While the criminal gangs are not directed by the Kremlin,they are strategically aligned to plunder Western targets and sow chaos.
The hackers suspected to be behind the Medibank data theft have thumbed their noses at the federal government after being warned the “smartest and toughest” people in Australia are coming after them.
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Hundreds of undersea cables link up the worldwide web,with about a dozen connected to Australia. How does this little-known network work – and what happens if it’s sabotaged?
The country’s top cybersecurity agency received more than 76,000 cybercrime reports over the past financial year,up 13 per cent on the previous 12 months.
Out of 793 ransomware incidents reported to FinCEN in the second half of 2021,75 per cent “had a nexus to Russia,its proxies,or persons acting on its behalf,” the report said.
The report says state and local government departments were failing to keep abreast of development in IT,making them “particularly susceptible” to cyberattacks.
One cybersecurity researcher said Killnet started around the time of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February.
The Albanese government has been left frustrated with the previous government’s much-hyped critical infrastructure laws in responding to the Optus cyberattack.
When any sensitive data is stored digitally,it has become common practice to encrypt that information. And it’s usually effective - if done properly.
Australian companies can legally track how often an employee took a toilet break,and some schools have taken the roll using facial recognition tracking. This biometric data can be a honeypot for cyber-criminals.