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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
Op-Ed: An age-based social media ban will be a costly mistake – and it’s children who will pay

Op-Ed: An age-based social media ban will be a costly mistake – and it’s children who will pay

Locking kids under 16 out of social media will deny them important connections and a political voice.

David Hollingworth Thu, 21 Nov 2024
Rapid7 announces support for AWS resource control policies

Rapid7 announces support for AWS resource control policies

The company’s Exposure Command platform now supports AWS resource control policies.

David Hollingworth Thu, 21 Nov 2024
Op-Ed: The looming threat to Australia’s critical infrastructure

Op-Ed: The looming threat to Australia’s critical infrastructure

More than 10 per cent of all cyber attacks targeted critical infrastructure in the last year, a worrying trend according ...

Peter Maloney, CEO of AUCyber Thu, 21 Nov 2024
Exclusive: RansomHub hits third-party ASIC compliance firm in alleged cyber attack

Exclusive: RansomHub hits third-party ASIC compliance firm in alleged cyber attack

Notorious ransomware gang RansomHub has claimed an attack on a third-party firm that assists buisnesses with ASIC ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 20 Nov 2024
Defence automates removal of ex-staff network access following inquiry

Defence automates removal of ex-staff network access following inquiry

The Australian Department of Defence has automated the process of removing network and system access for leaving staff ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 20 Nov 2024
Rubrik and Microsoft partner to boost Azure cyber resilience

Rubrik and Microsoft partner to boost Azure cyber resilience

Rubrik’s new resilience solution will bring cyber recovery abilities to Microsoft Azure Blob Storage.

David Hollingworth Wed, 20 Nov 2024
The ASD’s Annual Cyber Threat Report reveals a drop in reported cyber crimes

The ASD’s Annual Cyber Threat Report reveals a drop in reported cyber crimes

Fraud is the most common cyber crime targeting Australians, with more than 87,000 reports made to the ASD in 2023–24.

David Hollingworth Wed, 20 Nov 2024
Russian ransomware gangs are going on a recruitment drive

Russian ransomware gangs are going on a recruitment drive

According to new research, pen testers are in high demand on a Russian-language hacking forum.

David Hollingworth Wed, 20 Nov 2024
Op-Ed: Why copilots are a CISO headache and how to fix it

Op-Ed: Why copilots are a CISO headache and how to fix it

Are generative AI (GenAI) features and functionalities paving the way to a more productive future, or are they offering ...

Sharat Nautiyal, Director of Security Engineering at Vectra AI Wed, 20 Nov 2024
Exclusive: Ford says systems not breached, data exfiltrated from third party

Exclusive: Ford says systems not breached, data exfiltrated from third party

Investigations by Ford Motor Company have confirmed with Cyber Daily that its systems were not breached and that no ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 20 Nov 2024