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Australian shipping giant Toll informed customers on Tuesday that it has shut down some IT systems after discovering a piece of ransomware. Toll said it discovered the ransomware after seeing unusual activity on some servers.
The design of Australia's COVIDSafe contact-tracing app creates some unintended surveillance opportunities, according to a group of four security pros who unpacked its. The first-addressed is the decision to change UniqueIDs - the identifier the app shares with other users - once every two hours and for devices to only accept a new UniqueID if the app is running.
Rabobank's Australian outpost has messed up its Android app, leaving an unknown number of users unable to access their bank accounts on mobile devices. Customers brought The Register's attention to the pile of woeful reviews for the bank's app, many featuring a complaint that it produces the error "Unable to connect please check your internet connection".
The State of Western Australia has given itself the power to install surveillance devices in homes, or compel people to wear them, to ensure that those required to isolate during the coronavirus crisis don't interact with the community. It outlines the monitoring regime, and the fact that the State Emergency Coordinator has the power to require use of surveillance hardware.
WhiteHat Security, an independent subsidiary of NTT and a leading application security provider, announced that it is expanding its presence and product offerings into the Australian market, after already securing substantial business in the region, including a top-four Australian financial services company. An international, award-winning pioneer in application security testing, WhiteHat Security provides industry-leading accuracy and speed to automate security across the entire software development life cycle.
Australian transportation and logistics firm Toll Group has confirmed that it sustained a ransomware attack earlier this month that forced to company to shut down several systems and led to delays in deliveries across the country. While Toll Group continues to recover from the ransomware attack that started Jan. 31, the firm has now deliberately shut down several systems, including customer-facing applications, as a precautionary measure to ensure that the malware does not spread, according to a statement released Tuesday.
Australian transportation and logistics giant Toll Group was forced to shut down some of its online services in response to a ransomware attack and customers are not happy with the way the company has handled the incident. A notice posted on the Toll website to inform customers about the incident promised regular updates, but many were displeased with the fact that the first update came only several days later.
Concerned global citizens making donations to help fight the massive Australia bushfires have been caught up in a Magecart attack, after one of the groups implanted a payment-card skimmer on the check-out page of a legitimate online donation site. Researchers ran across the Magecart script, named "ATMZOW" after one of the strings in the code, stealing form data from the checkout page of the site.
Australia announced measures to combat foreign interference at its universities Thursday, setting new guidelines around the key areas of research collaboration, cybersecurity, and international...
Official Hints That Backups May Aid in RecoveryMedical facilities and hospitals across the state of Victoria in Australia were infected by file-encrypting ransomware on Monday, causing the...