Security News

Wow, what a lovely early Christmas present for Australians: A crypto-busting super-snoop law passes just in time
2018-12-07 00:30

Ring in the new year with some of those backdoors, developers Congratulations, Australia: somehow after chaotic scenes in parliament, the government managed to secure after-the-bell passage for...

Did China Spy on Australian Defense Websites?
2018-11-21 12:03

One Answer Is Clear: Network Re-Routing Raises SuspicionsFor nearly 30 months, Internet traffic going to Australian Department of Defence websites flowed through China Telecom data centers, an odd...

Friday Squid Blogging: Australian Fisherman Gets Inked
2018-11-09 22:07

Pretty good video. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here....

Australian Shipbuilder Hacked, Refuses to Pay Ransom
2018-11-02 12:48

Austal Says Material Is Neither Sensitive Nor ClassifiedAustralia's largest defense exporter says it hasn't responded to an extortion attempt after ship design schematics were stolen by a hacker....

Australian Cryptocurrency Theft Highlights Security Mistakes
2018-10-26 13:48

AU$450,000 of Ripple Lost After Email, Cryptocurrency Account TakeoversAustralian police have charged a woman in the theft of AU$450,000 (US$318,000) worth of the virtual currency XRP, also known...

Australian Teenager Pleads Guilty to Hacking Apple
2018-08-17 15:18

Defense Attorney Says His Young Client Dreamed of Working for iPhone GiantAn Australian teenager was such a fan of Apple that he hacked into the technology giant's mainframe, according to media...

Australians who won’t unlock their phones could face 10 years in jail
2018-08-16 11:24

The Australian government wants to force companies to help it get at suspected criminals’ data. If they can’t, it would jail people for up to a decade if they refuse to unlock their phones.

Australians almost immune from ransomware, topping lists for data safety
2018-07-30 23:26

OAIC releases data breach notification report Take a bow, Australians: we may have had 242 breaches sent to the information commissioner this quarter, but almost nobody fell victim to ransomware attacks.…

SME Security to bring Cybersecurity Resilience Accelerator to Australian SMEs
2018-07-26 20:05

SME Security announces the launch of its Cybersecurity Resilience Accelerator (CRA) for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) within Australia and New Zealand. The CRA has been designed to...

Australian Airport Identity Card Issuer Breached
2018-07-13 11:18

Aviation ID Australia Says Website Accessed By Unauthorized EntityAn Australian company that issues identity cards for access to airports has been notifying applicants and cardholders their...