Scammers Are Exploiting Global IT Outage, Government Warns

Scammers are using a global IT outage to run phishing scams, so Australians have been advised to exercise extra caution when sharing their information online.

Access to personal information through social media is helping scammers target everyone. South_agency/Getty Images

Australians are advised to be very cautious in sharing information online following a recent IT outage as scammers are using the incident to run phishing scams.

A global IT outage on July 19 hit an estimated 8.5 million devices and impacted many companies and services, including banks, airports, supermarkets, and hospitals.