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US government hacked out of US$20m in crypto

US government hacked out of US$20m in crypto

The US government has reportedly lost roughly US$20 million in crypto as the result of a cyber attack, according to ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 28 Oct 2024
350m Hot Topic customers have data allegedly posted online

350m Hot Topic customers have data allegedly posted online

In what is being called the largest retail data breach of all time, the personal data of 350 million customers of US ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 28 Oct 2024
Delta Air Lines files lawsuit against CrowdStrike, seeks US$500m

Delta Air Lines files lawsuit against CrowdStrike, seeks US$500m

Delta Air Lines has sued cyber firm CrowdStrike for the July software update that caused flight disruptions.

Daniel Croft Mon, 28 Oct 2024
UnitedHealth cyber attack impacted 100m, says US government

UnitedHealth cyber attack impacted 100m, says US government

The ALPHV (BlackCat) cyber attack on the tech unit of major US healthcare provider UnitedHealth’s subsidiary, Change ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 25 Oct 2024
Perth airport Wi-Fi rules slammed as major privacy risk

Perth airport Wi-Fi rules slammed as major privacy risk

Perth Airport’s free public Wi-Fi policy has been slammed by a West Australian MP and a digital rights expert, who have ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 25 Oct 2024
Home Affairs personal data compromised in ZircoDATA hack

Home Affairs personal data compromised in ZircoDATA hack

Home Affairs has revealed that personal data has been compromised after threat actors breached a third-party firm used ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 24 Oct 2024
Optus joins Telstra in offering Starlink

Optus joins Telstra in offering Starlink

Optus has joined Telstra in offering customers Starlink in a significant boost for the Elon Musk-owned company.

Adam Thorn Thu, 24 Oct 2024
Russian foreign ministry suffers ‘powerful’ cyber attack

Russian foreign ministry suffers ‘powerful’ cyber attack

Russia’s foreign affairs ministry has reportedly suffered an “unprecedented” cyber attack launched by an unknown threat ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 24 Oct 2024
‘Act now’ – ACSC issues critical alert for exploited FortiManager vulnerability

‘Act now’ – ACSC issues critical alert for exploited FortiManager vulnerability

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has issued a critical alert for a vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 24 Oct 2024
ACCC bolsters its cyber security as it becomes Australia’s Digital ID regulator

ACCC bolsters its cyber security as it becomes Australia’s Digital ID regulator

To deal with the increased security workloads following the establishment of the National Anti-Scam Centre and the ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 24 Oct 2024
CrowdStrike appoints Louis Tague as new VP of sales, ANZ

CrowdStrike appoints Louis Tague as new VP of sales, ANZ

In an effort to accelerate its growth and bolster regional cyber resilience, CrowdStrike announced today (23 October) ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 23 Oct 2024
Are the proposed cyber laws a ‘turning point’?

Are the proposed cyber laws a ‘turning point’?

Law firm partners and industry experts are responding positively to the federal government’s proposed cyber security ...

Jerome Doraisamy Wed, 23 Oct 2024
4 companies charged by SEC for misleading investors after SolarWinds breach

4 companies charged by SEC for misleading investors after SolarWinds breach

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has slapped four companies with charges after they misled investors by ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 23 Oct 2024
Sophos acquires Secureworks in $1.3bn deal

Sophos acquires Secureworks in $1.3bn deal

Major British cyber security software firm Sophos has announced its acquisition of US cyber security company Secureworks ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 23 Oct 2024
Juventus football club X account breached by threat actors

Juventus football club X account breached by threat actors

Italy’s largest football club, Juventus FC, has confirmed that an unauthorised user gained access to its English X ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 23 Oct 2024
Albanese government launches Small Business Cyber Resilience Service

Albanese government launches Small Business Cyber Resilience Service

Today (22 October), the Australian government has announced the launch of the new Small Business Cyber Resilience ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 22 Oct 2024
Leak of US analysis of Israel’s Iran attack plan under investigation

Leak of US analysis of Israel’s Iran attack plan under investigation

The US has begun investigating after threat actors published classified documents containing the US’ judgment of ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 22 Oct 2024
Casio aims to recover from ransomware attack by end of November

Casio aims to recover from ransomware attack by end of November

Japanese watchmaker Casio has disclosed that the ransomware attack it suffered earlier this month is set to cause delays ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 22 Oct 2024
Exclusive: Major Australian mechanic Ultra Tune suffers alleged cyber attack

Exclusive: Major Australian mechanic Ultra Tune suffers alleged cyber attack

Threat actors have listed major Australian mechanic and roadside assistance franchise Ultra Tune on the dark web, ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 21 Oct 2024
Internet Archive suffers third October cyber attack

Internet Archive suffers third October cyber attack

After dealing with a long distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack before then suffering a data breach affecting 31 ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 21 Oct 2024