All posts tagged "Australia"
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4.6KNewsAvaddon hackers steal SIM card data from Telstra service provider
A Melbourne-based service provider called Communication, which is a platinum partner of telecom giant Telstra has become a victim of a series...
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536Cyber EventsAuthorities use hackers to find missing persons
Australia Holds World’s First Hackathon to Find Missing Persons. Whether hacking can be ethical or not, it is still a debatable point...
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363Data SecurityDoctors had to look in the trash cans for patient records due to ransomware infection
A few days ago information security specialists reported that computer systems in multiple hospitals in the Gippsland and Victoria regions, Australia, were...
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369IncidentsData breach at TGI Fridays; millions of users’ data exposed
Without the necessary protection measures, data breaches can occur in any company, regardless of size or branch. Pentesting specialists reported on a...
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326IncidentsData breach in Westpac bank; nearly 100k users affected
Personal data belonging to almost 100k clients of Australian banks are exposed due to a cyberattack against PayID, a real-time online payment...
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251GeekTeen hacked Apple twice hoping for a job
He hacked his way into the tech giant’s mainframe by creating false credentials. Now that is what we call a very unorthodox...
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372NewsOnline graphic-design tool Canva hacked; 139 million accounts stolen
Canva has contacted the FBI to investigate the data breach. Canva, an online graphic-design tool website operated from Australia has suffered a...
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290Data SecurityData breach affects over 10 million Australian people
Australian authorities have reported that, after conducting an information security audit, they’ve found that more than 10 million people have been affected...
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237NewsWatch: Hackers send explicit messages to riders on hacked e-scooters
Lime believes that hackers somehow managed to swap the audio files on eight of the e-scooters. Lime, a Brisbane-based scooter manufacturer, has...
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334IncidentsA 25 years old earned $17M USD, a seaside home and luxury cars by selling drugs in dark web
The Australian authorities maintain that Ward operated a sophisticated drug distribution network on dark web Australian authorities have seized a house on...
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236IncidentsAustralian Parliament was hacked
The Australian Parliament confirmed that it is investigating a security incident that had an impact on its computer infrastructure According to network...
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264GeekGoogle Maps help Police catch serial masturbator after 4-year hunt
An alleged “serial masturbator” who has been causing disturbance among citizens around Brisbane’s inner-city for the past four years has finally been...
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220NewsAussie govt emergency service hacked to send fake warning alerts
A hacker managed to infiltrate Australian emergency warning system Early Warning Network (EWN). The hacker accessed the system and sent countless messages...
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228IncidentsEmergency messaging system is hacked; citizen’s information data breach
This warning message reached thousands of Australian citizens Cybersecurity and digital forensics specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security have reported...
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333Data Security“Anti encryption Bill” is approved in Australia
The Australian government is looking for a way to access encrypted communications of certain services, as well as access to non encrypted...
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243Cyber CrimeAuthorities search & seize properties of GTA V’s “Infamous” cheat developers
Cheat developers are constantly under the radar of Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games. Both companies have previously taken legal action against cheat...
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361News16-year old compromised Apple networks to steal GBs of sensitive data
Generally, Apple Inc. is believed to be very strict and reliable in matters pertaining to cyber-security. Its servers are regarded as virtually...
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299NewsHR software firm suffers massive data breach after malware attack
The Australia-based SaaS provider firm PageUp has confirmed discovering ‘unusual activity’ on its IT infrastructure and identified the presence of a malware...
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366Cyber CrimeScammers hacked webcams to secretly record videos & post on YouTube
Malicious hackers and scammers have always come up with complex yet innovative techniques to take control of users’ devices and access their personal sensitive...
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192NewsHacker compromised user data & illegally used car sharing service 33 times
A 37-year old IT security researcher and self-confessed computer hacker Nik Cubrilovic from Australia has been accused of illegally accessing the consumer...
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231NewsVietnamese man hacked Australian airport computers; stole security data
A 31-year-old Vietnamese hacker, Le Duc Hoang Hai, stole highly sensitive data belonging to Perth Airport’s building and security infrastructure after breaching its...
