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Exclusive: Qld law firm investigating breach by SafePay ransomware

Exclusive: Qld law firm investigating breach by SafePay ransomware

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on a Queensland law firm, claiming to have exfiltrated company data, court ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 28 May 2025
Ransomware gangs turn to new aggressive tactics as organisations harden their defences

Ransomware gangs turn to new aggressive tactics as organisations harden their defences

Delivering ransom notes to homes and fake extortion claims are part of a new suite of ransomware tactics.

David Hollingworth Tue, 27 May 2025
Exclusive: Legal Practice Board of Western Australia confirms Dire Wolf ransomware attack

Exclusive: Legal Practice Board of Western Australia confirms Dire Wolf ransomware attack

Hacker newcomers claim to have exfiltrated 300 gigabytes of data, including limited contact details and correspondence ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 27 May 2025
ADF to invest in building cyber warfare workforce

ADF to invest in building cyber warfare workforce

Multiple career pathways and a new pay structure are aimed at recruiting and retaining skilled cyber specialists.

David Hollingworth Tue, 27 May 2025
Coinbase faces legal action following data breach impacting more than 69k customers

Coinbase faces legal action following data breach impacting more than 69k customers

The US cryptocurrency exchange has experienced a sudden drop in stock price after hackers stole personal information.

David Hollingworth Tue, 27 May 2025
Adidas discloses breach of third-party provider, customer data exfiltrated

Adidas discloses breach of third-party provider, customer data exfiltrated

What first appeared to be a data breach affecting two regional adidas locations has turned into a third-party incident ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 27 May 2025
German data watchdog fails to block Meta training AI with user data

German data watchdog fails to block Meta training AI with user data

Attempts to prevent Meta from using EU user data to train its AI have failed after the German data protection watchdog ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 26 May 2025
Scammers observed using Google’s AppSheet to impersonate Meta and PayPal

Scammers observed using Google’s AppSheet to impersonate Meta and PayPal

A newly emerged phishing campaign is capable of bypassing defences to MFA codes and credentials.

David Hollingworth Mon, 26 May 2025
I can’t Recall: Signal says no to Microsoft’s new Windows feature

I can’t Recall: Signal says no to Microsoft’s new Windows feature

Encrypted messaging service introduces feature to block Windows’ Recall from taking screenshots of chats.

David Hollingworth Mon, 26 May 2025
Europol-led operation takes down 300 malicious servers worldwide

Europol-led operation takes down 300 malicious servers worldwide

International law enforcement initiative Operation Endgame has delivered “a direct blow to the ransomware kill chain”.

David Hollingworth Mon, 26 May 2025
Australia yet to suffer ‘Hollywood’-level cyber incident, says cyber security coordinator

Australia yet to suffer ‘Hollywood’-level cyber incident, says cyber security coordinator

The Australian cyber security coordinator has issued warnings, saying that Australia, while having felt the impact of ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 23 May 2025
M S services could be down until July

M S services could be down until July

Marks Spencer (M S), the UK retail giant that suffered a cyber attack late last month, may have an even slower ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 23 May 2025
Pair of Romanian nationals charged over alleged ATM skimming operation

Pair of Romanian nationals charged over alleged ATM skimming operation

The Australian Federal Police has charged two men for their alleged role in tampering with ATMs in Sydney and the ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 23 May 2025
Elon Musk’s Starlink warned over complaint record-keeping lapses

Elon Musk’s Starlink warned over complaint record-keeping lapses

The satellite-based telco has failed to provide the ACMA with adequate complaint reports on four separate occasions.

David Hollingworth Fri, 23 May 2025
Op-Ed: Secure by design principles struggle to find unified enterprise adoption

Op-Ed: Secure by design principles struggle to find unified enterprise adoption

While awareness of the concept of “Secure by Design”’ is growing within many organisations, its usage remains fragmented ...

Pieter Danhieux, Co-Founder and CEO of Secure Code Warrior Fri, 23 May 2025
Multiple Coca-Cola bottlers compromised by data breaches

Multiple Coca-Cola bottlers compromised by data breaches

The Everest ransomware gang has claimed a Coca-Cola hack but the actual victim is the Middle East bottling partner, as a ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 23 May 2025
ANU confirms IT outage due to ‘IT infrastructure failure’

ANU confirms IT outage due to ‘IT infrastructure failure’

The 16 May Wi-Fi and systems outage were related to internal incident, not malicious action, the university COO has ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 22 May 2025
Faulty towers: Hospitality sector under attack by highly professional threat actors

Faulty towers: Hospitality sector under attack by highly professional threat actors

A new report reveals an industry under siege by highly competent adversaries leveraging a range of aggressive tactics ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 22 May 2025
Advanced Navigation unveils GPS-proof innovation

Advanced Navigation unveils GPS-proof innovation

Sydney-based Advanced Navigation has unveiled a new navigation device it says can operate when GPS is shut down for long ...

Adam Thorn Thu, 22 May 2025
Lumma infostealer disrupted in joint Microsoft, industry and global law enforcement takedown

Lumma infostealer disrupted in joint Microsoft, industry and global law enforcement takedown

The Lumma infostealer operation has been taken down in a collaborative effort between global law enforcement agencies ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 22 May 2025