Australia Shelves Plan To Ban Ransomware Payments

The Australian government has shelved plans to ban ransomware payments to cyber-criminal groups for at least two years. The government had put the question to the industry in a consultation on whether it should prohibit the payments of ransoms, extortion demands by...

Canadian Government Impacted by Third Party Breach

Two third party service providers for the Canadian government had suffered breaches, resulting in data in the last 24 years being potentially compromised. Both of the affected third parties provide relocation services for the Canadian government and the servers...

Malicious Android Banking Apps Targeting Users in India

Security researchers have uncovered a malware campaign to steal sensitive information from Android smartphone users in India. This is Edwin Kwan from Sydney Australia. Microsoft threat intelligence researchers said that the campaign is using social media platforms...