Adobe flaw exploited. Activist hackers linked to the collective known as Anonymous have secretly accessed US government computers in multiple agencies and stolen sensitive information in a campaign that began almost a year ago, the FBI warned this week. The hackers exploited a flaw in Adobe software to launch... Read more
Yearly Archive: 2013
New Zealand Passes Telecoms Interception Bill for Spying on Email, Texts, Calls
The New Zealand Parliament has passed a new law, requiring telecommunication companies to allow intelligence agencies to access their subscriber’s emails, calls and texts. Under the Telecommunications Interceptions and Security Capability Bill, companies will need to consult with the spy agency doing the eavesdropping. The new law will compel... Read more
FBI puts bounty on last alleged ‘Ghost Click’ conspirator
Five targets named in global cybercrime hunt. The FBI is offering a bounty of up to US$100,000 (A$105,351) for information that leads to the arrest of the last man wanted over the DNSChanger ad scam, which impacted an estimated 10,000 Australians. The bureau today put bounties on the heads... Read more
Cyber spying risks the future of the internet
Cyber espionage between nations has reached such damaging levels it risks not only the trust between friendly countries, but the future of the internet itself. That is the view of Eugene Kaspersky, the ebullient chief executive of Russian security firm Kaspersky Labs, who is in Canberra this week to... Read more
Asio Report to Parliament 2012-13
Attorney-General, Senator George Brandis has welcomed today’s tabling of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Report to Parliament for 2012-13. “This year is the 30th anniversary of ASIO’s first unclassified Report to Parliament in 1982-1983 and provides significant insight into ASIO’s vital mission to protect Australia, its people and interests from... Read more
