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NSW Police investigating ‘significant’ Department of Communities and Justice data breach

NSW Police investigating ‘significant’ Department of Communities and Justice data breach

Police warn that around 9,000 “sensitive court files” have been accessed, including AVOs and court affidavits.

David Hollingworth Thu, 27 Mar 2025
Sydney Tools exposes 34m customer records after leaving database unprotected

Sydney Tools exposes 34m customer records after leaving database unprotected

Major Australian hardware and DIY supply store Sydney Tools has exposed the data of its employees and customers after it ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 26 Mar 2025
Signal defends its security as Trump administration suffers Yemen leak fallout

Signal defends its security as Trump administration suffers Yemen leak fallout

The president of secure messaging app Signal has defended the security of the service following the Trump administration ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 26 Mar 2025
Active exploitation of DrayTek router vulnerabilities underway in the wild

Active exploitation of DrayTek router vulnerabilities underway in the wild

As DrayTek routers around the world randomly reboot for no apparent reason, security researchers have spotted hackers ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 26 Mar 2025
ACSC shares critical alert regarding vulnerabilities in Kubernetes Ingress-NGINX Controller

ACSC shares critical alert regarding vulnerabilities in Kubernetes Ingress-NGINX Controller

The Australian Cyber Security Centre recommends users of Ingress-NGINX Controller to act now regarding flaws that could ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 26 Mar 2025
Meta users flock to X following another Facebook, Instagram outage

Meta users flock to X following another Facebook, Instagram outage

Yet another Facebook and Instagram outage has pushed users of Meta’s suite of social media platforms to rival X ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 26 Mar 2025
The industry responds to budget 2025: Small businesses need more support

The industry responds to budget 2025: Small businesses need more support

The Labor government’s 2025 budget was an exercise in electioneering, with little offered to support businesses getting ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 26 Mar 2025
Federal Budget 2025: Cyber security loses out in pre-election budget

Federal Budget 2025: Cyber security loses out in pre-election budget

While previous Federal Budgets have had varying levels of focus on boosting Australia’s cyber security, the 2025 budget ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 25 Mar 2025
Trump administration accidentally leaks Yemen strike details in unauthorised Signal chat

Trump administration accidentally leaks Yemen strike details in unauthorised Signal chat

The Trump administration accidentally leaked details of its strikes on Yemen after it accidentally added a journalist to ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 25 Mar 2025
Ukraine train network stunted by cyber attack

Ukraine train network stunted by cyber attack

The Ukrainian state train service has confirmed that it suffered a cyber attack, which has led to its ticket sale ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 25 Mar 2025
Brydens Lawyers obtains injunction following February cyber incident

Brydens Lawyers obtains injunction following February cyber incident

Sydney law firm Brydens Lawyers obtains a court order banning “dissemination of the impacted confidential information” ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 25 Mar 2025
North Korea-linked insider threats surged in 2024, according to new report

North Korea-linked insider threats surged in 2024, according to new report

Palo Alto Networks’ 2025 Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report reveals the changing nature of cyber threats, with ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 25 Mar 2025
Oracle hack appears to be the real deal, despite the company’s denials

Oracle hack appears to be the real deal, despite the company’s denials

Security researchers say that a recent post on a hacking forum claiming a massive breach of Oracle Cloud appears ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 25 Mar 2025
University of Notre Dame Fremantle faces backlash following cyber attack

University of Notre Dame Fremantle faces backlash following cyber attack

The Fremantle campus of the University of Notre Dame faces major backlash for its response to a cyber attack it suffered ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 24 Mar 2025
NSW government-developed Land iQ data platform licensed for industry use

NSW government-developed Land iQ data platform licensed for industry use

“World-first” data platform aims to speed up private sector pre-planning processes and keep government and industry on ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 24 Mar 2025
Exclusive: Australian skincare manufacturer confirms cyber incident

Exclusive: Australian skincare manufacturer confirms cyber incident

A Melbourne-based skincare manufacturer has confirmed it suffered a cyber incident after it was listed on the dark web ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 18 Mar 2025
Another Steam game removed for being suspected malware

Another Steam game removed for being suspected malware

A second game hiding malware has been removed from digital video game marketplace Steam in as many months.

Daniel Croft Mon, 24 Mar 2025
Westpac launches SafeBlock anti-scam measure

Westpac launches SafeBlock anti-scam measure

Customers will now be able to block their accounts if they suspect they’ve fallen victim to a scam.

David Hollingworth Mon, 24 Mar 2025
Travellers warned to beware of scams following Heathrow airport outage

Travellers warned to beware of scams following Heathrow airport outage

A backlog of cancelled flights and customers desperate to rebook travel arrangements could be a field day for scammers

David Hollingworth Mon, 24 Mar 2025
Baidu executive’s daughter leaks personal info, company denies data breach

Baidu executive’s daughter leaks personal info, company denies data breach

Chinese search engine Baidu has denied that it suffered a data breach following the daughter of a company executive ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 21 Mar 2025