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13 March 2013
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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...
Phishing scams continue to target payment services: Alert Priority High
14 August 2013
Fake PayPal order confirmations...
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