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Alert Priority HIGH – Beware of targeted e-Toll and AusPost malware emails
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 the same ‘View in OneDrive’ hook to entice email users to download malware onto their computer: Don’t click on the ‘View in OneDrive’ link—it will take you to a
Alert Priority MEDIUM: 12.5 million Australian email accounts leaked online
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 personal data has been dumped on a server called Onliner Spambot, which since 2016 has been used to spread malware to steal banking details, and infect people’s computers so they
Alert Priority HIGH: New guidelines for creating strong passwords
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 long strings of letters, numbers and symbols on its head. Details NIST, a non-regulatory federal agency within the US Department of Commerce, issued the original advice in 2003 that became
Increase 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. The new finding has been revealed by The Australian Payments Network in its annual fraud data report. Other key findings included the overall amount of fraud on Australian cards cost
Apple 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, iOS and Apple Watch. If these updates haven’t been installed automatically on your Apple devices already, or if you postponed the installation when prompted, install them now. What to do
New wave of Telstra technical support scams: Alert Priority High
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 also be known as ‘Remote Access scams’ or ‘Impersonation scams’. Victims are contacted by callers pretending to be representatives from Telstra reporting some kind of problem. (One recent scam, for
Australians need to apply latest updates to protect from WanaCry ransomware: Alert Priority High
22 June 2017 Australians need to apply latest updates to protect from WanaCry ransomware: Alert Priority High Stay Smart Online is urging Australian businesses and individuals to apply the latest updates for their applications and operating systems, especially Microsoft Windows, as people continue to fall victim to ransomware campaigns, including potentially WanaCry. Stay Smart Online first warned about WanaCry on
New ransomware-as-a-service targets Mac users: Alert Priority Moderate
View online 19 May 2017 New ransomware-as-a-service targets Mac users: Alert Priority Moderate Researchers at security firm Fortinet have reported discovering a portal that offers to create ransomware-as-a-service to target Mac users. The malware has been dubbed MacRansom. Ransomware is malicious software that makes data or systems unusable until the victim makes a payment. What to do now This alert is supplied
Install Windows Updates now to avoid being exploited: Alert Priority High
View online 14 June 2017 Install Windows Updates now to avoid being exploited Microsoft today released a monthly collection of security updates that address vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Silverlight, Windows Server, Internet Explorer and Edge. Three of the vulnerabilities patched in this update were part of the same group of vulnerabilities stolen from the NSA and exploited to spread
Beware of new malware targeting Microsoft Windows vulnerability
View online 19 May 2017 Beware of new malware targeting Microsoft Windows vulnerability: Alert Priority High The Australian Government is aware of reports of malicious software (malware) that aims to exploit the same vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows used by the WanaCry ransomware. Any new malware that targets these (or other) vulnerabilities may threaten the integrity of your systems and information. It may