Your old online footprint can still affect your privacy: SSO Alert Priority Low
27 June 2014
In November 2013, Stay Smart Online advised users of online dating websites owned by Cupid Media that a breach of its customer data had occurred....
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Heartbleed update: more than 300,000 web servers are still vulnerable: SSO Alert Priority High
30 June 2014
A vulnerability that allows attackers to steal confidential data from web servers, called Heartbleed, still affects more than 300,000 websites, according to a security researcher tracking the issue...
Breast larvae infection hoax resurfaces on social media—again: SSO Alert Priority Moderate
1 July 2014
A variety of hoax Facebook posts have been circulating in recent weeks, usually featuring confronting looking images or video of an infection together with warning of exotic rashes or ‘larvae...
ATO warning about tax scams: SSO Alert Priority High
8 July 2014
With tax season beginning, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is warning Australians to be wary of scams....
July security updates now available: SSO Alert Priority High
9 July 2014
Microsoft and Adobe have issued their regular monthly Patch Tuesday security updates addressing a range of important and critical vulnerabilities....
Dailymotion users targeted by exploit kit: SSO Alert Priority Moderate
9 July 2014
Last week, Dailymotion.com, a popular video sharing website, was targeted by attackers, causing visitors to the site to be redirected to a malicious website....
Securing your files in the cloud, Google Drive link sharing vulnerability fixed: SSO Alert Priority
15 July 2014
Google has moved to fix an issue in its Google Drive service after a vulnerability was discovered that could enable documents that were shared via a link (under particular conditions), to be...
Technology site CNET breached, registered users should change passwords: SSO Alert Priority High
16 July 2014
Consumer technology website CNET has confirmed a breach of its servers over the weekend, with hackers allegedly stealing 1 million email addresses, usernames and encrypted passwords....
Reminder: Adobe Flash exploit affects users and website operators: SSO Alert Priority High
16 July 2014
Last week, Stay Smart Online advised about a number of critical updates, including for Adobe Flash Player....
Numerous password managers’ flaws fixed: SSO Alert Priority Moderate
17 July 2014
Researchers have recently identified a number of security holes in five different password manager products, used by millions of people to store and remember their online passwords....
Scammers target flight MH17: SSO Alert Priority Moderate
21 July 2014
Scammers have set up a number of fake Facebook pages dedicated to some of the Australian victims of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17....
Catch of the Day advises of breach in May 2011: SSO Alert Priority High
21 July 2014
On Friday, daily shopping deals website Catch of the Day, contacted its customers to advise of a data breach affecting customer accounts created before 7 May 2011....
Reminder to businesses about sending spam, ACMA warns local business: SSO Alert Priority Moderate
23 July 2014
Australian businesses are reminded that the Spam Act 2003 requires that electronic marketing messages sent by your organisation need the consent of the recipient....
Mozilla updates Firefox and Thunderbird: SSO Alert Priority High
24 July 2014
Mozilla has released security updates addressing a range of issues that affect its Firefox web browser and its Thunderbird email application....
‘You’ve got a parcel’ phishing campaign targets Australia Post customers: SSO Alert Priority High
1 August 2014
Australia Post is warning its customers to be wary of a new email scam which threatens you with accumulating costs for holding your undelivered parcel....
ATO myGov tax refund scam email warning: SSO Alert Priority High
6 August 2014
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has posted another reminder to Australians to be wary of scams, including an example of a recent ‘tax refund’ scam email that features the Australian Government...
1 billion credentials stolen by hackers: SSO Alert Priority High
7 August 2014
Reports are emerging about a vast series of data breaches, affecting approximately 420,000 websites across the world, ranging from well known ‘Fortune 500 companies’ and ‘household names’ through...
Update available for DoS vulnerability affecting Drupal and WordPress websites
13 August 2014
An attack against websites using Drupal or WordPress platforms has been discovered that can lead to sites crashing....
Microsoft and Adobe August updates now available: SSO Alert Priority High
13 August 2014
Microsoft and Adobe have issued their regular monthly software updates addressing a range of important and critical security vulnerabilities....
Apple releases security updates for Safari: SSO Alert Priority High
15 August 2014
Apple has released security updates for Safari, addressing a range of vulnerabilities....
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