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Senator James Paterson responds to IPAC breach, calls for sanctions against APT31

Senator James Paterson responds to IPAC breach, calls for sanctions against APT31

Shadow cyber security minister James Paterson has responded to the news that six Australian senators and members of ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 08 May 2024
Australia joins US, UK governments in sanctioning LockBit hacker

Australia joins US, UK governments in sanctioning LockBit hacker

Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev has been named as ransomware mastermind, with a US$10 million bounty placed on his arrest.

David Hollingworth Wed, 08 May 2024
6 Australian senators, MPs confirm being targeted by APT31 in IPAC cyber attack

6 Australian senators, MPs confirm being targeted by APT31 in IPAC cyber attack

Until this point, the senators and MPs affected had been kept in the dark.

Daniel Croft Tue, 07 May 2024
Poland joins countries attributing Russian APT28 for major cyber attacks

Poland joins countries attributing Russian APT28 for major cyber attacks

Following Germany attributing previous cyber attacks to a Russian state-sponsored actor, Poland announced that it had ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 06 May 2024
Germany calls on Russian representative following cyber attack findings

Germany calls on Russian representative following cyber attack findings

After attributing a major political cyber attack to Russian state-sponsored actors, Germany has called on ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 06 May 2024
Germany accuses Russia of government party cyber attack

Germany accuses Russia of government party cyber attack

Germany is pointing the finger at Russia after members of a major political party were subject to a serious cyber attack

Daniel Croft Fri, 03 May 2024
US warns of pro-Russian activists attacking critical infrastructure OT environments

US warns of pro-Russian activists attacking critical infrastructure OT environments

Pro-Russian hacktivists are reportedly targeting US critical infrastructure operations and water facilities, according ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 03 May 2024
Australian federal courts to review endpoint detection and response

Australian federal courts to review endpoint detection and response

Australia’s federal courts have announced that they will be conducting a review of their endpoint detection and response ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 02 May 2024
DFAT’s Cyber and Critical Tech Cooperation Program is open for funding proposals

DFAT’s Cyber and Critical Tech Cooperation Program is open for funding proposals

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has announced an open call for countries in south-east Asia seeking to boost ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 01 May 2024
TikTok now has 12 months to be divested from its Chinese owner or face total US ban

TikTok now has 12 months to be divested from its Chinese owner or face total US ban

The US Senate has passed new TikTok legislation as a part of a long-awaited US$95 billion foreign aid package.

David Hollingworth Fri, 26 Apr 2024
Australian Federal Police on the hunt for new CISO

Australian Federal Police on the hunt for new CISO

The AFP is advertising for a new chief information security officer to help shape its Cyber Security Strategy.

David Hollingworth Fri, 26 Apr 2024
US Treasury sanctions Iranian cyber actors over government attacks

US Treasury sanctions Iranian cyber actors over government attacks

Four Iranian individuals were sanctioned and indicted and two companies sanctioned over attacks on more than a dozen US ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 24 Apr 2024
Australia v Musk: War of words erupts between politicians and Musk over eSafety ruling

Australia v Musk: War of words erupts between politicians and Musk over eSafety ruling

Aussie politicians voice their ire over X’s stance on the church stabbing video, while Elon Musk targets Prime Minister ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 23 Apr 2024