Australia
Australian government announces Cyber Security skills program
Australian government has for the first time announced a cyber security skills program that will act as a $14.9 million initiative in training and hiring fresh batch of professional talent in Cybersecurity Science. Questcon’s Cyber Ready Program that has study material and training modules for students across primary, secondary and tertiary sectors. Melissa Price, the […]
Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google
First is the news related to a hacking group named Mustang Panda and based in China. Highly placed sources report that the said group of cyber criminals funded by Chinese intelligence can compromise internal networks of companies operating in Indonesia. Cybersecurity firm Insikt Group, a sub-unit of Recorded Future, was the first to break the […]
Australia passes new data privacy bill for criminals
Australian government has passed a new bill that allows the law enforcement agencies to spy on criminals and if necessary suspend or take over their online accounts on a permanent note. Titled the Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identity and Disrupt) bill, it will allow the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission to get […]
Report confirms that Australia is loosing billions of dollars to Cyber Crime
A report released by Australian Institute of Criminology(AIC) says that the populace of Australia is loosing billions of dollars every year to cyber-crime. When figures are taken into consideration, the report says that the total loss incurred through cyber crime was recorded as $3.5 AUD or $2 billion in USD. And the highlight is that […]
FBI uses ANOM App to capture more than 800 criminals worldwide
In what is supposed to be a mobile-based sting operation conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in association with Australian Police, information is out that it led to the arrest of more than 800 criminals that includes 72 most wanted criminals involved in drug mafia, cryptocurrency mining, distribution of ransomware and […]
UnitingCare Australia ransomware attack and stock price collapse
UnitingCare, an Australia-based healthcare services provider has reportedly been targeted by a cyber attack that is said to be of ransomware variant. The company that offers care for aged people has confirmed the incident and added that the IT servers of the company have become inaccessible because of a suspected ransomware attack. As the hospital […]
Microsoft warns Australia for complicating Cyber Attack response
Microsoft, the American tech giant, has warned the government of Australia to halt its response to cyber attacks as it is complicating the company’s attempt to mitigate hacking incidents. The warning was issued after the Australian News Media starting publishing certain things regarding a critical infrastructure bill of 2020 related to Security Legislation Amendment. Software […]
CrowdStrike reports more ransomware attacks on Australian Organizations
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has disclosed that organizations operating in Australian are becoming victims to more ransomware attacks than those functioning in the rest of the world. And the security firm says that this trend is been witnessed because of the strained trade relationship of the country with China, the ongoing battle against Corona Virus, remote […]
Cyber Attacks a growing concern for Australian Elections
As some adversaries fare increasingly targeting the election infrastructure of Western nations, Australian government officials are considering to amend some of their cyber policies to enable critical utilities to fend off cyberattacks in a better way. Australian intelligence agencies have discovered that nations like China, Russia, and Iran along with North Korea are engaging in […]
More than 50k Australian Driving Licenses leaked online
In what is supposed to be a massive data breach in the history of New South Wales(NSW), Australia, driving licenses of over 50,000 populace were leaked online after hackers got access to the information stored on Amazon Cloud Storage services. Bob Diachenko, the security consultant from Ukraine, got hold of the data after it was […]
