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Online fraud and shopping scams among the top cybercrimes targeting Australians

Nov 28, 2019 - Australians are urged to be vigilant and protect themselves online, especially over the busy festive period. The Australian Cyber Security Centre receives one cybercrime report every ten minutes from individuals and businesses. The most common types of cybercrime reported are identity theft, online fraud, shopping scams, online romance scams and business email compromise.

National Cyber Security Committee urges vigilance as two concerning cyber security threats are in the wild

Nov 7, 2019 - UPDATE: As at 12th November 2019 the CIMA level returned to Level 5 - Normal Conditions.

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Widespread exploitation of vulnerable systems via Emotet malware

Oct 24, 2019 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is investigating a widespread malware campaign known as Emotet. Emotet is a Trojan virus delivered via emails sent with malicious attachments.

Vulnerability in Pulse Connect Secure VPN Software

Oct 1, 2019 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is aware of a working exploit for a vulnerability that exists in the Pulse Connect Secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) solution software

ACSC confirms the public release of BlueKeep exploit

Sep 7, 2019 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is aware of the overnight release of a working exploit for the vulnerability known as BlueKeep (CVE-2019-0708).

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Australian Government Information Security Manual updated

Sep 4, 2019 - The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD)’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has released updates to the Australian Government Information Security Manual (ISM) to help organisations set the strategic framework for protecting their systems and information from cyber threats.