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WEEKLY SECURITY WRAP

Wednesday September 18, 2019

  Editor's Note  

Due to extensive NBN coverage yesterday, we're sending SC Security Wrap on a Wednesday for this week only. We appreciate your patience!

 
  Latest News  

NSW Police request telco data from 14 years ago

By Justin Hendry

To crosscheck against new evidence that emerges in cold cases.

Cyber fraud hits superannuation, share accounts

By Justin Hendry

Up to $10m allegedly stolen.

China blamed for Australian parliament hack

By Colin Packham

Political parties targeted.

US sues Snowden for memoir profits

By Juha Saarinen

Cites breach of non-disclosure agreements.

First states upload data to national facial recognition system

By Justin Hendry

Victoria, Tasmania play national guinea pigs.

Qld Police want telco data held for seven years

By Justin Hendry

Two years too short for lengthy investigations.

Patches released for two actively exploited Windows 0days

By Juha Saarinen

Another fix-heavy month with 17 critical vulnerabilities plugged.

US imposes WannaCry sanctions on North Korean hacking groups

By Staff Writer

US Treasury targets groups involved in ransomware attacks, hacking of international banks.

Israeli cyber surveillance vendor NSO vows to tackle human rights misuse

By Steven Scheer

Says it will abide by UN guidelines to prevent abuses following scandals.

Police arrest 281 worldwide in BEC scam crackdown

By Staff Writer

Conspirators 'stole more than 250,000 identities'.

Senators want FCC to review Chinese telecom approvals to operate in US

By David Shepardson

Amid heightened concern about possible spying.

London police and Facebook move to stop live streaming of terror attacks

By Staff Writer

Plan to share resources.

Facebook briefly blocks Netanyahu chatbot on election day

By Staff Writer

Likud lashes out alleged over violations of election day rules.

US flags Huawei 5G security concerns to Gulf allies

By Alexander Cornwell

After multiple states reveal neutrality.

Global money-laundering watchdog closely monitoring Facebook's Libra, official says

By Tom Wilson

As illegal use of cryptocurrencies is spreads at pace.

  Most Read  

CBA primes app for $10bn welfare payments clawback

Telstra blocks 2.9m scam calls in one month

Gallery: The epic four-day Antarctic trek to maintain ONE IoT device

NBN Co floats "up to" gigabit speeds for $80 a month

ANZ prototypes 21 new apps in three-day open banking sprint

 
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