Tag: Phishing

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Ransomware and phishing drive data breach spike

Phishing and ransomware attacks spiked in the last year leading to a growing number of data breaches, according to analysis of more than 29,000 security incidents. Australian governments and...

AFP muscles up on cybercrime response

Posted on   |  by David McClure
The Australian Federal Police has made cybercrime a central priority for 2020 and beyond, ratcheting up cybercrime operations as the force confronts COVID-themed cyberattacks, as well as an increase...

Telstra rolls out anti-phishing pilot for feds

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Telstra will roll out a program to block malicious text messages pretending to be from Services Australia agencies by the end of the year, with the federal government looking...

Gone phishin’: New OAIC report

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
More than two data breaches are being reported by Australian companies each day, with phishing attacks on the rise, according to the latest Office of the Australian Information Commissioner...