Australia
Companies will pay the penalty if their infrastructure comes under cyber attack
After rolling out the hack-back powers to the government & corporate officials over cyber attacks, the Australian Prime Ministerial Administration is planning to penalize companies that come under cyber attacks since they cannot take preventive measures beforehand. As of now the new strategy is being discussed by the Department of Home Affairs and after a […]
Australia gives Cyber Tools to Police to break the ‘Dark Web’
The Australian government has given exceptional cyber tools to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) department/s to break into the dark web to track down online Pedophiles, hackers and Terrorists operating anonymously till date. An $88 million financial boost has been given to the Australian Federal Police to break into the computer network of criminals as […]
Cyber Attack news trending on Google
The first news that’s related to cyber attack and trending on Google is about a company named REGIS that has become a target to a sophisticated cyber attack on a recent note. The firm is into the service of elderly people says that some hackers are threatening to release a portion of sensitive data that […]
Australia to name and shame countries launching Cyber Attacks
At last the Australian government has announced that it will name and shame countries launching cyber attacks on its infra- indirectly hinting to nations like Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea that they need to think twice before launching cyber attacks on adversaries in near future. Early this year, the New South Wales (NSW) government […]
Android and Apple are secretly downloading COVID 19 Software onto mobiles
Users across the US and UK are left puzzled as a coronavirus tracking software has landed on their phones without their knowledge or any kind of prior notification. And the fact is that its been noticed on phones which do not have any government recommended COVID 19 Tracking software loaded on to them. All of […]
MedFin Australia targeted by Cyber Attack
MedFin, an Australian based firm that offers financial help for medical services has issued a press statement yesterday that it was targeted by a cyberattack, on June 14th, 2020, but no data was compromised in the incident. Paul Freeman, the CEO of the National Australia Bank’s (NAB) business subsidiary, confirmed the news and said that […]
Australia invests in Cyber Threat Intelligence platform to shield itself from Cyber Attacks
Almost 10 days ago, Australian Prime Minister Scot Morrison made it formal that the critical infrastructure of his nation was being bombarded by cyber attacks probably launched by hackers funded by Chinese Intelligence. Now, the country has decided to bolster its defense-line against state-funded cyber threats by investing $1.22 million in a firm named Cybermerc […]
Huawei shrugs off Cyber Attack claims by Australia
Chinese company Huawei has shrugged off the claims made by Prime Minister Scott Morrison that Australia’s critical infrastructure was being cyber attacked due to a ban imposed on Huawei from building a 5G network in the continent. Reacting to the interview given by Mr. Morrison for The Australian Financial Review, Huawei stated that the claims […]
Australia affected by a major State-funded Cyber Attack
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has made it official that all the government websites, public and private companies, and some high-end officials were being targeted by state-funded cyber attacks from the past few months. However, Morrison denied to name any state-funded actor or group in his statement and reiterated that no classified data was leaked […]
Lion Beverages hit by a Ransomware Cyber Attack
Australia based beverage and food company LION which also has active business operations in New Zealand is reported to have suffered a cyber attack early this week causing disruptions to its suppliers and customers. Currently, the company is still investigating the incident deeply, and so is not in a position to confirm whether the cyberattack […]
