UN Women Australia says it has successfully repelled a malicious cyberattack, after hackers attempted to commit credit card fraud against the small non-profit organisation.
UN Women Australia Board President Georgina Williams, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and UN Women Australia CEO Simone Clarke pose for photos at the start of the UN Women Australia parliamentary breakfast at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 8 February 2023.BIN attacks are automated breaches used to guess a valid combination of a credit card number, expiration date and card verification numbers to determine if a card is active and vulnerable to fraud.
Going through the ordeal was stressful and confronting for Clarke, who contacted the organisation’s various technology partners to try to fix the situation.“Like any organisation, we’ve got a range of IT providers, everyone from payment gateways to CRM providers, and all of them have a different range of security measures in place.
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