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Major oil and gas multinational Shell has reportedly suffered a data breach affecting almost a dozen countries.
Daniel Croft • Thu, 30 May 2024
Exclusive: Akira ransomware gang claims scalp of Sydney law firm
Hackers allege they have client documents and court details belonging to Brett Slater Solicitors.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 30 May 2024
Wayback under attack: 3-day DDoS hits Internet Archive site
The Internet Archive, best known for running the Wayback Machine, has revealed that it has been fighting off distributed ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 29 May 2024
BlackSuit unveiled: Timeline of a ransomware attack
A new report into the activity of the BlackSuit ransomware gang reveals in-depth hacker habits and tactics.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 29 May 2024
ASD urges early incident intel sharing following LockBit takedown lessons
Australia is currently looking at mechanisms for the effective sharing of incident response (IR) intelligence after the ...
Dementia Australia launches virtual reality training tool
The new D-Esc tool will teach carers how to empathise and de-escalate incidents with people living with dementia.
Spyware firm ‘out of business’ after data leaked on own site by hacker
A cyber attack on spyware app pcTattletale has killed the business, according to the company’s founder.
Hackers claim Ticketmaster/Live Nation data breach, more than 500m compromised
An infamous hacking collective claims to have 1.3 terabytes of customer data stolen from the entertainment giant, as ...
Australia is the no.10 most targeted country for phishing attacks
A new report from Zscaler sheds light on a rising number of phishing attacks and the huge surge in attacks aimed at and ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 28 May 2024
Papua New Guinea finalises data protection and governance policy
A Pacific islands nation announces it will soon have a national data policy in digital transformation milestone.
2.8m affected in Sav-Rx data breach
A major US prescription management firm has disclosed that a data breach on its systems resulted in the theft of data ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 28 May 2024
Courtroom AV software firm warns of supply chain attack
Security researchers spot malicious backdoor in JAVS Viewer courtroom audio/video platform.
RansomHub posts Christie’s Auction House data sample, claims 500k customers affected
A sample of data belonging to Christie’s Auction House has been posted online, just weeks after a major auction was ...
Storing unnecessary data? Expert issues stark warning
You might not consider it a problem, but storing unnecessary data can leave businesses liable to legal action and ...
Liam Garman • Tue, 28 May 2024
Op-Ed: Windows’ new Recall feature is a security nightmare
Do we really need a function that remembers everything we do on our PCs? Does your company? Probably not.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 27 May 2024
BreachForums relaunches on dark web, clear web too risky?
BreachForums appears to be back, but not like it once was, with the recently seized platform’s admin announcing a new ...
Daniel Croft • Mon, 27 May 2024
Anti-scam chatbot Scamio now available for WhatsApp in Australia
Bitdefender’s free scam-fighting tool is now available locally on a popular Messenger alternative.
11 big pharma firms affected in Cencora cyber attack
A February attack on a US pharmaceutical solutions company has resulted in almost a dozen drug companies disclosing ...
Optus loses appeal to keep Deloitte cyber attack report secret
The Federal Court has dismissed Optus’ appeal to hold back a Deloitte report into its 2022 cyber attack from class ...
Act Now, Stay Secure campaign launched to warn First Nations Australians of cyber crime
A new cyber security campaign asks the question, “What are you risking online?” and calls on First Nations communities ...