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Scammers and hackers take advantage of Turkey–Syria earthquake

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 ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 14 Feb 2023
Hackers target Pakistan’s maritime industry in spear phishing attack

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.

David Hollingworth Tue, 14 Feb 2023
Albanese launched secret investigation into Optus and Medibank hacks

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 ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 13 Feb 2023
7 Russian cyber criminals sanctioned by US and UK

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

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

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 ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 09 Feb 2023
New Graphiron malware targeting Ukrainian computers

New Graphiron malware targeting Ukrainian computers

Security researchers have uncovered a new malware tool in the repertoire of pro-Russian hacking group Nodaria.

David Hollingworth Thu, 09 Feb 2023
Defeating pro-Russian hackers Killnet one IP address at a time

Defeating pro-Russian hackers Killnet one IP address at a time

Killnet is just one of a wave of pro-Russian hacktivist groups that have sprung up to support Russia’s illegal war in ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 07 Feb 2023
New Ice Breaker threat actor targets gambling industry support lines

New Ice Breaker threat actor targets gambling industry support lines

Security researchers have spotted a new social engineering campaign targeting the online gambling industry, and aimed at ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 02 Feb 2023
Ukrainian organisations getting hit by destructive new SwiftSlicer malware

Ukrainian organisations getting hit by destructive new SwiftSlicer malware

Researchers have observed a new form of malware afflicting organisations in Ukraine, as the country struggles toward 12 ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 31 Jan 2023
Researchers link 2 hacking ‘personas’ to Iranian Cobalt Sapling group

Researchers link 2 hacking ‘personas’ to Iranian Cobalt Sapling group

The world of criminal hacking groups is a rather protean one, with groups constantly changing and merging

David Hollingworth Mon, 30 Jan 2023
North Korean Lazarus Group definitely behind Horizon bridge crypto theft, FBI confirms

North Korean Lazarus Group definitely behind Horizon bridge crypto theft, FBI confirms

Last year, threat actors possibly connected to the authoritarian Democratic People’s Republic of Korea were thought to ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 27 Jan 2023
AFP releases online cyber safety picture book for kids

AFP releases online cyber safety picture book for kids

Children continue to be a focus of cyber safety, with the Australian Federal Police being the latest organisation to ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 25 Jan 2023