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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
Japanese tech giant Nidec confirms 8Base data breach, company data published
Japanese tech giant Nidec has confirmed that threat actors breached its systems and launched a ransomware attack earlier ...
Japan’s ruling party’s website taken down by pro-Russian hacktivists
Japan’s ruling political party has reportedly suffered a cyber attack that disabled its website, just as the nation’s ...
Daniel Croft • Fri, 18 Oct 2024
Globe Life hackers demand money for not publishing data
Threat actors are attempting to blackmail major US insurance provider Globe Life into handing over money to prevent data ...
The EU’s new NIS2 Directive is now enforceable by member states
The European Union’s Network and Information Security Directive 2 came into effect on 18 October – but what does that ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 18 Oct 2024
FBI arrests Alabama man for breaching SEC X account
The threat actor suspected of hacking the X (formerly Twitter) account of the US Securities and Exchange Commission ...
The industry speaks: Cyber security and World Mental Health Month
We catch up with some industry experts for their advice on tackling burnout, managing teams under stress, and how to ...
Report: Most ANZ IT and security leaders have fallen for a phishing attack
A new report from Arctic Wolf reveals what the company calls the “hubris” of technology leaders in Australia and New ...
David Hollingworth • Thu, 17 Oct 2024
US DOJ indicts Sudanese brothers behind Anonymous Sudan DDoS gang
Two brothers have been indicted for their involvement in the Anonymous Sudan threat group, best known for launching ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 17 Oct 2024
Aussie agencies join with international partners to warn of Iranian hacking campaign
The AFP and the ASD’s ACSC have released a joint advisory describing the “brute force” tactics of Iranian threat actors ...
National Public Data hacker USDoD arrested in Brazil
Brazil’s federal police force has arrested the infamous hacker USDoD, the same threat actor connected to the National ...
Exclusive: Stormous ransomware gang claims hack of blockchain identity firm Fractal ID
Hackers allegedly have the “know your customer” data of more than 300,000 Fractal ID users, including cryptocurrency ...
CommBank cops $7.5m fine for spamming customers
The big four bank has been forced to pay up a second time after spamming more than 170 million messages to Australian ...
Ransomware a growing issue for FinServ organisations, says Thales
Threat actors have reportedly eased the pressure on financial service organisations, with data breaches dropping, ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 16 Oct 2024
Rubrik launches Data Security Posture Management for Microsoft 365 Copilot
US cloud data management and data security company Rubrik has unveiled the launch of new capabilities to assist ...
Fujitsu stands up AWS practice to support Australian cloud adoption
The new practice will provide a dedicated team of experts to provide a raft of comprehensive AWS solutions to the ...
David Hollingworth • Wed, 16 Oct 2024
Cisco launches investigation into IntelBroker’s cyber attack
Networking hardware and software manufacturer Cisco has informed media that it is aware of claims that threat actors ...
NAB, Vodafone and Microsoft listed in alleged Cisco data breach
Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on US technology multinational Cisco, claiming to have exfiltrated data ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 15 Oct 2024
New research links online piracy with increased cyber risk
A third of all Australians who access pirated media have been impacted by fraud, ID theft, and other security risks.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 15 Oct 2024
Researchers warn of nation-state threat actors exploiting Ivanti CSA vulnerabilities
An advanced threat actor was observed chaining one known and two previously unknown vulnerabilities to access a victim’s ...
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