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A new initiative is encouraging Australian businesses to take on cyber interns in an attempt to fill the industry’s skills gap.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 25 Aug 2025
Employee data compromised in WH Smith cyber attack
British retailer WH Smith was targeted in a serious cyber attack that has seen company data compromised.
Daniel Croft • Fri, 03 Mar 2023
Hacking made easy — just target young gamers, according to a new report
When we think of phishing and other online scams that involve a degree of social engineering, we often think of attacks with carefully designed fake sites, complex ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 03 Mar 2023
Canadian bookstore hack sees employee data compromised
Canadian bookstore chain Indigo was affected by a ransomware attack earlier in the month that forced it to take many of its retail systems offline. The company, which has ...
David Hollingworth • Thu, 02 Mar 2023
Canadian telco hit by possible employee data breach
A hacker has claimed to have accessed employee details belonging to the Canadian telecommunications company Telus and is selling the data on the dark web.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 24 Feb 2023
New Frebniis backdoor takes advantage of Microsoft’s Internet Information Services
Security researchers have noted a new piece of malware that can install a backdoor just by making an HTTP request.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 20 Feb 2023
Ethical hackers protected by Belgian cyber watchdog
Belgium has made moves to protect ethical hackers, with a new framework that is the first of its kind in the EU.
Daniel Croft • Thu, 16 Feb 2023
Scammers and hackers take advantage of Turkey–Syria earthquake
Security researchers were wary of scammers setting up fake donations and charities to help victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey last week, ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 14 Feb 2023
Hackers target Pakistan’s maritime industry in spear phishing attack
Imaginative hackers have used a trade expo hosted by the Pakistan Navy to distribute a powerful piece of spyware.
Albanese launched secret investigation into Optus and Medibank hacks
A probe into the major cyber attacks on Medibank and Optus has been launched by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 13 Feb 2023
7 Russian cyber criminals sanctioned by US and UK
The US and the UK have sanctioned seven Russian men for their connection to a range of recent ransomware attacks.
Daniel Croft • Fri, 10 Feb 2023
Reddit struck by phishing attack, some employee information compromised
Chat and news aggregation site Reddit has reported that it was the target of a successful phishing attack on 5 February.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 10 Feb 2023
Dota 2 video game vulnerability allows remote code execution
Researchers at Avast have uncovered a serious vulnerability in the video game Dota 2, whereby a set of custom game modes made by a malicious actor were able to execute ...
David Hollingworth • Thu, 09 Feb 2023
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