iTnews Newsletter - Wednesday July 5, 2017

+ NBN Co deploys fresh copper to new homes; Medicare card breach blamed on 'traditional' crims

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Wednesday July 5, 2017

EARLY EDITION

Most Read

Massive ransomware outbreak hits servers worldwide

What we know so far about the Petya/GoldenEye ransomware

Petya designed to destroy, not ransom users

CIOs, IT industry win big in govt's 457 backdown

Microsoft to release security-focused Win10 update

What's on Social Media

	Darren.💻☣️ @darrenpauli	Smart money on #Medicare hack gotta be on the way providers interact with Human Services. And that could be a hard thing to fix.

	James Elton-Pym @JamesEltonPym	Hacker selling #medicare numbers asks 4 same details you need for DHS' Health Professional Online Services portal… https://t.co/AwKeVjk77n

	Justin Warren @jpwarren	Oh right. It's super easy to get someone's medicare number if you know their name and DOB: https://t.co/Q86B407YAg

	Justin Warren @jpwarren	So that's awesome. Also explains the low price: easy to get one of the zillion people with access to get you this info.

	Ken Tsang @jxeeno	So in all likelyhood, the dark web guy got a medical practice's HPOS credentials and used the Medicare number lookup tool.

	Anna Johnston @SalingerPrivacy	Minister Tudge says "Nobody's health records can be obtained just with a Medicare card number." But if you have car… https://t.co/rxh6cZWcEW

Events


Event Name	Location	Date
"ANATOMY OF A HACK" Learn how to protect your business	Grand Chancellor Brisbane , Brisbane: City & inner suburbs (QLD)	July 05, 2017
Gartner Application Architecture, Development & Integration Summit	Hilton Hotel , Sydney: City & inner suburbs (NSW)	July 24, 2017
Australian Digital Government Summit	Mecure Hotel, Sydney: City & inner suburbs (NSW)	July 25, 2017
Online Retailer Sydney	International Convention Centre, Sydney: City & inner suburbs (NSW)	July 26, 2017
11th Annual Technology in Government 2017	National Convention Centre	August 01, 2017
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit	Hilton Sydney, Sydney: City & inner suburbs (NSW)	August 21, 2017

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