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1. Govt announces 100-strong force to hunt down online attackers: (Security); A 100-person strong task force, formed jointly by the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Signals Directorate, will be given the job of hunting down those who commit crimes online. Home Affairs ...; Created on 13 November 2022
2. Ransomware group keeps its word, posts Medibank data on dark web: (Security); A ransomware group that on Tuesday threatened to post data stolen from medical insurer Medibank Group on the dark web has kept its word and released a small sample of what it claims is the data it appropriated. ...; Created on 09 November 2022
3. Ransomware group threatens to post Medibank data on dark web: (Security); The operator of a ransomware blog, which hosts a copy of the site formerly used by the REvil gang, claims that data from Australia's Medibank Group will be posted on the dark web in 24 hours. Exactly ...; Created on 08 November 2022
4. Zero party data, cookies and the power of personalisation: (Guest Opinion); ... to show that, year over year, people are getting increasingly frustrated with those types of tactics,” he says. “We need to take note and leave those tactics to the real spies of the world. They need to ...; Created on 17 June 2022
5. Upheaval in the Solomon Islands as China pokes its nose in: (Open Sauce); ... of the other worthies, even those who adorn themselves with the title of "defence reporter" and the like, have said a word about the failings of the local spies – who were recently promised a major boost ...; Created on 14 April 2022
6. Man charged with July REvil attack appears in Texas court: (Security); A man accused of being behind the attack on Kaseya, a managed services provider, in July last year, has appeared in court in Texas and been arraigned. According to an indictment issued by the US Department ...; Created on 10 March 2022
7. For Christmas, Bloomberg delivers a fairy tale about Huawei: (Open Sauce); The American news agency Bloomberg has claimed that Chinese telecommunications vendor Huawei used malicious code to spy on Optus in 2012, a claim that the telco has denied. The story in question is replete ...; Created on 19 December 2021
8. Groove gang fraud claim appears to have come from security firm: (Security); A blog post published by the security firm Flashpoint on 22 October appears to have been the starting point for the claim that a supposedly new ransomware gang Groove was a hoax and one designed to make ...; Created on 04 November 2021
9. Windows ransomware gang moves earnings, others slam US after REvil takedown: (Security); A number of Windows ransomware gangs have reacted to the reported takedown of the REvil gang, with one of them, Darkside, now known as BlackMatter, moving some of the bitcoin it holds, according to a statement ...; Created on 23 October 2021
10. Windows REvil ransomware gang taken down by US spies and allies: claim: (Security); The REvil ransomware group was taken offline by intelligence agencies and law enforcement from the US and a number of its allies, the news agency Reuters claims. The agency cited three private sector ...; Created on 22 October 2021
11. Republican senators call for blacklisting former Huawei low-end unit, Honor: (Government Tech Policy); ... claimed, but provided no evidence, that China would be able to spy on countries that use 5G gear from the Chinese firm. Huawei, for its part, has steadfastly denied that it spies on anyone and has repeatedly ...; Created on 15 October 2021
12. Reuters scribes claim exclusive three years after it came to light: (Security); A story about US mercenaries going to work for the UAE Government, without obtaining the necessary American clearances, was claimed as an exclusive in 2019 by two Reuters reporters – even though the yarn ...; Created on 16 September 2021
13. Three Americans fined for providing hacking services to UAE Govt: (Security); Three former American intelligence operatives have agreed to pay a fine of US$1.685 million (A$2.3 million) as part of a deferred prosecution agreement that places conditions on their future employment, ...; Created on 15 September 2021
14. The value of lawyers for tech start-ups: Zoom event, August 18, 2021: (Business IT); ... a non-practicing lawyer and CEO of Legally Yours. Karen is also Vice President of the Australian Legal Tech Association (ALTA), LegalTech Editor for Idea Spies, a Law Reference Committee Board Member for ...; Created on 23 July 2021
15. Welcome to your daily tech news, courtesy of the CIA: (Open Sauce); ... wares in a much more expansive way through cable TV channels like MSNBC and CNN, where former spies figure quite often as talking heads. John Brennan, Michael Hayden, Asha Rangappa, James Clapper, Malcolm ...; Created on 07 May 2021
16. Once again, Huawei is on trial, but as usual there is no evidence: (Open Sauce); ... them for giving data to spies – who, it is fair to assume, do not have the noblest of motives when they make these requests. If one applies the same logic to Cisco that one does to Huawei, then all the ...; Created on 20 April 2021
17. Ex-NSA man Aitel launches fresh attack on NYT reporter's cyber security boo: (Security); ... security firm Symantec, claiming that Chinese spies had gained access to a number of NSA exploits and used them for attacks, well before they were leaked by the Shadow Brokers. On that occasion, Aitel ...; Created on 10 February 2021
