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
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Teen 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.
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.
Continue Reading10 million Hacked by Optus Breach
Optus major data breach has resulted in almost 10 million compromised identities, which will affect every business and government department.
Continue ReadingFederal Government Takes Aim at Optus
The federal government is taking aim at Optus with claims that the telco is not fully cooperating following the cyberattack.
Continue ReadingLinkedin Profiles For Hackers
A hacker can get personal information from your LinkedIn profiles when you leave your Linkedin profile public setting turned on.
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Intelligence gathering usually starts with scraping information from public sources, collectively known as open source intelligence or OSINT.
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