Database back ups were stored on a publicly facing website, researcher found. By Phil Muncaster The Australian Red Cross Blood Service has apologized after a database backup file containing over…
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Australia weather bureau hacked by foreign spies, says report
An official report has concluded that foreign spies were behind a cyber attack on the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s computer system. The report provides new details on the 2015 attack…
Police warn of malware-laden USB sticks dropped in letterboxes
It’s called ‘junk mail’ for a reason people: just take the pizza vouchers and ignore the rest. Police in the Australian State of Victoria have warned citizens not to trust…
India investigating French submarine company data leak
India is investigating a massive data leak from French shipbuilder DCNS that affects a major submarine contract for its navy, defence officials say. The leak of more than 22,000 pages…
Brisbane council loses $500k to scammers
Email and a phone call enough to secure nine payments. By Darren Pauli The local council of the Australian city of Brisbane has been fleeced of A$450,000 (£248,000, US$334,000) from…
Australian census attacked by hackers
The Australian census website was shut down by what authorities said was a series of deliberate attacks from overseas hackers. Millions of Australians were prevented from taking part in the…