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Illuvium, founded by Australian brothers, offers a suite of games built on the Ethereum blockchain.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 10 Nov 2023
Clop ransomware gang targets zero-day vulnerability in SysAid support software
The gang behind the MOVEit hack could be on the prowl again.
Anonymous Sudan and Skynet claim Cloudflare DDoS takedown
Less than a week after Cloudflare suffered a days-long outage, DDoS operators claim a strike against the company’s ...
Scams taking advantage of the Optus outage are already circulating
Opportunistic scammers are already sending out scam messages promising compensation for the day-long outage.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 09 Nov 2023
myGov to move to passwordless authentication following reveal of $3.1bn scam loss
The way in which users log in to their myGov accounts is set to change, with the Australian government looking at ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 09 Nov 2023
Chinese threat actors caught spying on Cambodian government networks
Fake cloud services observed targeting Cambodian defence, election, and treasury organisations.
ChatGPT suffers major outage as Anonymous Sudan x Skynet claim cyber attack
Generative AI chatbot ChatGPT is suffering from a major outage, with threat actors claiming to have launched distributed ...
3 things you need to know about Australia’s Cyber and Infrastructure Security Centre
Critical infrastructure is just that – critical. And protecting it is a mighty task.
Reporter • Thu, 09 Nov 2023
Meta now requires disclosure of AI use in political ads
Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, Meta, has announced a new policy that will require creators of political ...
US consulting firm Frost & Sullivan hit by 90GB data breach
Promissory notes, executive bonus schemes, payroll details, and a wealth of client data have all been exposed on the ...
74% of ANZ businesses suffered a data breach from a cyber attack
Cyber attacks are hitting Australian and New Zealand organisations at an unprecedented rate, according to new research ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 08 Nov 2023
Iranian hackers target Israeli organisations in long cyber campaign
Iranian hackers have been launching cyber attacks on Israeli tech and higher education sectors in an attempt to steal ...
Optus outage not related to cyber incident, according to telco’s CEO
While Optus cannot say what has caused the nationwide outage, the company is pretty sure what hasn’t triggered the ...
David Hollingworth • Wed, 08 Nov 2023
Small business recoils from cost of cyber security
The main barrier to more secure digital systems is price, a Mastercard survey finds, and raising revenue has become a ...
Philip King • Wed, 08 Nov 2023
EU Cyber Resilience Act could constrict supply chains, says Siemens
New proposed European Union regulations for targeting cyber security risks are being warned against by major ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 07 Nov 2023
Thousands of myGov accounts suspended monthly, Australia suffers $3.1bn loss
Australia has lost $3.1 billion from threat actors targeting myGov accounts this year alone, leading to thousands of ...
Mercury announces launch of research services to empower cyber professionals
Australian cyber consulting organisation Mercury Information Security Services (Mercury) has launched research services, ...
Daniel Croft • Mon, 06 Nov 2023
LockBit strikes at bicycle giant Shimano, steals 4.5TB of data
World-leading bicycle part manufacturer Shimano has suffered a major cyber attack at the hands of the world’s most ...
Palo Alto spends big, acquiring 2 Israeli security firms
The US security multinational confirmed the acquisition of Dig Security last week and should announce a Talon Cyber ...
David Hollingworth • Mon, 06 Nov 2023
42% of cyber attacks successfully breach Australian companies
Australian businesses are unable to ward off 42 per cent of cyber attacks, according to a new study, highlighting the ...
Daniel Croft • Fri, 03 Nov 2023
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