Spammers hack into Aussie government web site

Nibble Not so civil service

By Nick Farrell

Mon Jan 26 2009, 14:57

AN AUSSIE government website used to advertise civil service jobs has been hacked and the database of users spammed with fake vacancies.

Each of the fake job offers come with executables designed to steal personal data and and spread viruses.

The Department of Commerce pulled the site was offline for "system maintenance" but will not say how the incident occurred nor when it expects the site back. µ

L'Inq
AP

Grindr dating app gets hacked Schoolboy security error Monday, 23 January 2012, 10:22 AM Read more	The INQUIRER review of the year A look back at the big news stories of 2011 Friday, 23 December 2011, 08:00 AM Read more
Iphone 5 spam wave leads to malware Fake release announcements contain malicious links Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 15:20 PM Read more	Spammers promise free games to lure Twitter users Fake Diablo III beta invitations lead to phishing site Thursday, 22 September 2011, 14:43 PM Read more
The rise, fall and legacy of the hacker group Lulzsec How it all started and where it all went wrong Monday, 4 July 2011, 15:53 PM Read more	HBGary quails in the face of Anonymous Driven out of RSA Expo Thursday, 17 February 2011, 16:08 PM Read more

< Previous article| Next article >

Comments

Outsourcing

I suspect someone is regretting outsourcing all of the web dev to India!

posted by : EC, 26 January 2009 Complain about this comment

INQ White papers

Ecommerce focused Infrastr

Ecommerce focused Infrastru...

INQ Poll

Authorities in several countries raided Megaupload recently, shut down all of its services, seized hundreds of servers and arrested several of its executives on criminal charges.

Do you think the move was justified?

Yes, companies should suffer an immediate death penalty upon being accused of copyright infringement.

Yes, the coppers said the company was breaking the law so it must be guilty.

No, the company and the people accused are innocent until proven guilty.

No, the company had millions of customers who have been harmed by having access to their data files cut off.

I don't care, I never used Megaupload anyway.

View other polls

© Incisive Media Investments Limited 2012, Published by Incisive Financial Publishing Limited, Haymarket House, 28-29 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4RX, are companies registered in England and Wales with company registration numbers 04252091 & 04252093

SEARCH :

Site Credentials:

Business & Technology websites:

Business research resources:

Products:

Investment Market IT websites:

Find out what you are worth:

Salary Calculator

Search for a job:

Recruitment Agency A-Z Directory

Accreditations:

Digital Publisher of the Year 2010

Spammers hack into Aussie government web site

Share this:

RIM Playbook OS 2.0 and Blackberry 7.1 video demo

Nokia Lumia 710 video review

Databases

Network management

Security

Service oriented architecture

Storage

Ecommerce focused Infrastr

Ecommerce focused Infrastru...

Read more