Australian Taxation Office
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) updated the group on current ATO impersonation scam statistics along with a newly reported scam methodology attempting to leverage the myGovID to myID name change to entice recipients into falling victim to a phishing scam designed to steal personal information. The ATO has addressed this risk by issuing external scam alerts to inform the Australian population.
Australian Cyber Security Centre
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASCS) provided a summary of the Annual Cyber Threat Report 2023–2024External Link to highlight the number of reported cyber incidents to ASCS, and the actions taken in response to the reported incidents. The report details the types of cyber incidents being reported, key demographics being targeted, and suggests suitable mitigation strategies.