Alerts

Adobe releases Update for Shockwave Player - SSO-AL2009-054, 04 November 2009
Shockwave Player version 11.5.2.602 has been released correcting critical vulnerabilities.

Fake Comcover emails claiming "Nonrefundable loan" may lead to computer infection - SSO-AL2009-053, 04 November 2009
Fake Comcover emails claiming "Nonrefundable loan" may lead to computer infection

Several security bugs fixed in new version of Firefox web browser - SSO-AL2009-052, 28 October 2009
Mozilla has released new versions of Firefox (3.0.15 and 3.5.4) which fixes several security bugs.

Fake Microsoft emails warning of Conficker infections may lead to computer infection - SSO-AL2009-051, 20 October 2009
Fake emails pretending to be from Microsoft warning of Conficker infections contain malicious content.

Microsoft Security Patches for October 2009 - SSO-AL2009-050, 14 October 2009
Microsoft have released a number of updates correcting multiple security vulnerabilities across a range of their operating systems.

Security update released for Adobe Reader and Acrobat - SSO-AL2009-049, 14 October 2009
Adobe has released updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat to fix several security bugs

Fraudulent emails about Tax Refunds - SSO-AL2009-048, 01 October 2009
A new round of phishing emails targeting the ATO have emerged.

Apple fixes several security bugs in Mac OS X - SSO-AL2009-047, 11 September 2009
Apple Mac OS X 10.6, 10.5.8 and 10.4.11 all have an update

Several security bugs fixed in new version of Firefox web browser - SSO-AL2009-046, 10 September 2009
Mozilla has released new versions of Firefox (3.0.14 and 3.5.3) which fixes several security bugs.

Security and software update for Apple iPhone and iPod touch - SSO-AL2009-045, 10 September 2009
Apple has released updates for the iPhone and iPod touch to fix software bugs and introduce new features

Microsoft Security Patches for September 2009 - SSO-AL2009-044, 09 September 2009
Microsoft have released a number of updates correcting multiple security vulnerabilities across a range of their operating systems.

Fraudulent emails about Tax Refunds - SSO-AL2009-043, 28 August 2009
A new round of phishing emails targeting the ATO have emerged.

Microsoft Security Patches for August 2009 - SSO-AL2009-042, 12 August 2009
Microsoft have released a number of updates correcting multiple security vulnerabilities across a range of their products.

Fraudulent emails about Tax Refunds - SSO-AL2009-041, 06 August 2009
New fraudulent emails are circulating containing fake Tax Refund messages.

Apple fixes several security bugs in Mac OS X - SSO-AL2009-040, 06 August 2009
Apple has released update 2009-003 / Mac OS X v10.5.8 for Mac OS X to fix several security bugs.

Sun Java update released to fix several security bugs - SSO-AL2009-039, 05 August 2009
Sun released a Java update (1.6.0_15) to fix several security bugs

Several security bugs fixed in new version of Firefox web browser - SSO-AL2009-038, 04 August 2009
Mozilla has released new versions of Firefox (3.0.13 and 3.5.2) which fixes several security bugs.

Security update released for Adobe Reader and Acrobat - SSO-AL2009-037, 03 August 2009
Adobe has released updates for Adobe Reader and Acrobat to fix several security bugs

Apple releases iPhone security update - SSO-AL2009-036, 03 August 2009
Apple has released a security update (3.0.1) for the iPhone.

Adobe releases Update for Flash Player - SSO-AL2009-035, 31 July 2009
Software and platforms affected The following software is affected Adobe Flash Player prior to version 10.0.32.18 Adobe Flash Player prior to version 9.0.246.0 for the following operating system platform/s: Windows Mac OS X Linux What is the pr...

Security weakness fixed in a new version of Adobe Shockwave Player - SSO-AL2009-034, 30 July 2009
Adobe has released a new version (11.5.0.601) of Shockwave Player to fix a vulnerability which, if not fixed, could allow criminals to compromize your computer.

Internet Explorer Web Browser Security Bug Fixed - SSO-AL2009-033, 29 July 2009
Microsoft has released an update for all current versions of Internet Explorer to fix a critical bug.

Microsoft Security Patches for July 2009 - SSO-AL2009-032, 15 July 2009


Firefox Web Browser Security Bug - 15 July 2009
A security bug has been identified in the Firefox web browser

Microsoft Web Components Security Bug - SSO-AL2009-031, 14 July 2009
A security bug has been identified in Microsoft Web Components.

Internet Explorer Web Browser Security Bug - SSO-AL2009-030, 07 July 2009
Software and platforms affected The following software is affected Internet Explorer 6 Internet Explorer 7 Internet Explorer 8 for the following operating system platforms: Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 What is the problem? There is a bug ...

Fraudulent AFP investigation emails about credit card payments - SSO-AL2009-029, 02 July 2009
Software and platform affected None. What is the problem? New fraudulent emails are circulating which pretend to be from the Australian Federal Police. The subject of the email is designed to trick you into providing personal information by claiming...

Fake Credit Union Australia emails - SSO-AL2009-028, 29 June 2009
Software and platforms affected None. What is the problem? There has been a spike in fraudulent (phishing) emails targeting the customers of financial institutions, including those pretending to be from the Credit Union Australia. These emails are l...

