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15 March 2018 What’s happened? The private information of millions of Facebook users across the globe has potentially been used to generate political advertising. Political research firm Cambridge Analytica has
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25 February at 5:00–12:00 Storm King Dam Eukey Rd, Stanthorpe, Queensland 4380 Sick of riding on the esplanade on the Gold Coast? Sick of the smog in Brisbane? Too humid
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Friday 1 December 2017 Apple releases security update for macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 Apple has just released a security update to its macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 operating system. The
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12 October 2017 New AFP traffic infringement scam Fake emails claiming to be traffic infringement notices from the Australian Federal Police, contain a link to the notice that can
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12 September 2017 Beware of targeted e-Toll and AusPost malware emails Numerous malware emails targeting e-Toll and AusPost customers are currently being circulated. These scam emails use
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31 August 2017 12.5 million Australian email accounts leaked online The email addresses of 711 million people have been published online, and include those of 12.5 million Australians. The
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23 August 2017 New guidelines for creating strong passwords The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued new guidelines for password security that turn accepted wisdom about creating
More infoIncrease in online credit card fraud: Alert Priority high
3 August 2017 Increase in online credit card fraud: Alert Priority high Online credit card fraud increased significantly in 2016 with criminals netting $417.6 million, up from $363 million in 2015.
More infoApple releases security updates: Alert Priority High
20 July 2017 Apple releases security updates for multiple products. Apple released security updates to address vulnerabilities in a number of their products including Apple TV, iTunes, iCloud, Safari, macOS,
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26 June 2017 New wave of Telstra technical support scams: Alert Priority High We have received reports of a new wave of technical support scams impersonating Telstra. These scams may
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