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Interview: How the vulnerability disclosure process works, with Dragos’ Logan Carpenter

Interview: How the vulnerability disclosure process works, with Dragos’ Logan Carpenter

“We’ve had issues where we’ve been threatened with cease-and-desist orders or threatened with lawsuits.”

David Hollingworth Tue, 26 Nov 2024
Industry responds to passing of Australia’s Cyber Security Act

Industry responds to passing of Australia’s Cyber Security Act

Opinions are mixed on the nation’s new cyber security legislation, which has been deployed as part of the 2023–2030 ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 26 Nov 2024
Australian banks lagging behind US counterparts in scam protections

Australian banks lagging behind US counterparts in scam protections

Two-thirds of Aussie banks fail to implement the most stringent level of email authentication protection, leaving ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 26 Nov 2024
AFP teams up with Philippine counterparts to identify Aussie scam victims

AFP teams up with Philippine counterparts to identify Aussie scam victims

The search for victims began after Philippine authorities took down a major scam compound in Manilla last month.

David Hollingworth Tue, 26 Nov 2024
Exclusive: Telstra confirms data incident, customer data unaffected

Exclusive: Telstra confirms data incident, customer data unaffected

Telstra has confirmed that threat actors breached one of its internal systems and stole data belonging to employees and ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 26 Nov 2024
BREAKING: Australian Cyber Security Act passed into law

BREAKING: Australian Cyber Security Act passed into law

Today (25 November, the Albanese government passed Australia’s first standalone Cyber Security Act.

Daniel Croft Mon, 25 Nov 2024
Exclusive: KillSec ransomware gang claims alleged hack of Vogue Homes

Exclusive: KillSec ransomware gang claims alleged hack of Vogue Homes

Ransomware-as-a-service operator KillSec says it has stolen personal customer data from NSW-based home builder Vogue ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 25 Nov 2024
Orange Business and Sat.One partner to bring better communications to remote ANZ regions

Orange Business and Sat.One partner to bring better communications to remote ANZ regions

The new partnership will use Eutelsat’s OneWeb low-Earth orbit technology to bring enhanced communications to remote ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 25 Nov 2024
Alleged Telstra employee data listed for sale by threat actor

Alleged Telstra employee data listed for sale by threat actor

The threat actor claims to have the data of over 44,000 employees.

Daniel Croft Mon, 25 Nov 2024
Cyber security is the sixth best-paying software-related role globally

Cyber security is the sixth best-paying software-related role globally

Cyber security specialists beat out AI and software engineers, as Melbourne makes the top 20 list of cities to find a ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 25 Nov 2024
eSafety partners with telcos to raise awareness of tech-based coercive control

eSafety partners with telcos to raise awareness of tech-based coercive control

New research shows that a significant number of people believe tech-based tracking over partners is acceptable as ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 25 Nov 2024
Sextortion attacks becoming more common globally, increasingly personalised

Sextortion attacks becoming more common globally, increasingly personalised

Sextortion attacks are becoming increasingly common and are growing in sophistication, according to new research by ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 22 Nov 2024
Exclusive: New Zealand importer Triton Sourcing   Distribution confirms ransomware attack

Exclusive: New Zealand importer Triton Sourcing Distribution confirms ransomware attack

SafePay ransomware gang claims second ANZ scalp with a 10-gigabyte data leak, but no personal data impacted.

David Hollingworth Fri, 22 Nov 2024
Pro-trans rights hackers target Andrew Tate’s The Real World website

Pro-trans rights hackers target Andrew Tate’s The Real World website

Hacktivists have leaked the details of more than 700,000 users of Andrew Tate’s so-called “online university”.

David Hollingworth Fri, 22 Nov 2024
Tesla data breach falsely claimed by IntelBroker, third-party EV charging firm actually breached

Tesla data breach falsely claimed by IntelBroker, third-party EV charging firm actually breached

Threat actors have claimed to have uploaded data pertaining to Tesla electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.

Daniel Croft Fri, 22 Nov 2024
5 hackers charged in the US over Scattered Spider hacking campaigns

5 hackers charged in the US over Scattered Spider hacking campaigns

The US Department of Justice has charged four Americans and one UK citizen over alleged phishing, identity theft, and ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 22 Nov 2024
Seniors and carers call for smart monitoring to safely age at home

Seniors and carers call for smart monitoring to safely age at home

Older Australians have said they would welcome government-funded smart tech in their homes, especially for fall ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 22 Nov 2024
Exclusive: Snow Brand Australia confirms SafePay ransomware attack

Exclusive: Snow Brand Australia confirms SafePay ransomware attack

The Australian arm of a Japanese dairy company confirms hack by a newcomer ransomware operation, limited employee data ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 22 Nov 2024
Peak tech body calls for more consultation on age ban legislation

Peak tech body calls for more consultation on age ban legislation

The Digital Industry Group Inc (DIGI) is unsurprisingly wary of the Labor government’s plan to ban social media for ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 21 Nov 2024
CISA releases list of top 25 most dangerous software weaknesses for 2024

CISA releases list of top 25 most dangerous software weaknesses for 2024

US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 21 Nov 2024