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Expert comment on Commbank ‘hack attack’ –
Hundreds of thousands of Commonwealth Bank customers are still unable to
access their online accounts as the bank battles what appears to be an attack by
computer hackers.
How secure is online banking?
How do attacks by computers hackers work?
How should the Commonwealth Bank be dealing with the problem?
What can be done for affected customers?
RMIT University’s Dr Mark Gregory is an expert on internet security.
Dr Gregory is the Program Leader of Network Engineering at RMIT’s School of
Electrical and Computer Engineering.
He is available for comment on the suspected hacker attack affecting the
Commonwealth Bank.
For interviews: RMIT University’s Dr Mark Gregory, 0418 999 089.
For general media enquiries: RMIT University Communications, Gosia
Kaszubska, (03) 9925 3176 or 0417 510 735.
30 June, 2009
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