Security News

Australia, Canada, Others Blame North Korea for WannaCry Attack
2017-12-20 06:35

The United States is not the only country to officially accuse North Korea this week of being behind the WannaCry ransomware campaign. Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand have also blamed...

Australia Police Accidentally Broadcast Arrest Plans on Social Media
2017-12-19 12:08

Australian police accidentally broadcast on social media details of an operation to arrest a suspected North Korean agent -- three days before he was taken into custody, media reported Wednesday. read more

Australia Spy Chief Warns of Growing Foreign Meddling
2017-10-19 02:51

Foreign powers are waging an "extensive, unrelenting" campaign of espionage and meddling in Australia, notably targeting ethnic and religious minorities, the country's spy chief warned Thursday....

Hacker Steals Joint Strike Fighter Plans in Australia
2017-10-12 12:33

'Extensive and Extreme' Contractor Breach Compromises Jet and Navy DataA hacker exploited an unpatched, 12-month-old flaw in a small Australian defense contractor's IT helpdesk and stole data for...

F-35 Stealth Fighter Data Stolen in Australia Defence Hack
2017-10-12 03:05

Sensitive data about Australia's F-35 stealth fighter and P-8 surveillance aircraft programmes were stolen when a defence subcontractor was hacked using a tool widely used by Chinese cyber...

New Snowden Leak Exposes NSA's Spying Hub in Australia (The Hackers News)
2017-08-20 10:00

The new documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden has exposed a United States secretive facility located near a remote town in Australia's Northern Territory for covertly monitoring...

Ricoh Australia Scrambles to Fix Document Leak (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-20 09:18

Breach Likely Poses No Danger, But Ricoh Notifies CustomersRicoh's Australia office has notified banks, government agencies, universities and many large businesses about a curious data breach...

Australia Considering New Law Weakening Encryption (Schneier on Security)
2017-07-17 11:29

News from Australia: Under the law, internet companies would have the same obligations telephone companies do to help law enforcement agencies, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said. Law...

Australia Plans to Force Tech Companies to Decrypt Content (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-14 13:18

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Promises New Laws by Year's EndAustralia plans to introduce new laws by the end of the year that would compel technology companies to provide access to encrypted...

Australia to Compel Chat Apps to Hand Over Encrypted Messages (Security Week)
2017-07-14 12:05

Social media giants like Facebook and WhatsApp will be compelled to share encrypted messages of suspected terrorists and other criminals with Australian police under new laws unveiled Friday. read more