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24.01.2022 Crysis ransomware attacking Australian businesses By Greg Masters on Sep 21, 2016 6:52AM Australian and New Zealand businesses are being hit with a ransomware campaign, according to Trend Micro....Continue reading

23.01.2022 Resellers vent over 'arrogance' of automatic Windows 10 upgrade Resellers vent over 'arrogance' of automatic Windows 10 upgrade Australian resellers have been inundated with service requests from frustrated customers due to Windows 10 automatically installing on their PCs....Continue reading

23.01.2022 Now Circulating a fast-break spam email containing potentially malicious or link to potentially malicious content. The email contains a zip file attachment, which contains a malicious word document file. The attacker advises the user that the recipient has a bill attached and encourages them to open the attachment. The senders domain will be [email protected]... examples of subject matter are Reaching out to discuss the overdue invoice for yourcompany or are you aware of this...If you have opened a suspicios email item contact us immediately. 03 9786 5750

21.01.2022 Pro-Islamic State cyber group hack websites of Australian small businesses The United Cyber Caliphate group formed in early April. ABC News The United Cyber Caliphate group formed in early April. A group of pro-Islamic State (IS) hackers have gone on a website defacement spree, breaking into the websites of more than 20 Australian small businesses. The hacking group, which calls itself the United Cyber Caliphate, has hacked the sites leaving a message and a picture.... Most of the websites that were attacked were tyre and wheel retailers. "In the name of Allah, we are United Cyber Caliphate. Obey Islamic State. Your system is fail. Islamic State #rules," the picture read. It is unknown why the pro-IS group targeted the websites, or what it has against Australian tyre retailers. Its motive is confused further by the fact that a Mexican food catering company was also attacked, in addition to a natural herbalist website. Website owners contacted by the ABC this morning were surprised that their websites had been hacked, and said they would call their website managers immediately. "Are you joking?" the receptionist of one non-profit group said when informed about the hack. The call was put straight through to the chief executive. "Oh my god. F***," the chief executive said. "I'll call the web guy now. Thanks for letting us know." When the ABC reached out to the website administrator contractor, the man who answered the phone was exasperated. "Of course I know about the hacking. I've been spending all my time talking to customers, rather than fixing the problem," he said. The small businesses said they just wanted to get on with running their business. Getting hacked by a pro-IS group was an annoyance they did not need on a Friday morning. But little did the small business owners know, planning for the attack had been underway for several weeks. It had been under heavy discussion in Telegram IS chat groups, which began when three hacking groups merged to become the United Cyber Caliphate. Previously the three groups the Caliphate Cyber Army, Sons Caliphate Army and the Kalashnikov Team acted more independently. But on April 5, they announced in English and Arabic that they would merge to: "Expand our operations. To hit 'em deeper." The new group thanked "almighty Allah and his grace" for the successful merger operation. In follow-up posts on the encrypted Telegram chat, the group warned "#Australia" to "#get ready for the next #attack", which they promised would happen "#soon".

21.01.2022 Having received another client seeking help with a CryptoLocker virus, the team at Outsourced IT would like to stress again how important your backups are to both your personal devices and those of your organization. Currently no one has been able to decrypt the CryptoLocker virus in it's primary strain, and as such the only method of reverting the damage is to restore to a backup. If a backup is out of your price range, which we understand, using shadow volumes and system restore points are great methods of turning back the clock on that horrible infection. Call us now on 0419482139 or 0409744910 to arrange a free inspection and find out how vulnerable you are to crippling attacks like Crypto!

20.01.2022 11% of machines still using Windows XP As two-year EOL anniversary passes.... Exactly two years ago, Microsoft's Windows XP operating system reached its end of life with no further updates, yet as of March 2016 nearly 11 percent of machines operating globally continue to use the defunct OS, the cybersecurity research firm ESET reported last week on its WeLiveSecurity website. Citing statistics from NetMarketShare, ESET noted that while the current percentage of XP users is significantly lower than the 27.7 percent market share that existed on 8 April 2014 when the OS was discontinued, the remaining holdouts represent a security risk. ESET is urging stubborn XP users to finally upgrade due to exploitable zero-day vulnerabilities that likely remain in the OS, with no patches forthcoming. Moreover, other software vendors such as Google Chrome are also jettisoning the platform. On 12 January 2016, Microsoft also ended support of its older versions of Internet Explorer. This article originally appeared at scmagazineus.com

