Hack spam sent via Australian hazard alert service

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

https://www.itnews.com.au/news/hack-spam-sent-via-australian-hazard-alert-service-517552

By Ry Crozier
iTnews.com.au
Jan 7 2019

Compromised login credentials used to gain access.

Early Warning Network, a NSW company providing weather, fire and other alerts to
councils and others, had a login compromised and used by an unknown party to
make threats about customer security.

The company said on its website that the activity was detected and shut off at
9.30pm Saturday but not before the unauthorised party could cause problems.

"The EWN Alerting system was illegally accessed with a nuisance message sent to
a part of EWN's database," it said in a statement.

"This was sent out via email, text message and landline.

"EWN staff at the time were able to quickly identify the attack and shut off the
system limiting the number of messages sent out. Unfortunately, a small
proportion of our database received this alert."

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