Cyber criminals are operating like a business with affiliates and associates The Australian Federal Police, working with Interpol has named Russia as the culprit for recent data breach at Medibank. I know Australians are angry, distressed and seeking answers about the highly sensitive and deeply personal information that is being…
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All parts of government are working together to look after people in the community Legal Aid ACT CEO Dr. John Boersig has confirmed that they will not agree to the demands of a criminal group who stole private information from the organisation. The decision not to pay a ransom is…
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These cyber criminals are operating like a business with affiliates and associates The Australian Federal Police, working with Interpol has named Russia as the culprit for recent data breach at Medibank. I know Australians are angry, distressed and seeking answers about the highly sensitive and deeply personal information that is…
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Operation Guardian will be actively monitoring the clear, dark, and deep web The AFP is aware that distressing and very personal information has been released on the dark web and has immediately taken measures, including covert techniques, to identify further criminal activity. Investigators within the AFP’s Cyber Command are working…
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Following ransomware disruption The AFP is urging victims of cybercrime to report ransomware attempts following the disruption of a dangerous ransomware group. Operation Orcus – a multi-agency ransomware taskforce established by the AFP – received a request from the Dutch National Police last month (September 2022) for assistance in investigating…
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It is too soon to determine the full extent of the customer data that has been stolen There has been a further development in Medibank’s cybercrime event, which is subject to a criminal investigation by the Australia Federal Police (AFP). It has become clear that the criminal has taken data…
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Operation Guardian should send a clear warning to cybercriminals. The AFP and state and territory police have set up Operation Guardian to supercharge the protection of more than 10,000 customers whose identification credentials have been unlawfully released online under the Optus data breach. Customers affected by the breach will receive…
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Our presence and focus extends outside Australian borders, and AFP specialised cyber investigators The AFP is gathering crucial evidence from the breach of Optus data and is working closely with overseas law enforcement to identify the offenders behind this attack. Operation Hurricane has been launched to identify the criminals behind…
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Breach could be wider than the Singtel-owned telco Following a cyberattack, Optus is investigating the possible unauthorised access of current and former customers’ information. Optus immediately shut down the attack when discovered and is now working with the Australian Cyber Security Centre to mitigate any customer risks. The telco has…
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Currently developing a digital transition roadmap. Australian Federal Police have been advised to make a number of changes to the technology they use in a newly released audit by the auditor general of the Australian National Audit office. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is the national and principal federal law…
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