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Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) Twitter account hacked

8 August 2013

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has confirmed its Twitter account @AusElectoralCom was compromised early on Tuesday 6 August, with scam messages sent from the account directly to some...

Australian small and medium businesses targeted by attackers, what you can do: SSO Alert Priority Medium

15 November 2013

A group of cyber attackers has recently targeted Australian companies, including small and medium businesses. These attacks highlight why all businesses need to be vigilant about online...

Backdoor discovered in many common routers: SSO Alert Priority Moderate

10 January 2014

A backdoor (or deliberately added vulnerability) has been discovered which can give an attacker administrator access to routers commonly used in homes and small businesses. ...

Be aware of new PayPal phishing emails: SSO Alert Priority Moderate

13 May 2014

PayPal is a frequent target for phishing emails. One recent example with the subject line Suspicious ‘sign in prevented’ pretends to be a security notification from PayPal. It mimics the kinds of...

Be wary of Valentine’s Day scams: SSO Alert Priority Moderate

14 February 2014

Valentine’s Day is a common target for scammers. Online dating scams are known to cheat Australian’s out of millions of dollars every year, but Valentine’s Day scams may also include also other...

Boston Marathon malware warning

18 April 2013

Watch out for spam associated with the Boston tragedy...

Clarification: Be wary of password checking sites

3 May 2013

Fake sites target public uncertainty after hacks and breaches...

Cold call computer virus scams now also targeting mobile devices: SSO Alert Priority High

22 January 2014

SCAMwatch has issued a new warning about “computer virus scams”, which it says are now also targeting mobile devices including phones and tablets. ...

Computer cold call virus scam update - scammers change tactics

19 October 2012

Scammers are always quick to adapt to changing circumstances....

Credit card fraud warning for travellers and shoppers in Taiwan, Singapore and China: SSO Alert Priority High

20 February 2014

Credit card owners who have recently travelled in Singapore, Taiwan or China using their credit, or who have made online purchases from retailers in these regions should be wary of fraudulent...

Data-stealing NetTraveler attack is back with new Java phishing attack : SSO Alert Priority High

6 September 2013

Web users are warned that NetTraveler, a high-profile advanced persistent threat (APT) that was disabled by its authors after being publicly detected in June, is once again active after being...

Facebook giraffe virus warning—is a hoax: SSO Alert Priority Moderate

1 November 2013

Over recent days, warnings have been circulating rapidly on Facebook about users who have changed their profile photo to a picture of a giraffe—which contains a virus—after failing to answer a...

Facebook Timeline privacy setting for search removed: Alert Priority Medium

22 October 2013

Facebook has recently removed one of its older privacy settings which prevented people from looking up your Timeline by name using the site's search functionality....

Fake antivirus scam uses your webcam to take pictures: SSO Alert Priority Moderate

11 December 2013

Subscribers should be aware of an increase in a type of malware that pretends to be antivirus software. This fake antivirus, which currently includes an example named Advanced Security Pro,...

Fake online shopping websites using .com.au domains: SSO Alert Priority Medium

5 November 2013

Several online shopping websites using .com.au domains have been shut down after it was discovered that they were scams. ...

Firefox and Thunderbird security updates released: SSO Alert Priority High

20 September 2013

On 17 September 2013, Mozilla issued security and functionality updates for Firefox and Thunderbird. ...

Firefox update available

9 August 2013

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

Free wi-fi hotspots are a data risk: SSO Alert Priority Moderate

14 March 2014

Subscribers should be cautious about using free wireless hotspots. In particular, you should avoid sending sensitive or personal information over these untrusted networks. ...