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No returns: LockBit celebrates FBI director’s birthday with downloadable archive

No returns: LockBit celebrates FBI director’s birthday with downloadable archive

After a rather long hiatus, LockBit is fighting back against the FBI, having written a personal birthday message to the ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 18 Dec 2024
Top 10 holiday scams to watch for this Christmas

Top 10 holiday scams to watch for this Christmas

It’s a sad fact that scammers love to take advantage of the holiday period – here’s what to look out for this year.

David Hollingworth Mon, 16 Dec 2024
Exclusive: IntelBroker publishes partial Cisco data

Exclusive: IntelBroker publishes partial Cisco data

IntelBroker has allegedly leaked part of the data it exfiltrated from Cisco last month as proof of the breach’s ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 17 Dec 2024
FBI biometrics division website outage claimed by Mr Hamza

FBI biometrics division website outage claimed by Mr Hamza

The website of the FBI’s biometric standards division was targeted by cyber criminals, causing outages.

Daniel Croft Tue, 17 Dec 2024
UNSW signs partnership agreement with OpenAI

UNSW signs partnership agreement with OpenAI

The new deal is part of the University of NSW’s strategy to employ AI across “all aspects” of campus life.

David Hollingworth Tue, 17 Dec 2024
Exclusive: FBI subdivision firewall access listed by potential Schneider Electric hacker

Exclusive: FBI subdivision firewall access listed by potential Schneider Electric hacker

A threat actor has reportedly sold firewall access to an FBI subdivision base in a listing on a popular hacking forum.

Daniel Croft Mon, 16 Dec 2024
Exclusive: 28.4k Nestlé corporate logins allegedly listed for sale

Exclusive: 28.4k Nestlé corporate logins allegedly listed for sale

Threat actors claim to have exfiltrated almost 30,000 corporate logins for Swiss multinational Nestlé.

Daniel Croft Mon, 16 Dec 2024
ACCC report records poor NBN satellite internet performance

ACCC report records poor NBN satellite internet performance

NBN’s satellite internet performance is so poor that it would struggle to consistently play videos or handle online ...

Adam Thorn Mon, 16 Dec 2024
AFP’s investigation into Ghost networking app continues to disrupt criminal activity

AFP’s investigation into Ghost networking app continues to disrupt criminal activity

Following a global takedown operation in September, arrests of Australian criminals continue to stack up.

David Hollingworth Mon, 16 Dec 2024
Clop ransomware gang confirms it is actively exploiting Cleo MFT vulnerabilities

Clop ransomware gang confirms it is actively exploiting Cleo MFT vulnerabilities

The gang behind GoAnywhere and MOVEit hacking campaigns is at it again with the latest file transfer vulnerability.

David Hollingworth Mon, 16 Dec 2024
Cyber Daily announces return of the Australian Cyber Summit for 2025

Cyber Daily announces return of the Australian Cyber Summit for 2025

Cyber Daily is pleased to announce the launch of the Australian Cyber Summit 2025, featuring a jam-packed agenda with ...

Reporter Mon, 16 Dec 2024
Exclusive: Bondi Markets the latest claimed victim of Australian DDoS campaign

Exclusive: Bondi Markets the latest claimed victim of Australian DDoS campaign

The website for Bondi Markets was allegedly taken down in a DDoS attack, making the organisation the latest victim of a ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 13 Dec 2024
Money mule for cyber criminals sentenced to 18-month jail term

Money mule for cyber criminals sentenced to 18-month jail term

Melbourne man sentenced to jail time and Recognisance Release Order for assisting in laundering the proceeds of cyber ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 13 Dec 2024
Experts respond to Google’s Willow quantum computing breakthrough

Experts respond to Google’s Willow quantum computing breakthrough

From the possible implications for cyber security to the impressive science behind the quantum chip, here’s what the ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 13 Dec 2024
Exclusive: Kiwi telco Compass Communications confirms ransomware attack

Exclusive: Kiwi telco Compass Communications confirms ransomware attack

RA World ransomware gang lists a New Zealand company as a victim and claims to have stolen 250 gigabytes of internal and ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 13 Dec 2024
Interview: Liminal Panda and China’s headstart on vulnerabilities, with CrowdStrike’s Adam Meyers

Interview: Liminal Panda and China’s headstart on vulnerabilities, with CrowdStrike’s Adam Meyers

Chinese state-sponsored actors have become a major concern for Western nations and organisations.

Daniel Croft Thu, 12 Dec 2024
Most Aussie business leaders expect another CrowdStrike-style outage next year

Most Aussie business leaders expect another CrowdStrike-style outage next year

July’s global outage caught most Australian executives off guard, and most think the next one is inevitable.

David Hollingworth Thu, 12 Dec 2024
Exclusive: Medusa claims 852.4GB of data stolen from Ainsworth Game Technology

Exclusive: Medusa claims 852.4GB of data stolen from Ainsworth Game Technology

The Medusa ransomware group has claimed a ransomware attack on an Australia-operated digital slots and gaming machine ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 12 Dec 2024
Global Meta outage affects Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp

Global Meta outage affects Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp

Meta’s social media platforms suffered a worldwide outage in the early hours of this morning (Thursday, 12 December), ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 12 Dec 2024
Exclusive: Funksec ransomware gang allegedly targets pair of Aussie companies

Exclusive: Funksec ransomware gang allegedly targets pair of Aussie companies

Ransomware operators share data stolen from a West Australian cleaning supplier and ANZ food safety not-for-profit, but ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 12 Dec 2024