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Scammers targeting Australians as tax season approaches: SSO Alert Priority High

3 September 2013

Cyber criminals are taking advantage of the looming deadline for filing tax returns to target Australians with malware-carrying emails purporting to be from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO)....

SCAMwatch reports rise in police scams

13 March 2013

AFP scareware attacks on the rise...

Small business warning about fake Yellow Pages order emails and faxes: SSO Alert Priority Moderate

30 January 2014

Small businesses are advised to be wary of fake faxes or emails pretending to be from “Yellow Pages”, seeking your business’ contact details. ...

Snapchat compromised, details of millions of users leaked to public: SSO Alert Priority Low

7 January 2014

Millions of usernames and phone numbers from the popular Snapchat program were recently publicly released after attackers copied the data directly from Snapchat's servers. ...

Some Android games monitor your child's location: SSO Alert Priority Moderate

21 November 2013

Many mobile educational and game applications (apps), despite being designed for young children, have been identified monitoring children's geographical locations and selling the information to...

Spam warning - videos of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 used to spread malware: SSO Alert Priority Moderate

15 March 2014

The recent disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is being used by scammers to spread malware through social media and emails. ...

Spotify breach – Android users should expect app upgrade and account validation: SSO Alert Priority High

29 May 2014

The Popular online music streaming site, Spotify, has confirmed a breach of its systems and data. ...

TrueCrypt encryption software unsecure: SSO Alert Priority Moderate

30 May 2014

The developers of free encryption software called TrueCrypt have recently updated its website to warn users that the program is no longer being maintained and could contain security exploits. ...

Update available for ASUS routers that allow files to be accessible from the internet: SSO Alert Priority Moderate

25 February 2014

A vulnerability on some ASUS routers discovered in 2013, that allows anyone to access files on your network, has recently been fixed in an update. ...

Update available for vulnerable Foscam webcams and baby monitors: SSO Alert Priority Moderate

31 January 2014

A vulnerability has been identified in various Foscam webcams and baby monitors which allows an attacker to view the footage from your camera over the internet without a password. ...

Vulnerability in many D-LINK routers called Joel’s Backdoor patched: SSO Alert Priority Moderate

16 December 2013

A number of models of D-Link routers, which are commonly used for home and small business networks, were recently found to contain a ‘backdoor’, a deliberately added vulnerability potentially...

Warning about phishing emails pretending to offer payments for surveys: SSO Alert Priority Moderate

21 February 2014

Be wary of phishing emails or social media posts claiming to offer financial rewards for completing surveys....

Wave of malware and spam follows royal baby news

29 July 2013

Emails spammed out in response to royal baby...

Westpac customers targeted again by phishing emails

28 May 2013

Email warns of security upgrade, but links to fake banking site...

Why the Adobe breach means you should change your Facebook (and other) passwords: SSO Alert Priority Moderate

18 November 2013

The recent, Adobe data breach, has prompted Facebook to force a password reset for any user it suspects of reusing their compromised Adobe password on its site. ...

Woolworths scam alert

22 August 2012

On 21 August 2012, Woolworths issued a warning on its Facebook page about possible scams targeting its customers, as follows: ...

WordPress releases an important security update, users should update immediately: SSO Alert Priority Moderate

27 September 2013

A new version of the popular blogging platform WordPress has been released. Version 3.6.1 fixes a number of important security issues. If you use WordPress you are advised to update immediately...

Wave of malware and spam follows royal baby news: SSO Alert Priority High

29 July 2013

Emails spammed out in response to royal baby...

Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) Twitter account hacked: Alert Priority Low

8 August 2013

Fake messages sent from AEC Twitter account...

Firefox update available: SSO Alert Priority Normal

9 August 2013

Security and feature enhancements for Firefox desktop and Android versions...