18. Ex-NSA man Aitel again clashes with NYT over cyber attack article: (Security); ... that Chinese spies had gained access to a number of NSA exploits and used them for attacks, well before they were leaked by the Shadow Brokers. On that occasion, Aitel was joined by another NSA alumnus, ...; Created on 07 February 2021
19. Attackers hit US Treasury through Microsoft Office 365; SolarWinds opens door to others: (Security); Microsoft software has once again proved to be the weak link and opened the path for cyber attacks, this time to the US Treasury Department and an entity that deals with Internet and telco policy. The ...; Created on 14 December 2020
20. CentOS dumping tells us Red Hat has only dollar signs in its sights: (Open Sauce); ... did not like the lack of money and this became evident when it was reported that the company was supporting servers at the NSA, the premier American spook agency that spies on world+dog. A report appeared ...; Created on 09 December 2020
21. Researcher details iOS flaw that enabled click-free info stealing: (Security); ... was acquired by US-based defence contractor L3 Intelligence in September 2018. In February 2018, Dowd's firm was reported to be involved in playing a crucial role in helping spies and law enforcement ...; Created on 03 December 2020
22. Spy agencies should keep their noses out of foreign policy: (Open Sauce); ... professional networking sites are fertile hunting grounds for foreign spies trying to identify, groom and recruit Australians who have access to sensitive information." The report was somewhat alarmist ...; Created on 19 November 2020
23. How To Get a Smart TV VPN?: (Sponsored Announcements); ... from digital spies, scammers, spammers, hackers, and more. VPNs have been around for as long as the Internet, but they didn’t become available to the average user until the early to middle 2000s. Today, ...; Created on 09 September 2020
24. How To Get a Smart TV VPN?: (Security); ... from digital spies, scammers, spammers, hackers, and more. VPNs have been around for as long as the Internet, but they didn’t become available to the average user until the early to middle 2000s. Today, ...; Created on 09 September 2020
25. ABC promises truth about 5G, delivers FUD about Huawei: (Open Sauce); ... on Monday morning, namely that people who are raising doubts about the safety of 5G — or tying it to the COVID-19 outbreak — could be state-based actors — aka spies from another country — who are spreading ...; Created on 04 August 2020
26. Fletcher claims 5G misinformation being spread by state actors: (Open Sauce); ... of 5G — or tying it to the COVID-19 outbreak — could be state-based actors — aka spies from another country — who are spreading this misinformation to divide Australia. One wonders from which (red)neck ...; Created on 03 August 2020
27. ASPI on the job again, spreading FUD and begging for money: (Open Sauce); ... then proceeds to an examination of changes in approach by spies because of the coronavirus pandemic. Claims that collection of intelligence, especially humint, are difficult and that agencies take time ...; Created on 11 July 2020
28. Government trying very hard to fix a problem that does not really exist: (Open Sauce); ... Policy Institute. Having witnessed the success of the fictitious Russiagate scandal in the US — when a whole lot of time and effort were spent chasing alleged Russian spies who were said to have fixed ...; Created on 30 June 2020
29. Morrison to announce $1.3b for offensive cyber security operations: (Government Tech Policy); The Australian Government will on Tuesday announce a funding boost of $1.3 billion over the next 10 years for offensive cyber security operations in the wake of accusations by the authorities that China ...; Created on 30 June 2020
30. ASIO chief says he only seeks new laws that are 'proportionate: (Government Tech Policy); Privacy is paramount but not total, because there is a balance between privacy and security, ASIO chief Mike Burgess claims, adding that "under the rule of law when appropriate warrants are in place, law ...; Created on 10 June 2020
31. Israel used one zero-day in cyber attacks since 2012: claim: (Security); Israel has used just one zero-day vulnerability in attacks it has crafted during the period 2012-19, if research by the security firm FireEye's Mandiant Threat Intelligence group is to be believed. This ...; Created on 08 April 2020
32. ASPI sensitive to fact that China study paid for by US State Department: (Open Sauce); The Australian Strategic Policy Institute, a think-tank that claims to be independent and non-partisan but which receives the bulk of its funds from defence firms, has accepted money from the US State ...; Created on 16 February 2020
33. China-bashing likely to intensify after the year turns: (Open Sauce); China-bashing has been a popular sport in the Australian media this year, with retired spooks and Australian politicians indulging themselves. The main game appears to be for the spooks to gain influence ...; Created on 20 December 2019
