iTWire, Medical and Health Care, Public Sector, Ransomware, Utilities | 0 |

Australian Ransomware Attack October 2020: Spotless Group, the Downer-owned facilities services provider, is the latest high-profile Australian company to fall victim to ransomware attackers. Confirms a ‘number’ of servers ‘accessed’.

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Incident: Anglicare Sydney being held to ransom over sensitive data stolen from computer system | ABC News (Australia)

by Steven Kirby | Sep 19, 2020 | ABC News (Australia), Australian InfoSec Incidents 2020, Availability, Breach Response, Confidentiality, Data Breach, Medical and Health Care, New South Wales, Privacy Breach, Ransomware | 0 |

Australian Medical Privacy Breach September 2020: Anglicare Sydney being held to ransom over sensitive data stolen from computer system, 17GB data transmitted to ‘remote location’ after attack.

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Incident: Australian company Jands appears to have been hit by Windows ransomware | iTWire

by Steven Kirby | Sep 1, 2020 | Australian InfoSec Incidents 2020, Availability, Confidentiality, Data Breach, Entertainment and Events, iTWire, New South Wales, Privacy, Privacy Breach, Ransomware, Retail | 0 |

Australian Ransomware Data Breach September 2020: Australian company Jands appears to have been hit by Windows ransomware. NetWalker encrypted and stole financial data, customer details and other miscellaneous data.

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Work from home revolution during coronavirus pandemic powers spike in cybercrime, new PwC report says
Our work from home revolution has powered a spike in cybercrime, costing consumers more for everyday products and dragging billions of dollars out of … Read more »
Published: October 24, 2020 - 10:55 am
'Adding insult to injury': another Dfat bungle reveals identities of Australians stranded overseas
The foreign affairs department has again revealed the identities of Australians stranded overseas by adding their email addresses into the wrong … Read more »
Published: October 24, 2020 - 10:49 am
Marise Payne issues apology after stranded Aussies' identities were exposed in third bungle
Foreign Minister Marise Payne has apologised after the personal details of Australians stranded overseas was exposed for the third time in three … Read more »
Published: October 24, 2020 - 12:39 am
Big Tech needs to get on board over security concerns
Mr Pezzullo characterised the tech companies as “a galactic empire” like the bad guys in the movie Star Wars while the security agencies in the three … Read more »
Published: October 24, 2020 - 12:37 am
Foreign nation tried to hack into Australian government
Senior government staffers were targeted by foreign operatives earlier this year in an attempt to uncover information about Australia's spy … Read more »
Published: October 23, 2020 - 8:42 pm
Warning cyberattacks will mean 'catastrophic' results on vital infrastructure
Australia must brace for devastating cyber attacks on its vital infrastructure, Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton will warn today. Speaking at The … Read more »
Published: October 23, 2020 - 8:36 pm
Govt develops principles to secure critical technology supply chains
The federal government has proposed a set of regulatory principles to help secure the supply chains of critical technologies like artificial … Read more »
Published: October 23, 2020 - 8:18 pm
iTWire - Outcomes must come first in security, then technology, says cyber firm CEO
Such companies are providing dated centralised processing which effectively deploys a "cookie-cutter approach" that isn’t agile or adaptable enough … Read more »
Published: October 23, 2020 - 3:06 pm
Toll Group still mopping up after ransomware attacks
Toll Group is still mopping up more than nine months after an encounter with ransomware in late January, with the security executive in charge of … Read more »
Published: October 23, 2020 - 3:04 pm
NSW to set up govt-wide cyber security services panel
The NSW government is planning to streamline and standardise how agencies go about sourcing cyber security contractors by establishing a series of … Read more »
Published: October 21, 2020 - 1:00 pm
Mastercard to deliver NSW digital Opal card trial
Thousands of Sydney commuters will be able to ditch their physical Opal smartcards for a digital alternative before the end of the year after … Read more »
Published: October 21, 2020 - 10:03 am
Incident: Kleenheat customer names and addresses exposed in system breach | ZDNet
Australian Data Breach October 19 2020: WA energy retailer and supplier Kleenheat customer names and addresses exposed in system breach, believes the … Read more »
Published: October 21, 2020 - 9:03 am
New Zealanders need to take cybersecurity more seriously - NZTech
A technology organisation is urging New Zealanders to take steps to improve their cybersecurity, with a report showing nearly one-third of Kiwis … Read more »
Published: October 21, 2020 - 5:26 am
Reserve Bank releases guidance to help build cyber resilience
The Reserve Bank – Te Pūtea Matua is today releasing draft guidance on what regulated entities should consider when managing cyber resilience. The … Read more »
Published: October 20, 2020 - 11:18 am
Telstra boss to lead industry advisory body on cyber security
Mr Penn will chair the new committee, which will meet virtually for the first time on Tuesday. The Telstra boss, who also chaired the industry panel … Read more »
Published: October 20, 2020 - 11:12 am
MailGuard warns of myGov phish campaign
Email security service MailGuard has detected a phishing campaign that tries to collect Australians' myGov credentials as well as personal … Read more »
Published: October 20, 2020 - 10:56 am
Cyber Incidents, Fear of Audit Failure Drive Cybersecurity Spend in Australia: Global Thycotic CISO Decisions Survey - Media Releases - ARN
Thycotic, provider of privileged access management (PAM) solutions to more than 10,000 organisations, including 25 of the Fortune 100, today released … Read more »
Published: October 19, 2020 - 4:32 pm
NZX, Metservice attacks show Kiwi companies must rethink cyber security
The spate of brazen cyber attacks against strategically important organisations like the NZX and Metservice must prompt Kiwi businesses to rethink … Read more »
Published: October 19, 2020 - 4:01 pm
UNSW launches cyber micro-credentials with Telstra
UNSW Canberra has partnered with Telstra to co-develop two cyber security micro-credentials covering security fundamentals and secure coding. Although … Read more »
Published: October 19, 2020 - 3:17 pm
NSW changes direction with digital driver's licence 'copy solution'
The NSW government has been unable to find a viable solution to allow businesses to take copies of digital driver’s licences for identity proofing … Read more »
Published: October 19, 2020 - 7:19 am

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