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Pirated software causes malware infection in Ukrainian utility company

Pirated software causes malware infection in Ukrainian utility company

A recent cyber incident in Ukraine has shown that threat actors don’t always need to be too clever when it comes to ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 05 Apr 2023
Government agencies resort to 'informal' methods to block websites

Government agencies resort to 'informal' methods to block websites

Australian government agencies are bypassing the use of powers to block websites, and instead ore using ‘informal’ ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 04 Apr 2023
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs struggling with outdated IT systems

Australia’s Department of Home Affairs struggling with outdated IT systems

A leaked report from a private consulting firm paints a dire picture of the IT operations of the Department of Home ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 04 Apr 2023
Australian government TikTok ban is official — but it doesn’t include TikTok’s website

Australian government TikTok ban is official — but it doesn’t include TikTok’s website

Australia’s Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has officially announced a Commonwealth ban on the TikTok social media app.

David Hollingworth Tue, 04 Apr 2023
Service NSW exposes details of thousands after website update

Service NSW exposes details of thousands after website update

Thousands of Service NSW customers are being informed that their data may have been compromised last month, after the ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 04 Apr 2023
Australian government to ban TikTok on Commonwealth-owned devices

Australian government to ban TikTok on Commonwealth-owned devices

The Australian federal government is reported to be in the process of banning the use of Chinese-owned social media app ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 04 Apr 2023
Tasmanian government says data uncompromised after GoAnywhere breach

Tasmanian government says data uncompromised after GoAnywhere breach

The Tasmanian government has said that the cyber attack it was affected by last week has not led to any data being ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 03 Apr 2023
NHS at risk of cyber breach following Capita outage

NHS at risk of cyber breach following Capita outage

Fears of a data breach at the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) have erupted after computer systems at third-party ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 03 Apr 2023
US, AUS and allies unite to counter spyware abuse

US, AUS and allies unite to counter spyware abuse

A movement to introduce methods of countering the misuse of spyware has been launched by the US and some of its allies, ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 31 Mar 2023
Unidentified threat actor targeting orgs in annexed regions of Ukraine

Unidentified threat actor targeting orgs in annexed regions of Ukraine

Security researchers have found active malware infections in a number of organisations in the Donetsk, Lugansk, and ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 23 Mar 2023
North Korean hackers targeting ‘experts’ on Korean peninsula

North Korean hackers targeting ‘experts’ on Korean peninsula

A long-running North Korean threat actor has been spotted actively targeting individuals on the peninsula, according to ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 23 Mar 2023
Productivity Commission calls for single cyber incident reporting solution

Productivity Commission calls for single cyber incident reporting solution

A recent report by the Australian Productivity Commission has called on the government to develop a single cyber ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 22 Mar 2023
Free voice AI can be used for Centrelink fraud

Free voice AI can be used for Centrelink fraud

Voice AI can be used for Centrelink and Australian Taxation Office fraud, and the government needs to reallocate cyber ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 21 Mar 2023