Access publications and alerts / Alerts and advisories / Archived alerts and advisories / Advisory 2020-009: Recommendations to mitigate APT actors targeting health sector and COVID-19 essential services Advisory 2020-009: Recommendations to mitigate APT actors targeting health sector and COVID-19 essential services 08 May 2020 Advisory The ACSC recommends that organisations in the health sector implement the following cyber security mitigations:
Access publications and alerts / Alerts and advisories / Archived alerts and advisories / Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors targeting Australian health sector organisations and COVID-19 essential services Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors targeting Australian health sector organisations and COVID-19 essential services 08 May 2020 Alert Alert on APT groups are actively targeting healthcare organisations and medical research facilities.
Access publications and alerts / Alerts and advisories / Archived alerts and advisories / Threat update: COVID-19 malicious cyber activity 20 April 2020 Threat update: COVID-19 malicious cyber activity 20 April 2020 20 Apr 2020 Advisory Advisory warned of evolving COVID-19 cyber threats, including scams, fraud and phishing, and urged Australians to remain vigilant online.
Access publications and alerts / Alerts and advisories / Archived alerts and advisories / Sextortion email campaign impacting Australians Sextortion email campaign impacting Australians 16 Apr 2020 Alert Alert on sextortion scam. Australians are being targeted by emails threatening to release personal information unless cyber criminals are paid cash or bitcoin.
Access publications and alerts / Alerts and advisories / Archived alerts and advisories / Sextortion campaign - What to do if you receive the email Sextortion campaign - What to do if you receive the email 16 Apr 2020 Advisory Advisory on ransom scam emails designed to intimidate recipients into paying. These mass-generated messages use limited personal details and are usually not cause for concern.
Access publications and alerts / Alerts and advisories / Archived alerts and advisories / Threat update: COVID-19 malicious cyber activity 27 March 2020 Threat update: COVID-19 malicious cyber activity 27 March 2020 27 Mar 2020 Advisory Advisory highlights rising COVID-19 cyber threats and provides practical advice to help individuals and organisations reduce cyber risks.