Fraudulent emails about Tax Refunds - SSO-AL2009-026, 23 June 2009
Phishing emails are currently circulating claiming you are entitled to receive a tax refund.

Security and software update for Apple iPhone and iPod touch - SSO-AL2009-025, 18 June 2009
Software and platforms affected The following software is affected Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.2.1 Apple iPod touch 1.1 through 2.2.1 What is the problem? There are several bugs in Apple iPhone and iPod touch software which, if not fixed, could ...

Security Update available for Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat - SSO-AL2009-024, 10 June 2009
Adobe have released updates for Acrobat and Reader correcting multiple security vulnerabilities.

Microsoft Security Patches for June 2009 - SSO-AL2009-023, 10 June 2009
Microsoft have released a number of updates correcting multiple security vulnerabilities across a range of their products.

Fraudulent emails about Tax Refunds - SSO-AL2009-022, 09 June 2009
Phishing emails are currently circulating claiming you are entitled to receive a tax refund.

Apple releases iTunes 8.2 - SSO-AL2009-021, 02 June 2009
Software and platforms affected The following software is affected Apple releases iTunes 8.2 for the following operating system platforms: Windows (all versions) Mac OS X (all versions) What is the problem? There are several bugs in Apple iTunes...

Quicktime 7.6.2 Fixes Multiple Security Bugs - SSO-AL2009-020, 02 June 2009
Software and platforms affected The following software is affected Apple QuickTime prior to 7.6.2 for the following operating system platform/s: Windows XP Windows Vista Mac OS X What is the problem? There are several bugs in QuickTime which, i...

Fake Australian bank emails may lead to identity theft - SSO-AL2009-019, 02 June 2009
Software and platforms affected None. What is the problem? There has been a spike in fraudulent (phishing) emails targeting the customers of financial institutions. These emails include a fraudulent telephone number and attempt to mislead users into...

Fake Commonwealth Bank of Australia emails may lead to identity theft - SSO-AL2009-018, 15 May 2009
Software and platforms affected None. What is the problem? There has been a spike in fraudulent (phishing) emails targeting the customers of financial institutions, including those pretending to be from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. These ema...

Security Update available for Adobe Reader 9.1 and Adobe Acrobat 9.1 - SSO-AL2009-017, 14 May 2009
Software and platforms affected The following software is affected Adobe Reader 9.1 and prior Adobe Acrobat 9.1 and prior for the following operating system platforms: Windows (all versions) Mac OS X (all versions) Linux (all versions) What is ...

Microsoft Security Patches for May 2009 - SSO-AL2009-016, 13 May 2009
Microsoft have released a number of updates correcting multiple security vulnerabilities across a range of their products.

Microsoft Security Patches for April 2009 - SSO-AL2009-015, 15 April 2009
Microsoft have released a number of updates correcting multiple security vulnerabilities across a range of their products.

False Facebook emails can lead to theft of personal data - SSO-AL2009-014, 02 April 2009
Emails appearing to come from Facebook are threatening to infect computers with trojans.

Important Security update for Mozilla Firefox web browser - SSO-AL2009-013, 30 March 2009
Software and platforms affected The following software is affected Firefox 3.0.7 and earlier for the following operating system platforms: Windows (all versions) Mac OS X (all versions) Linux (all versions) What is the problem? There are severa...

New Sun Java corrects multiple bugs - SSO-AL2009-012, 26 March 2009
Software and platforms affected The following software is affected Sun Java Runtime Environment (versions prior to JRE 6 Update 13) for the following operating system platforms: Microsoft Windows (any) Linux (any) What is the problem? There are ...

Fraudulent email about Australian Government Stimulus Package - SSO-AL2009-011, 16 March 2009
Phishers are now targeting the stimulus package

Security Update available for Adobe Reader 9 and Adobe Acrobat 9 - SSO-AL2009-010, 11 March 2009
Software and platforms affected The following software is affected Adobe Reader 9 and prior Adobe Acrobat 9 and prior for the following operating system platforms: Windows (all versions) Mac OS X (all versions) What is the problem? There are se...

Microsoft Security Patches for March 2009 - SSO-AL2009-009, 11 March 2009
Software and platforms affected The following operating system platforms: Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 What is the problem? There are several bugs in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Windows Serve...

Security update for Mozilla Firefox web browser - SSO-AL2009-008, 05 March 2009
Software and platforms affected The following software versions are affected:           Firefox 3.0.6 and earlier for the following operating system platforms:         ...

Adobe Reader and Acrobat Security Bug - SSO-AL2009-007, 23 February 2009
A bug in Adobe Reader and Acrobat is currently being exploited by criminals

Microsoft Security Patches for February 2009 - SSO-AL2009-006, 11 February 2009
Software and platforms are affected The following software is affected           Internet Explorer           Exchange Server       &n...

Clarification and explanation of recent media reports regarding internet banking web sites - SSO-AL2009-005, 06 February 2009
Recent media reports on the ANZ internet banking web site being 'hacked' are misleading. This alert clarifies the issue and explains how home users of any banking institution can protect themselves from the real problem.