Stay Smart Online - Security Alerts

SSO alert service

Alerts published by Australian Government Department of Communication and the Arts

Date: 20 Mar

Fake CIA emails requesting Bitcoin payment or arrest

Published date: 20/03/2019

What’s happened? The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is aware of malicious emails claiming to be from the Central Intelligence...
Date: 13 Feb

Beware of WhatsApp voicemail scam

Published date: 13/02/2019

WhatsApp users are being warned of a scam that could give hackers access to your WhatsApp account and lock you...
Date: 14 Dec

Bomb threat email campaign

Published date: 14/12/2018

What’s happened? Stay Smart Online is aware of bomb threat blackmail emails being sent globally including to Australians and Australian...
Date: 05 Dec

Data breach of public Q&A forum website Quora

Published date: 05/12/2018

What’s happened? Online question-and-answer website Quora has been impacted by a security incident, with an unauthorised third party gaining access...
Date: 09 Oct

Reverse the threat of cybercrime

Published date: 09/10/2018

6.09 million Australians were hit by cybercrime last year.* It is Stay Smart Online Week and you might have noticed...
Date: 25 Sep

Fake apps pretending to be trusted brands

Published date: 25/09/2018

What's happened? Take a few minutes to check out a new app before you download it. There have been recent...