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Australian government agencies are bypassing the use of powers to block websites, and instead ore using ‘informal’ methods with telcos and internet providers.
Daniel Croft • Sun, 22 Dec 2024
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs struggling with outdated IT systems
A leaked report from a private consulting firm paints a dire picture of the IT operations of the Department of Home Affairs.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 04 Apr 2023
Australian government TikTok ban is official — but it doesn’t include TikTok’s website
Australia’s Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has officially announced a Commonwealth ban on the TikTok social media app.
Service NSW exposes details of thousands after website update
Thousands of Service NSW customers are being informed that their data may have been compromised last month, after the government agency exposed it following a website ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 04 Apr 2023
Australian government to ban TikTok on Commonwealth-owned devices
The Australian federal government is reported to be in the process of banning the use of Chinese-owned social media app TikTok on Commonwealth-owned devices.
Tasmanian government says data uncompromised after GoAnywhere breach
The Tasmanian government has said that the cyber attack it was affected by last week has not led to any data being compromised.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 03 Apr 2023
NHS at risk of cyber breach following Capita outage
Fears of a data breach at the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) have erupted after computer systems at third-party provider Capita went down.
US, AUS and allies unite to counter spyware abuse
A movement to introduce methods of countering the misuse of spyware has been launched by the US and some of its allies, including Australia.
Daniel Croft • Fri, 31 Mar 2023
Unidentified threat actor targeting orgs in annexed regions of Ukraine
Security researchers have found active malware infections in a number of organisations in the Donetsk, Lugansk, and Crimea regions of Ukraine.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 23 Mar 2023
North Korean hackers targeting ‘experts’ on Korean peninsula
A long-running North Korean threat actor has been spotted actively targeting individuals on the peninsula, according to South Korean and German authorities.
Productivity Commission calls for single cyber incident reporting solution
A recent report by the Australian Productivity Commission has called on the government to develop a single cyber incident reporting portal for businesses.
Daniel Croft • Wed, 22 Mar 2023
Free voice AI can be used for Centrelink fraud
Voice AI can be used for Centrelink and Australian Taxation Office fraud, and the government needs to reallocate cyber spending to stop it, according to the Greens.
Daniel Croft • Tue, 21 Mar 2023
Hackers jump on SVB bank crash
Threat actors are jumping at the opportunity to steal money and data following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) earlier this month.
Daniel Croft • Wed, 15 Mar 2023
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