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WEEKLY SECURITY WRAP

Wednesday February 26, 2020

  Latest News  

Australia's banks targeted by 'DoS for ransom' threat

By Ry Crozier

Attackers claim affiliation with hacking group Silence.

Toll reintegrates with customers' IT systems after ransomware attack

By Ry Crozier

In 'final stages' of month-long recovery.

ASIO boss Burgess says crypto busting laws used within 10 days of passage

By Julian Bajkowski

Complains encryption damages 90 percent of priority cases, and cites growing Nazi threat.

Visa breaks ranks over payments security

By Julian Bajkowski

Starts sledging rivals as competition bites.

Government warned screen scrapers being used to push predatory loans

By Julian Bajkowski

Payday lending sharks trawl for low account balances before striking.

NAB finds spectrum of security skills with DXC's Dandelion program

By Ry Crozier

Benchmark Awards 2020 finalist.

Valentine credit data crackdown delivers kiss of death for online fraud

By Julian Bajkowski

User-initiated bans bite from today.

eftpos reveals new push into digital identity

By Julian Bajkowski

Could create common ID utility infrastructure for banks.

Qld police get new powers to access cloud-based evidence

By Justin Hendry

Parliament extends data access powers beyond physical devices.

Sideloaded Google apps won't run on newer Huawei gear

By Juha Saarinen

Big G lays down the law.

Corruption watchdog calls for mandatory data breach laws in Qld

By Justin Hendry

Wants new reporting measures to combat information exposure risks.

Victorian Electoral Commission overhauls cyber following "damning" audit

By Matt Johnston

Benchmark Awards 2020 finalist.

Deakin Uni deploys MFA, 'phish alert' button

By Matt Johnston

Benchmark Awards 2020 finalist.

Microsoft tries again to plug exploited IE zero-day

By Juha Saarinen

Third time lucky?

Mexico's economy ministry hit by cyber attack

By Adriana Barrera

Does not consider sensitive information to have been compromised.

US still eyeing ways to curb sales to Huawei after Trump's chipmaker comments - sources

By Karen Freifeld and Mike Stone

Interagency meeting held on Thursday.

Julian Assange put lives at risk, lawyer for United States says

By Michael Holden

Claims some sources identified later disappeared put forward in extradition bid.

Britain's top cop calls for law on police use of AI

By Elizabeth Howcroft

Wants government to create a legal framework for police use of new technologies.

Mapping coronavirus: South Koreans turn to online tracking as cases surge

By Sangmi Cha

Private software developers set up websites and apps to track cases and infection hotspots.

MGM Resorts sued over data breach that possibly involved 10.6 million guests

By Kanishka Singh

Filed by law firm Morgan & Morgan.

Encryption on Facebook, Google, others threatened by planned new bill

By Nandita Bose

"Eliminating Abuse and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act".

US agency that handles Trump's secure communication suffered data breach

By Christopher Bing

Social Security numbers and other personal data may have been compromised.

US urges EU to use 5G by Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, seen on par with Huawei

By Sergio Goncalves

Attempts to "demystify" Huawei superiority claim.

US mulls cutting Huawei off from global chip suppliers, with TSMC in crosshairs

By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld

Considering regulations for blocking shipments.

IBM withdraws from RSA conference over coronavirus fears

By Staff Writer

"The health of IBMers is our primary concern."

Twitter says Olympics, IOC accounts hacked

By Staff Writer

Now temporarily locked.

REA Group mutates site scraping, credential-stuffing defences

By Ry Crozier

Rolls out new capability to frustrate bots.

NZ Police trials AI DigiCop

By Juha Saarinen

Also tests self-service kiosks for non-emergency matters.

  Most Read  

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Aussie Broadband lets customers 'kick' own connection

Bunnings sibling Blackwoods continues to bleed from troubled Microsoft ERP rollout

Bunnings goes to Bangalore for new dev centre

NBN Co pleads for cash to help fixed wireless, satellite refugees

 
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