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Incident: Australian cyber lead impersonated in remote access scam | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | May 9, 2019 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Banking and Finance, Cyber Fraud, Federal Government, iTnews, Regulator and Authority, Scam | 0 |

Australian Information Security Incident Reported: May 09 2019 Scammers impersonating federal...

Incident: AusTender becomes latest bait for phishers | iTnews

by Steven Kirby | Jan 15, 2019 | Australia, Australian InfoSec Incident, Australian InfoSec Incidents 2019, Email, Email Phishing, Email Spear Phing and Business Email Compromise (BEC), Federal Government, Government Agency, iTnews, Scam | 0 |

Phishers are targeting would-be tenderers to the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development with an email and fake AusTender landing page.

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...

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

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 property scam: Elderly woman loses more than $500k after bogus emails | ABC News (Australian)

by Steven Kirby | Sep 20, 2017 | ABC News (Australia), Email, Email Phishing, Real Estate and Property Management, Scam, Western Australia | 0 |

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...

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Category: Scam

Incident: Australian cyber lead impersonated in remote access scam | iTnews

Incident: AusTender becomes latest bait for phishers | iTnews

Incident: Queensland law firms lose millions to hackers in ‘highly-sophisticated’ email scam | Brisbane Times

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

Telstra, CommBank targeted by email scammers | iTWire

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

Fake Telstra and EnergyAustralia email bills spread banking trojans | CSO

WA property scam: Elderly woman loses more than $500k after bogus emails | ABC News (Australian)

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