Incident: Australian cyber lead impersonated in remote access scam | iTnews
Australian Information Security Incident Reported: May 09 2019 Scammers impersonating federal...
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Incident: AusTender becomes latest bait for phishers | iTnews
Phishers are targeting would-be tenderers to the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development with an email and fake AusTender landing page.
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...
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
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 property scam: Elderly woman loses more than $500k after bogus emails | ABC News (Australian)
An 83-year-old woman is robbed of more than half a million dollars after email scammers pretend to be her settlement agent and convince her son to transfer cash into a bogus account. Source: WA property scam: Elderly woman loses...
Read MorePhishing scam impersonates Ministry of Primary Industries | SecurityBrief NZ
CERT NZ released a warning of a phishing scam claiming to be from the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI). Source: SecurityBrief NZ – Phishing scam impersonates Ministry of Primary Industries
Read MoreANZ brand under attack again as scammers deploy phishing tactics | ARN
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 –...
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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Australian InfoSec and Cyber News
- Australian health sector does not have 'cybersecurity problem', says insurer April 7, 2020Australia’s healthcare sector does not have a “broader cybersecurity problem” despite consistently reporting higher numbers of data breaches than …
- ASD says it’s mounted offensive operations against cybercrime infrastructure April 7, 2020The Australian Signals Directorate has put its offensive capability boot into a substantial escalation of cyber scams proliferating off the back of …
- Scammers targeting superannuation in COVID-19 crisis April 5, 2020Scammers are now trying to exploit Australians financially impacted by the COVID-19 crisis with new superannuation scams being reported to Scamwatch …
- ASD issues warning over cheap and nasty video conferencing April 2, 2020But carefully doesn't mention Zoom by name.
- iTWire - Overcoming objections to using multi-factor authentication April 1, 2020GUEST OPINION Multi-factor authentication (MFA) has been an effective security technique for years, yet many small and mid-sized Australian …
- Cyber crime threat advice updated over coronavirus scams March 26, 2020One email purports to be from the Australian government and is titled "INSIGHTS ON CORONAVIRUS", while others have read "Latest corona-virus updates" …
- Aussie council body argues access to metadata would help thwart illegal activity | ZDNet March 26, 2020Arguing access to metadata would help in prosecuting those illegally dumping garbage or removing trees. The Australian Local Government Association …
- Over 1,000 private entities are using Australia's document verification service | ZDNet March 25, 2020The verification service matches submitted identity documentation with that provided to the federal government by state and territory governments. The …
- ANZ tries to preserve corporate VPN bandwidth for frontline use March 25, 2020ANZ Banking Group CEO Shayne Elliott has advised some of its internal users to “not use certain systems” including its corporate remote access VPN to …
- Incident: Melbourne IT services firm Geidi hit by REvil ransomware | iTWire - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory March 24, 2020Australian Ransomware Attack March 2020: Melbourne IT services firm Geidi hit by REvil ransomware The group behind the REvil Windows ransomware has …