Tag: Australia
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Telstra launches pilot to block phishing texts spoofing Services Australia
Telstra has taken the wraps off a pilot program that will see it block fake messages claiming to be from myGov or Centrelink before they …
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University of South Australia says blockchain at odds with privacy obligations
The University of South Australia (UniSA) has called for more work to be done on ensuring blockchain technology conforms to privacy rights …
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186,000 customer records stolen from Australian state government in phishing attack
Data relating to 186,000 customers of an Australian state government agency have been stolen in an attack that targeted employee email …
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Hackers stole 738 GB of data from Australian government agency
Sensitive Data of Australian Navy’s Vessels and Fighter Jets stolen The data breach occurred in April when its 47 team members’ email …
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Ransomware Remains ‘Significant’ Threat, Australia Warns
Ransomware Remains ‘Significant’ Threat, Australia Warns ‘Malicious Cyber Activity’ Increasing, Says Australia’s Cyber Security Centre …
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ADHA appoints former Services Australia interim head as its new CEO
Following a 9-month search, the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) has appointed Amanda Cattermole as its new CEO. She will take over …
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Australia Introduces Code of Practice for the Manufacture of IoT Devices
The Australian government has published voluntary best practice guidelines to help device manufacturers, IoT service providers and app …
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Australia Post parcel portal offline following ‘technical’ issue
Australia Post on Thursday experienced a handful of failures across its business, with reports people were receiving parcels not addressed …
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Modernisation and upping cyber compliance on the agenda for Geoscience Australia
Geoscience Australia has gone to market as part of its plans to further modernise its IT environment by shifting off legacy platforms and …
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Former PM Turnbull suggests Australia boosts its cyber capability by buying local
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said there’s an opportunity to boost Australian talent, if government and large businesses alike …
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Online exam tool ProctorU admits breach after hackers leak its database
The records, as seen by Hackread.com belong to different institutions, companies, and registered ProctorU users. The exposed database is …
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Peter Dutton confirms Australia could spy on its own citizens under cybersecurity plan
Dutton said target servers and syndicates were mostly offshore but it was “appropriate” for ASD to help protect Australians. Law …
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