Spam Spam

Wasted employee time, storage and security are among the issues facing companies as they grapple with a growing influx of spam into mailboxes.

Spam has become one of the major problems facing companies today. IT managers continue to investigate a range of solutions, looking to stay on top of the lastest developments in this area.

In this Spotlight section iTnews focusses on some of the latest news in this area, to help keep readers up-to-date with what is happening in the industry.

Service NSW told to urgently improve data handling after cyber attack

Service NSW told to urgently improve data handling after cyber attack

Audit finds problems by the bucket load.
Justin Hendry Dec 18 2020 5:51PM Strategy
Tyro agrees to independent review after sending 150,000 spam messages

Tyro agrees to independent review after sending 150,000 spam messages

Breached Spam Act.
Justin Hendry Dec 18 2020 12:38PM Financial Services
BTC Markets exposes customer names, emails in botched blast send

BTC Markets exposes customer names, emails in botched blast send

Australia's largest cryptocurrency exchange apologises for error.
Ry Crozier Dec 2 2020 12:42AM Security
DFAT exposes email addresses of Aussies stuck overseas

DFAT exposes email addresses of Aussies stuck overseas

Applicants to a financial assistance program.
Ry Crozier Sep 30 2020 10:00PM Security
'Heads should roll': NSW Labor slams extent of Service NSW hack

'Heads should roll': NSW Labor slams extent of Service NSW hack

After the agency reveals 186,000 citizens' data exposed.
Ry Crozier Sep 7 2020 10:05PM Security
Service NSW still waiting to notify on data breach after four months

Service NSW still waiting to notify on data breach after four months

Blames lengthy review process.
Justin Hendry Sep 2 2020 6:43AM Security
ACT Education blocks student Gmail access after spam email storm

ACT Education blocks student Gmail access after spam email storm

Education directorate confirms "incident".
Justin Hendry Aug 14 2020 5:05PM Security
Hackers stole contents of ex-UK trade minister's personal email account

Hackers stole contents of ex-UK trade minister's personal email account

Contained official documents like trade negotiations.
Jack Stubbs Aug 5 2020 6:02AM Security
Woolworths pays record $1m fine for spamming customers

Woolworths pays record $1m fine for spamming customers

Sent 5 million emails despite unsubscribe attempts.
Ry Crozier Jul 2 2020 6:49AM Software
'Necurs' spam and malware botnet disrupted by Microsoft

'Necurs' spam and malware botnet disrupted by Microsoft

Prolific Russian digital criminals lose control over their infrastructure.
Juha Saarinen Mar 11 2020 12:31PM Security
iiNet blames hardware fault for six-day email brown-out

iiNet blames hardware fault for six-day email brown-out

And on the seventh day, email was restored.
Simon Sharwood Dec 18 2019 1:47PM Hardware
iiNet hit by five-day mail outage

iiNet hit by five-day mail outage

No resolution in sight for problems at sub-brand Netspace.
Simon Sharwood Dec 18 2019 6:55AM Cloud
Russia looks to ban e-mail users who share illegal content

Russia looks to ban e-mail users who share illegal content

Citing spate of hoax bomb threats.
Staff Writer Oct 10 2019 1:42PM Strategy
Russian lawmakers seek to stamp out banned content in emails

Russian lawmakers seek to stamp out banned content in emails

Tackles rise in threats and hoaxes.
Staff Writer Jul 24 2019 6:58AM Software
Spam Act changes back before parliament

Spam Act changes back before parliament

Adding opt-outs for charity, political spam.
Matt Johnston Jul 23 2019 6:41AM Telco/ISP
NAB sets software bots loose on its email avalanche

NAB sets software bots loose on its email avalanche

Automatically extracting action items in 70 percent of cases.
Ry Crozier Mar 21 2019 12:30PM Financial Services
Hack spam sent via Australian hazard alert service

Hack spam sent via Australian hazard alert service

Compromised login credentials used to gain access.
Ry Crozier Jan 7 2019 1:36PM Security
ACMA unveils Scam Technology Project to blitz cold callers

ACMA unveils Scam Technology Project to blitz cold callers

Regulatory skunk works.
Matt Johnston Dec 4 2018 7:00AM Telco/ISP
PEXA beefs up security controls after home sale fraud

PEXA beefs up security controls after home sale fraud

Risks raised for years.
Ry Crozier Jun 25 2018 12:00PM Financial Services
PEXA account compromise sees family lose home sale funds

PEXA account compromise sees family lose home sale funds

Security team scanning logs for same pattern.
Ry Crozier Jun 22 2018 5:51PM Security

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