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Government Department susceptible to human error. Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has Tweeted out an apology for revealing the email addresses of stranded Australians the Department is trying to help get home. According to DFAT “no other personal information was disclosed,” DFAT stated. “We want to get you…
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MailGuard has intercepted a series of malicious emails faking COVID-19 financial relief. Cybersecurity company Mailguard has warned the public that emails with titles such as “See Covid19 relief payment that has been paid” or “BLOCKCHAIN: See Payment Approval for Covid19 Donation”, are likely from compromised email accounts. Some of these…
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