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: Contractor breach exposes 50k Aussie govt, bank staff records | iTnews
Australian Information Security Incident Reported: November 2 2017 The personal details of almost...
Read MoreACSC – Attacks against outsourcers on the rise | iTWire
Attacks against third parties that provide services to a company or an agency have increased in Australia over the 2016-17 period covered by the Australian Cyber Security Centre’s annual threat report. Source: iTWire...
Read MoreAlastair MacGibbon, moving cyber security centre from ASIO building creates opportunity | The Canberra Times
Relocating the federal government’s Australian Cyber Security Centre from the ASIO building to Canberra Airport will drive emergency preparedness and knowledge sharing, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s special...
Read MoreAussie businesses targeted in spate of router attacks | iTnews
Disable SNMP read/write and Cisco smart install. Attackers are targeting Australian organisations with routers and switches exposed to the internet to steal configuration files and infiltrate their networks, the Australian Cyber...
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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
- 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 …
- NAB blocked 41,000 data theft attempts in a three-month period September 15, 2020NAB blocked over 41,000 attempts by attackers to take data either from NAB itself or from its customers in the first quarter of this year. Group CEO …
- Stung by Ransomware, Australia Urges Better Preparation September 14, 2020'Malicious Cyber Activity' Increasing, Australia's Cyber Security Center Warns Jeremy Kirk (jeremy_kirk) September 7, 2020 Ransomware continues to …
- Australia's cyber bark is worse than its bite - InnovationAus September 14, 2020The Australian government’s cybersecurity bark is worse than its bite, with a new report finding its intentions in cyber is not yet being matched by …
- NAB records millions of cyber attacks September 14, 2020National Australia Bank is being hit by nearly three million cyber threats per day, warning the onslaught has amplified during the economic recession …
- It’s not just China — everyone plays in the world of open-source intelligence September 14, 2020Hearty congratulations to journalists of The Australian Financial Review and The Australian for discovering the world of open-source intelligence. The Oz …
- iTWire - More Toll documents stolen in ransomware attack released on dark web September 14, 2020Two more lots of documents stolen by cyber criminals from the systems of Australian transport and logistics provider Toll Group have been released on …
- Facebook suffers blow in Australia legal fight over Cambridge Analytica September 14, 2020Facebook has been dealt a blow in its fight to fend off Australian legal action surrounding the Cambridge Analytica scandal, with the tech giant failing to convince the federal court it does not carry out business in Australia. In March, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) …
- Australia is handing over its privacy 'in the name of security' | Sky News Australia September 14, 2020Psychiatrist Dr Tanveer Ahmed says the notion of privacy has changed in Australia as, in the name of security, increasingly extreme forms of …
- Incident: Specsavers - Adelaide optometrist struck off register after tampering with hundreds of glasses prescriptions | ABC News (Australia) - Australian Information Security Awareness and Advisory September 14, 2020Australian Insider Threat: September 13 2020 Specsavers – Adelaide optometrist struck off register after tampering with hundreds of glasses …
- ACSC receives one cybercrime report every 10 min September 14, 2020The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) received an average of one cybercrime report every 10 minutes during FY20 as the threat landscape further …
- How QR codes are helping authorities keep track of where you dine and with whom September 13, 2020They're the labels on the table or at the front door that look like barcodes, but why are they appearing at your local cafes, pubs and …
- Govt systems to be classed critical infrastructure under cyber reforms September 13, 2020Select federal government systems and networks will be classified critical infrastructure alongside nationally significant private sector systems, …
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