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Former UK defence secretary named partner with UK defence and cyber security firm

Former UK defence secretary named partner with UK defence and cyber security firm

Sir Ben Wallace has been made partner for global investment firm Boka Capital after leaving office.

Robert Dougherty Thu, 03 Oct 2024
More than 37k DrayTek routers across Australia and New Zealand are vulnerable to hacking

More than 37k DrayTek routers across Australia and New Zealand are vulnerable to hacking

Security researchers have found 14 new vulnerabilities in 24 models of Vigor routers, with more than 700,000 exposed ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 03 Oct 2024
Aussie banks and Meta team up to take down celebrity scams on Facebook

Aussie banks and Meta team up to take down celebrity scams on Facebook

The social media giant has removed more than 8,000 “celeb bait” scams following Australian Financial Crimes Exchange ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 03 Oct 2024
The industry speaks: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2024

The industry speaks: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2024

This year’s theme is “Secure Our World”, and that’s exactly what these cyber security experts and industry luminaries ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 02 Oct 2024
Deloitte and Palo Alto expand security partnership to JAPAC, EMEA regions

Deloitte and Palo Alto expand security partnership to JAPAC, EMEA regions

Palo Alto Networks and Deloitte have announced today (2 October) an expansion of their partnership into the Japan and ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 02 Oct 2024
Australia imposes sanctions on Evil Corp cyber crime trio

Australia imposes sanctions on Evil Corp cyber crime trio

Australia has imposed sanctions on three senior members of the Evil Corp cyber crime organisation.

Daniel Croft Wed, 02 Oct 2024
Australian security cameras at risk of broadcast hacks

Australian security cameras at risk of broadcast hacks

AUCyber has warned of widespread attempts to hijack wireless security cameras following reports of Russian hackers ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 02 Oct 2024
archTIS announces $2.3m Australian Department of Defence contract

archTIS announces $2.3m Australian Department of Defence contract

Aussie data security firm archTIS is contracted to roll out its NC Protect access control platform in a program ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 02 Oct 2024
Millions seized and second Australian man arrested for alleged role in Ghost criminal network

Millions seized and second Australian man arrested for alleged role in Ghost criminal network

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has arrested an NSW man for allegedly distributing an Aussie-designed criminal ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 02 Oct 2024
4 LockBit members arrested, major affiliates ousted in latest Operation Cronos activity

4 LockBit members arrested, major affiliates ousted in latest Operation Cronos activity

LockBit 3.0 has taken another critical blow after global law enforcement agencies announced overnight that four more ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 02 Oct 2024
Threat actors allegedly leak sensitive data of Australian aged-care firm

Threat actors allegedly leak sensitive data of Australian aged-care firm

Threat actors have allegedly exfiltrated data from Tasmanian aged-care organisation Respect and are claiming to have ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 01 Oct 2024
Seized LockBit site reappears as Operation Cronos teases new arrests

Seized LockBit site reappears as Operation Cronos teases new arrests

Global law enforcement has seemingly resurrected the seized dark web leak site of the LockBit ransomware gang once ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 01 Oct 2024
VOCAT leaks hundreds of victim email addresses in admin oversight

VOCAT leaks hundreds of victim email addresses in admin oversight

An administrative error has seen hundreds of email addresses of Australian crime victims shared in an email.

Daniel Croft Tue, 01 Oct 2024
PlayStation Network offline in global outage

PlayStation Network offline in global outage

Gamers all over the world are flocking to forums to share tales of woe and theories behind massive disruption to ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 01 Oct 2024
3 Iranian hackers charged over hack-and-leak election interference campaign

3 Iranian hackers charged over hack-and-leak election interference campaign

The US Department of Justice has indicted three members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for their alleged role ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 01 Oct 2024
Quick action leads to recovery of $777k lost to BEC scam

Quick action leads to recovery of $777k lost to BEC scam

An international police operation has helped a South Australian woman recover funds lost to a 2023 business email ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 01 Oct 2024
304k customer records allegedly stolen from Australian camera and electronics store

304k customer records allegedly stolen from Australian camera and electronics store

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on Australian consumer electronics and computing store digiDirect.

Daniel Croft Mon, 30 Sep 2024
Qld invests $15m to launch free new cyber solution for small businesses

Qld invests $15m to launch free new cyber solution for small businesses

Queensland-based small businesses are set to benefit from a new investment that will unlock free new cyber security ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 30 Sep 2024
Israeli hackers breach Beirut air traffic control to warn off Iranian aircraft

Israeli hackers breach Beirut air traffic control to warn off Iranian aircraft

Israeli army operators allegedly hacked into Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport’s control tower to stop an ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 30 Sep 2024
Affiliate of major RaaS gangs launches own operation

Affiliate of major RaaS gangs launches own operation

A former affiliate of several major ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) gangs has formed its own ransomware organisation.

Daniel Croft Mon, 30 Sep 2024