34. Labor says it will fix encryption law. And tomorrow, the sun will rise in the west: (Open Sauce); A year after it bent over backwards and voted to make the government's encryption bill law, the Australian Labor Party is attempting to paint itself as some kind of virtuous entity by introducing a bill ...; Created on 04 December 2019
35. Bloomberg reporter who wrote Supermicro supply chain yarn promoted: (Security); The American news agency Bloomberg has promoted one of the two journalists who wrote a story last year claiming that Chinese spies had corrupted the tech supply chain and installed small chips on motherboards ...; Created on 19 September 2019
36. Govt should stop misleading people over website blocks: (Open Sauce); The loud noise that the Federal Government is making over blocking websites that host videos with terrorist content is a futile attempt to show that it is doing "something" to prevent abhorrent material ...; Created on 09 September 2019
37. Ten months on, Bloomberg still mum on Supermicro supply chain yarn: (Open Sauce); Ten months ago, the American news agency Bloomberg published a sensational story claiming that Chinese spies had corrupted the tech supply chain and installed small chips on motherboards which were supplied ...; Created on 04 August 2019
38. Trump says probe into Google China ties as company says search deal cancelled: (Technology Regulation); ... Chinese spies had infiltrated Google, which is working on an AI project in the country. But he offered no evidence to back up his claims. When Hawley raised the issue of Google refusing to work with ...; Created on 17 July 2019
39. New FinSpy malware spies on Signal, Telegram and Threema: (Security); New versions of the surveillance tool FinSpy have been found, the Russian security outfit Kaspersky says, adding that attackers can use the software to spy on the activities of mobile devices and exfiltrate ...; Created on 11 July 2019
40. Encryption law making life harder for journalists: claim: (Government Tech Policy); The passage of the Australian encryption law has made it harder for journalists to communicate with their sources without jeopardising their confidentiality, American cryptography fellow Dr Riana Pfefferkorn ...; Created on 08 July 2019
41. APT10 telco attacks likened to GCHQ's Operation Socialis: (Security); ... Edward Snowden as being used for Operation Socialist – a bid by spies from the CIA and the British General Communications Headquarters to take control of Belgian telecommunications firm Belgacom. Neither ...; Created on 26 June 2019
42. 'No IoCs or victim accounts': Researcher questions coverage of APT10 repor: (Security); ... blog post detailing Cybereason's findings said the campaign, given the name Operation Soft Cell, had targeted 20 military officials, dissidents, spies and law enforcement officials all of whom were and ...; Created on 26 June 2019
43. Ex-NSA hackers come out firing after NYT criticises agency: (Open Sauce); ... The New York Times ran a story based on a leak from security firm Symantec, claiming that Chinese spies had gained access to a number of NSA exploits and used them for attacks, well before they were leaked ...; Created on 13 May 2019
44. Next, US may say Chinese-made trouser belts are a risk: Huawei official: (Government Tech Policy); ... a conduit for China to spy on foreign countries. Claims that Huawei's 5G technology could be broken into by Chinese spies to listen in on phone calls or to crash vehicles connected through an Internet of ...; Created on 17 April 2019
45. Encryption law: time for tech industry to take the reins: (Open Sauce); The Federal Government has taken the easy way out in dealing with issues around its encryption law and kicked it down the road, leaving it for the Independent National Security Legislation Monitor to deal ...; Created on 28 March 2019
46. Tech industry must make encryption law repeal an election issue: (Open Sauce); If the technology industry in Australia is serious about the concerns it has expressed over the encryption law that was passed in December last year, then it should come together and make repeal of the ...; Created on 14 March 2019
47. US should hang its head in shame over Shamir visa issue: (Open Sauce); ... Encryption has become something of a dirty word in the West these days. Cryptography experts appear to be regarded with suspicion and spies from various countries, the Five Eyes nations prominent among ...; Created on 11 March 2019
48. Govt urged not to treat cyber security as 'boutique issue: (Security); ... bounds of regular work by spies and should be considered an act of aggression. "Our response shouldn’t end with naming and shaming. We should be very public about who hacked us and why," he said. "But ...; Created on 19 February 2019
49. UK spies want Huawei to fix issues faster than schedule set: (Government Tech Policy); A forthcoming report from British spooks will reportedly claim that Chinese telecommunications equipment provider Huawei Technologies has not addressed security concerns raised last year – even though ...; Created on 06 February 2019
50. After indictments, ex-spies fear visits to China-friendly nations: (Government Tech Policy); The arrest of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou in Canada last month may make it difficult for former US intelligence personnel to travel to countries that are friendly to Beijing, a former NSA ...; Created on 15 January 2019

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