18.01.2022 Illegal 'Game Of Thrones' Downloaders Victimized In Phishing Scheme - A complicated phishing scam is targeting illegal downloaders of Game of Thrones, along with other copyrighted video content by fooling ISPs with fake violation notices. The ISPs then forward the notices to their customers, along with settlement offers, which, if paid, are pocketed by the scammers. The phishing scam was first reported last month when a Cox Cable subscriber received a notice forwarded direct...ly to them by Cox, purporting to be issued by IP-Echelon, the tracker that enforces the copyright claims of rights holders such as Lionsgate and HBO. The notice indicated that the customer illegally downloaded a copy of the Lionsgate movie Allegiant via a torrent stream and threatened legal action if the user did not settle. The user contacted Cox, which insisted that the notice was valid and had been vetted by the company's security team, despite the fact that the subscriber insisted she had never downloaded the movie in question. It soon became clear that this was in fact an elaborate phishing scam. The scheme was particularly clever in that the supposed validity of the notice was reinforced by the fact that it was officially sent to the subscriber from an official Cox email address. Now, it appears that the scam is much more widespread than originally anticipated. The notices are targeting ISPs worldwide, not just in the U.S., with incidents being reported in Europe and as far away as Australia. The scammers are targeting illegal downloaders of Game of Thrones in particular, and posing again as IP-Echelon, but this time, on behalf of another one of its clients, HBO. The notices claim to have detected an illegal Game of Thrones download by the user and direct the subscriber to a website at which they can pay a settlement to avoid further action. "You have 72 hours to access the settlement offer and settle online. If you fail to settle, the claim(s) will be referred to our attorneys for legal action. At that point the original settlement offer will no longer be an option and the amount will increase as a result of us having to involve our attorneys," the notice reads. Game of Thrones is the most illegally-downloaded show in history. The 2015 season finale resulted in the largest amount of torrent activity ever for a single piece of content, while the 2016 finale registered a close second to that record. It's possible that the phishing scammers are targeting real downloaders of the show taken from information retrieved from actual torrent streams, but if they are just targeting random users, Game of Thrones is the perfect ploy due to its popularity. HBO was so troubled by illegal downloading of the show in past seasons that it took unprecedented steps to prevent it this year, including notices just like the fake ones now being sent to internet users in this scam. - See more at: http://www.techtimes.com/articl//20160710/illegal-game-of-

14.01.2022 Hey Guys, The family business is looking at bringing on a new team member. Primarily, we are looking for someone with strong marketing skills, that has good initiative and excellent people skills. The role will include some customer relations management and administrative work, as well as marketing.... 2-3 days a week part time. Send me a message if you are interested. See more

13.01.2022 Breaking: Fake ATO phishing scam uses tax return to lure victims

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12.01.2022 Google Search for your socks Friday, April 1, 2016 Do your socks mysteriously disappear after you've done a load of washing?... This is a serious problem for many Australians, who end up with boxes and boxes of mismatched socks. Every year we have been resigned to add new orphans to the box until today. We’re teaming up with retailers across Australia to launch a new range of Searchable Socks to organise the world’s undergarments and make them universally findable. https://1.bp.blogspot.com//Google%2BSearch%2Bfor%2Byour%2B These new bluetooth-enabled socks are fitted with thin LTE beacons that wrap around the top of your lower calf, just like the coloured stripes you’d see on traditional socks. If you can’t find one sock, you can press the beacon on its pair and let the Google Search app on your phone pinpoint its whereabouts. The missing sock will then sing this song to help you find it. We’ve been working hard to make this technology small and seamless (literally). You won’t even notice the technology is there. For the fashion-conscious, the socks are available in blue, red, yellow, and green. You can also purchase a pure white version from the Google Store that allows the beacon strip to camouflage with the rest of the sock. We’ll be open-sourcing the technology later this year, with the idea of creating an entire ecosystem of developers and sock makers. Old socks can also be retrofitted with this same technology, so that they never go missing again either. Simply attach a Searchable beacon strip to each sock and you’re ready to walk. Posted by Paula Legg, Searchable Socks Product Manager, Google Australia and New Zealand Share on Google+ Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

