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The war in Ukraine has seen an increase in hacking and cyber crime all over the globe, but nowhere has it been more prevalent than against those countries explicitly ...
David Hollingworth • Mon, 25 Aug 2025
Scammers target Russian Telegram users afraid of conscription
Amid rumours of another wave of military mobilisations to bolster the frontlines in Russia’s war against Ukraine, those afraid of being called up are being taken ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 17 Jan 2023
Elon Musk-based crypto scams drop on YouTube
There’s an old adage that says that if something looks too good to be true, it rarely is. And yet this isn’t stopping people from signing up to get scammed out of their ...
David Hollingworth • Mon, 16 Jan 2023
Hack a Tesla, win a Tesla at the next Pwn2Own event
The next Pwn2Own hacking event is coming to the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, running between 22–24March this year — and two Teslas will be up for grabs.
New myGov email refund scam circulating in Australia
Fraudsters are using fake myGov emails to target vulnerable Australians following the Christmas holidays.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 13 Jan 2023
Trio behind major Aussie hack could walk free from prison
Three cyber criminals responsible for a hack impacting 1,800 South Australians may walk free.
Daniel Croft • Fri, 06 Jan 2023
Aussie businesses up cyber spending, call for cooperation against rising threat
Investment in cyber security by business leaders has seen a meteoric rise over the past year and shows no sign of slowing down. Now they are calling for companies to work ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 05 Jan 2023
Why closing the gender gap can fix the cyber skills gap
The cyber industry in Australia and around the world is burning the candle at both ends. Where cyber attacks are becoming more prominent in an increasingly digital world, ...
AFP offers advice on avoiding online relationship scams
No one likes to be alone over the holidays, but the Australian Federal Police is warning Australians to be aware of inadvertently becoming money mules via scam online ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 30 Dec 2022
Executives are to blame for cyber breaches, says Australians
Australians are demanding company executives be held responsible for data breaches, according to new research from Palo Alto Networks.
Daniel Croft • Wed, 28 Dec 2022
ADF team takes gold in Cyber Skills Challenge 2022
Competing with participants based all around the world, the ADF has taken out gold in the 2022 Cyber Skills Challenge held in QT Hotel in Canberra from 28 November till 2 ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 21 Dec 2022
Fire Rescue Victoria hit by cyber attack; employee data may have been exposed
Fire Rescue Victoria has confirmed that it was the victim of a cyber attack that has caused the service to shut down some of its systems last week.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 19 Dec 2022
RMIT unveils the Australian Lithuanian Hybrid Threat Centre
RMIT, working with the Australian Lithuanian Cyber Research Network, has today unveiled Australia’s first hybrid threat centre.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 16 Dec 2022