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New ransomware gang claims Blue Yonder cyber attack

New ransomware gang claims Blue Yonder cyber attack

Threat actors have finally claimed responsibility for the Blue Yonder cyber attack that occurred last month.

Daniel Croft Mon, 09 Dec 2024
UK hospital Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust confirms INC Ransom cyber attack

UK hospital Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust confirms INC Ransom cyber attack

A ransomware gang targets one of the largest children’s hospitals in Europe, though the hospital asserts no children’s ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 09 Dec 2024
Exclusive: INC Ransom claims hack on closed Queensland law firm

Exclusive: INC Ransom claims hack on closed Queensland law firm

Nicholsons Solicitors closed down recently, but some client data remains accessible – and vulnerable.

David Hollingworth Mon, 09 Dec 2024
ACCC concerned as AI fails to disrupt Google’s search market dominance

ACCC concerned as AI fails to disrupt Google’s search market dominance

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has called for a revisit of Google’s dominant search engine ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 06 Dec 2024
BT Group confirms cyber incident following Black Basta ransomware claims

BT Group confirms cyber incident following Black Basta ransomware claims

BT Group, formerly known as British Telecom, has confirmed the claims of the Black Basta ransomware gang, which ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 06 Dec 2024
Anduril, OpenAI partner to accelerate US AI leadership

Anduril, OpenAI partner to accelerate US AI leadership

US defence disruptor Anduril has announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI to develop and responsibly deploy ...

Reporter Fri, 06 Dec 2024
Op-Ed: Building consumer trust and cyber resilience in Australia

Op-Ed: Building consumer trust and cyber resilience in Australia

As Australia embraces the age of artificial intelligence, the cloud, and “digital economy” applications, the management ...

Paul Henaghan, managing director at Cohesity Fri, 06 Dec 2024
US authorities arrest another alleged Scattered Spider hacker

US authorities arrest another alleged Scattered Spider hacker

Remington Goy Ogletree was arrested last month after allegedly hacking two telcos and a financial institution.

David Hollingworth Fri, 06 Dec 2024
Papua New Guinea to follow Australia with age-based social media ban for kids

Papua New Guinea to follow Australia with age-based social media ban for kids

Less than a week after Australia’s age-based social media ban passed into law, the head of Papua New Guinea’s Department ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 06 Dec 2024
Home Affairs invites public to shape cyber security policy

Home Affairs invites public to shape cyber security policy

The Australian public has a chance to shape the nation’s cyber security policy, with the Department of Home Affairs ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 05 Dec 2024
Op-Ed: Zero trust in the age of AI – strengthening security frameworks

Op-Ed: Zero trust in the age of AI – strengthening security frameworks

As companies move from AI pilot programs to serious implementation, understanding zero trust is more important than ever

Sharat Nautiyal, Director, APJ Security Engineering at Vectra AI Thu, 05 Dec 2024
Salus Ventures launches Strategic Advisor Program

Salus Ventures launches Strategic Advisor Program

A former director-general of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service and a former US ambassador are among ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 05 Dec 2024
UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot in seemingly planned attack

UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot in seemingly planned attack

The CEO of UnitedHealthcare, the US’ largest health insurance firm that suffered a major ransomware incident, has been ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 05 Dec 2024
It’s a deal, it’s a steal – what makes darknet markets tick

It’s a deal, it’s a steal – what makes darknet markets tick

Darknet marketplaces are the engine rooms of online crime – from drug deals to fake IDs; anything can be bought if you ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 05 Dec 2024
Deloitte UK suffers alleged cyber incident, over 1TB stolen

Deloitte UK suffers alleged cyber incident, over 1TB stolen

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack against big four accounting and audit firm Deloitte.

Daniel Croft Thu, 05 Dec 2024
Why women leave the cyber security industry: Bullying, long hours, and gender-based pay gaps

Why women leave the cyber security industry: Bullying, long hours, and gender-based pay gaps

A new study from RMIT University has revealed why women are generally under-represented in the cyber security workforce

David Hollingworth Thu, 05 Dec 2024
Exclusive: Australian Seventh-day Adventist ministry data allegedly stolen in cyber attack

Exclusive: Australian Seventh-day Adventist ministry data allegedly stolen in cyber attack

Threat actors claim to have exfiltrated data from the Australian Seventh-day Adventist ministry, Steps To Life.

Daniel Croft Wed, 04 Dec 2024
US authorities admit they don’t know when telcos will be free of Chinese interference

US authorities admit they don’t know when telcos will be free of Chinese interference

The admission follows guidance from the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Australian Cyber ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 04 Dec 2024
Exclusive: Australian disability services website defaced by DXPLOIT and other ‘hacktivists’

Exclusive: Australian disability services website defaced by DXPLOIT and other ‘hacktivists’

The threat group appears to have collaborated with a number of other well-known threat actors, including RipperSec and ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 04 Dec 2024
Exclusive: Australian Centre for Heart Health hit by alleged SafePay ransomware attack

Exclusive: Australian Centre for Heart Health hit by alleged SafePay ransomware attack

Ransomware gang SafePay claims hack on a Melbourne-based not-for-profit research institute operating out of the Royal ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 04 Dec 2024