10.01.2022 Australian businesses have been warned they need to spread the risk in their cloud computing operations across different regions after the Sydney storms on Sunday knocked out the operations of numerous Amazon Web Services customers. The ferocious storms that hit NSW, left AWS clients including Domino's Pizza, Foxtel, The Iconic, Stan and Domain without websites or key systems for hours. It served as a warning that sending systems to the cloud, rather than hosting them on-prem...Continue reading

10.01.2022 Alphabet trick helps fake Apple email evade detection Posted by Jaclyn McRae on Feb 17, 2017 A new Apple phishing scam tries to trick people into handing over their log-in information using a font-substitution tactic designed to avoid virus software detection.... Hiding behind the unsophisticated phishing email is a convincing replica of Apple’s real log-in page. The criminals behind the scam hope victims will type in their Apple ID and password paving the way for them to make illegal purchases from iTunes, access private content uploaded to iCloud, and even wipe devices. The email appears to be sent by ‘AppleSupport’. But it was actually distributed from a new domain registered just last month likely for the purpose of sending spam. It tells the recipient Apple is updating all accounts in its database, but had a problem with their account. It urges them to click a link to verify their account setting, bringing up the fake Apple Store sign-in page. The page is a good replica of the original, complete with responsive design to resize the page for smaller screens, such as phones. To evade antivirus software, those who designed the email substitute some letters with similar letters taken from a different character set. By using Greek alphabet characters , and in place of p, u and w, the email is more likely to pass by content filters set up to block common phrases used by scammers such as we will suspend your online access and other instructions using the words account verification. Apple’s website offers solid advice about account security, including having strong passwords that include numbers and punctuation, so isn’t easy to guess. Apple also suggests selecting difficult security questions, and using two-factor authentication. About phishing Put simply, phishing is the practice of sending email to users with the purpose of tricking them into clicking on a link or revealing personal information. Phishing emails are sent to a wide group of people without targeting anyone. It’s like a fisherman casting a wide net to see what he can catch. The attackers know that not everyone will respond, but they know that if they send enough emails out, some will take the bait. Interested to know more about the various types of phishing? See: Email scam tactics explained: What are phishing, spear phishing and whaling? For a few dollars per staff member per month, add MailGuard's cloud-based email and web filtering solution to your business security. You’ll significantly reduce the risk of new variants of malicious email from entering your network.

07.01.2022 Christmas is just around the corner! Its an exciting time of year for all, however in the midst of Holiday chaos it's possible you're IT has been left by the wayside. Make sure you don't have to worry this holiday season about your data security and that your work is waiting for you when you return by giving us a call! Outsourced IT can make sure you have peace of mind over the break that your data and systems are secure.

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03.01.2022 Backups, Restores and Disaster Recovery This much is certain: At some point, every company and computer user will lose data. The extent and implications of that data loss will vary tremendously. You might lose an important document or a treasured photograph, or you could lose your whole business....Continue reading

03.01.2022 All too often we have customers experiencing random shutdowns, a decrease in performance, and many other bugs that can be traced back to PC's like this! Dust buildup is dangerous for your PC. If it blocks ventilation, your hardware can overheat, and you will most likely find yourself paying for a new PC. So be sure to clean out your computer on a regular basic. Or better yet, have us do it for you! Call on 03 9786 5750 and book your PC in for a service.

01.01.2022 Apple release iPhone update after learning of huge security flaws Apple has released an iOS update ten days after learning about three security vulnerabilities putting users at risk. (AAP) Apple has released an important security update for iPhones after a digital arms dealer discovered a way to hack into them remotely. ... A piece of malware was developed by hackers from the NSO Group which exploited three unknown security vulnerabilities in Apple’s mobile operating system (iOS), New York Times reports. The malware reportedly gave hackers access to text messages, emails, apps and the ability to track phone calls and contacts. It also gave hackers the ability to track the owner of the phone, access to their passwords and could record sounds. Just ten days after learning about the vulnerabilities, Apple have released an update, iOS 9.3.5, to protect iPhone owners from hackers. We were made aware of this vulnerability and immediately fixed it with iOS 9.3.5, a spokesman told the New York Times. We advise all of our customers to always download the latest version of iOS to protect themselves against potential security exploits. NSO, which was developed in 2010, is an Israeli outfit well known for selling malware to governments. Nine Digital Pty Ltd 2016 Read more at http://www.9news.com.au//apple-release-iphone-update-after