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Medibank data breach: More customers affected, attacker got in via stolen credentials
Australian private health insurance provider Medibank has revealed that the hack and data breach it discovered over two weeks ago has affected more customers than initially …
Medibank hack turned into a data breach: The attackers are demanding money
Medibank, Australia’s largest private health insurance provider, has confirmed that last week’s “cyber incident” has resulted in a data breach. …
Phishers use custom phishing kit to hijack MFA-protected enterprise Microsoft accounts
An ongoing, large-scale phishing campaign is targeting owners of business email accounts at companies in the FinTech, Lending, Insurance, Energy and Manufacturing sectors in …
Attackers connect rogue devices to organizations’ network with stolen Office 365 credentials
Attackers are trying out a new technique to widen the reach of their phishing campaigns: by using stolen Office 365 credentials, they try to connect rogue Windows devices to …
Cyberstalking tendencies in modern day relationships
One-third of adults who have been in a romantic relationship admit to cyberstalking their current or former partners, a special addendum to the 2021 Norton Cyber Safety …
(ISC)2 partners with ASIAL to raise physical, electronic security awareness in Australia
(ISC)2, the world’s largest nonprofit membership association of certified cybersecurity professionals – announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the …
Australia: Parliament passes anti-encryption bill
The Parliament of Australia has passed the Assistance and Access Bill 2018, which allows Australian authorities to pressure communication providers and tech companies into …
Analysis: Reported data breaches in Australia
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has published the first full quarter report on data breaches that fall under Notifiable Data Breaches scheme and, …
Hackers go after Australian ICT, managed services providers
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), which integrates the national security cyber capabilities and serves as a hub for collaboration and information sharing with the …
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