Telstra has revealed it’s dealing with its own data breach after 30,000 workers had their personal information compromised.
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New Scams Catching Out Australians
There’s a big spike in new scams that are catching out unsuspecting Australians. The impersonations using phone spoofing extract information and steal savings.
Continue ReadingLong Term Issues Optus Data Breach
The chair of Australian Information Security Association has warned of long-term effects of the Optus breach. Be alert for scams following the Optus data breach
Continue ReadingTeen Arrested SMS Scam Optus Attack
A 19-year-old jail sentence after he was arrested for allegedly exploiting Optus data to blackmail customers into paying $2,000 in a separate SMS scam.
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Threat Analysis Group has helped stop some of the most insidious and consequential threats to Google its users, and the internet at large.
Continue ReadingOperation Aurora Hacking Google
What happens when a country attacks a company? In 2009, Google found out and cybersecurity was never the same again.
Continue ReadingOptus To Pay For its Data Breach
The prime minister has now warned Optus to pay victims of its data breach. Customers organise new driver licences, passports and Medicare accounts.
Continue ReadingOptus Hacker Was Really Amateurish
UNSW Institute for Cyber Security Director Nigel Phair says the original Optus hacker was really amateurish. A million dollars is not very much to ask for.
Continue ReadingOptus Hack AFP Operation Guardian
In response to Optus being hacked, the Australian Federal Police announces Operation Guardian to help 10,000 people who were breached in the cyber attack.
Continue ReadingHacking Optus A Beginner’s Guide
The cyber attack on Optus was apparently so unsophisticated, some analysts say a primary school student could have pulled it off.
Continue ReadingAustralians Ready For Cyber Attacks
Millions of Australians are at risk after telecommunications company Optus was hacked. The question now is now are companies prepared for more cyber attacks?
Continue ReadingCyber Crime Laws Useless Optus Hack
Minister Clare O’Neil has described our current laws on cyber crime as “bloody useless,” after the Optus hack affected nearly 10 million Australians.
Continue ReadingWhite House Questions Optus Breach
Cyber security expert White House insider Theresa Payton raises questions over the Optus data breach, FBI has been brought in to trace the hacker.
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