Update: 07/02/2019: The call center is open again.

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We received the following notification this morning from the VAST organisation for distribution to our customers:

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Due to extreme weather conditions and flooding in North Queensland the VAST call centre is closed for phone calls.

We are currently proceesing registrations and emails. We Apologise for any inconvience this may cause.

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Over the weekend a security issue has emerged with Ubiquiti Networks AirMAX radios running unpatched versions of firmware from last year that are vulnerable to a HTTP/HTTPS authentication bypass. This has turned nasty for some networks over the weekend as several malware variants have emerged that specifically target these unpatched radios if they are too easily accessible from the internet.