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Ransomware Action Plan

Minister’s foreword The Australian Government’s cyber security vision is to create a more secure online world for Australians, their businesses and essential services. However, Australia faces a rapidly evolving strategic environment, punctuated by increasing malicious cyber activity conducted by transnational, serious and organised crime groups and individuals. This Ransomware Action Plan sets out the Government’s …

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COVID-19-THEMED THREATS AND POWERSHELL MALWARE SURGE IN Q2 2020: MCAFEE

Key Findings McAfee sees COVID-19-themed cyber-attack detections increase by 605% in Q2 2020 McAfee saw PowerShell malware surge 117% due to proliferation of malicious Donoff documents Attacks on cloud services users reached nearly 7.5 million New malware samples grow 11.5% in Q2 2020; averaging 419 new threats per minute New Coinmining malware increases 25% with …

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Threat Update COVID-19 Malicious Cyber Activity

This update is designed to raise awareness of increasing COVID-19 themed malicious cyber activity, and provide practical cyber security advice that organisations and individuals can follow to reduce the risk of being impacted. Malicious cyber actors are actively targeting individuals and Australian organisations with COVID-19 related scams and phishing emails. These incidents are likely to …

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2019 Internet Crime Report

The FBI is the lead federal agency for investigating malicious cyber activity by criminals, nation-state adversaries, and terrorists. To fulfill this mission, the FBI often develops resources to enhance operations and collaboration. One such resource is the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) which provides the public with a trustworthy and convenient mechanism for reporting …

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