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As of 30 May, businesses that earn more than $3 million a year will need to report paying a ransom to hackers
David Hollingworth • Thu, 29 May 2025
Victoria’s Secret battles outage after cyber slip leaves it exposed
Major fashion and lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret faces outages as it deals with the fallout of a cyber incident
Daniel Croft • Thu, 29 May 2025
Report: 69% of organisations hit by ransomware in the last 12 months
New research reveals the scale of ransomware threat as attacks surge and businesses struggle with extortion.
Spotify outage affects thousands in the UK, US and Australia
Music and podcast streaming giant Spotify has suffered from a major outage, affecting thousands of users in the US, UK ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 28 May 2025
Exclusive: Salvation Army suffers alleged ransomware attack
Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on The Salvation Army, promising to leak data “soon”.
Exclusive: Qld law firm investigating breach by SafePay ransomware
Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on a Queensland law firm, claiming to have exfiltrated company data, court ...
Ransomware gangs turn to new aggressive tactics as organisations harden their defences
Delivering ransom notes to homes and fake extortion claims are part of a new suite of ransomware tactics.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 28 May 2025
Exclusive: Legal Practice Board of Western Australia confirms Dire Wolf ransomware attack
Hacker newcomers claim to have exfiltrated 300 gigabytes of data, including limited contact details and correspondence ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 27 May 2025
ADF to invest in building cyber warfare workforce
Multiple career pathways and a new pay structure are aimed at recruiting and retaining skilled cyber specialists.
Coinbase faces legal action following data breach impacting more than 69k customers
The US cryptocurrency exchange has experienced a sudden drop in stock price after hackers stole personal information.
Adidas discloses breach of third-party provider, customer data exfiltrated
What first appeared to be a data breach affecting two regional adidas locations has turned into a third-party incident ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 27 May 2025
German data watchdog fails to block Meta training AI with user data
Attempts to prevent Meta from using EU user data to train its AI have failed after the German data protection watchdog ...
Daniel Croft • Mon, 26 May 2025
Scammers observed using Google’s AppSheet to impersonate Meta and PayPal
A newly emerged phishing campaign is capable of bypassing defences to MFA codes and credentials.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 26 May 2025
I can’t Recall: Signal says no to Microsoft’s new Windows feature
Encrypted messaging service introduces feature to block Windows’ Recall from taking screenshots of chats.
Europol-led operation takes down 300 malicious servers worldwide
International law enforcement initiative Operation Endgame has delivered “a direct blow to the ransomware kill chain”
Australia yet to suffer ‘Hollywood’-level cyber incident, says cyber security coordinator
The Australian cyber security coordinator has issued warnings, saying that Australia, while having felt the impact of ...
Daniel Croft • Fri, 23 May 2025
M&S services could be down until July
Marks & Spencer (M&S), the UK retail giant that suffered a cyber attack late last month, may have an even slower ...
Pair of Romanian nationals charged over alleged ATM skimming operation
The Australian Federal Police has charged two men for their alleged role in tampering with ATMs in Sydney and the ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 23 May 2025
Elon Musk’s Starlink warned over complaint record-keeping lapses
The satellite-based telco has failed to provide the ACMA with adequate complaint reports on four separate occasions.
Op-Ed: Secure by design principles struggle to find unified enterprise adoption
While awareness of the concept of “Secure by Design”’ is growing within many organisations, its usage remains fragmented ...
Pieter Danhieux, Co-Founder and CEO of Secure Code Warrior • Fri, 23 May 2025
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