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Interpol expects cyber attacks to be the “greatest enduring or constant threat” to the Paris Olympics.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 23 Jan 2024
26bn records exposed in largest data leak of all time: LinkedIn, Adobe, Twitter and more affected
A database containing at least 26 billion leaked records belonging to major organisations, brands and government ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 23 Jan 2024
Government sanctions hacker behind Medibank data breach
The federal government has revealed that a Russian citizen is behind the nearly 10-million-person hack and will face ...
BreachForums admin sentenced to 20 years
The Eastern District of Virginia courts have sentenced the former admin and creator of the infamous hacking forum ...
Daniel Croft • Mon, 22 Jan 2024
Bangladeshi hacking group claims takedown of Australian embassy website
Hackers launch a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against the Australian embassy to Israel’s website, to ...
David Hollingworth • Mon, 22 Jan 2024
Microsoft says Russian state-backed hackers stole data via staff emails
Russian state-sponsored hackers have infiltrated the email accounts of several leadership staff at Microsoft as well as ...
LockBit confirms Foxsemicon ransomware attack
Ransomware gang LockBit has claimed responsibility for the hack – and has shared employee passports and financial data ...
Melbourne man sentenced for buying stolen data on darknet
Accessing stolen data on a darknet forum leads to a community corrections order and community service.
US government wants BreachForums creator behind bars for almost 16 years
The US government is pushing to see the creator of former hacking forum BreachForums put behind bars for 15 years.
Daniel Croft • Fri, 19 Jan 2024
The weekly ransomware report, Friday, 19 January
LockBit is on a winning streak as US organisations face the brunt of ransomware attacks.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 19 Jan 2024
Victorian court breach much worse than originally believed
The Victorian courts have revealed that the cyber attack it suffered last year was much more substantial than first ...
LockBit may be using TeamViewer in its ransomware attacks
Researchers spot a popular remote access tool being used to deploy ransomware.
Top 5 bad cyber security habits of small businesses
Want to keep your small business cyber safe? Here are the pitfalls to avoid.
Aussie firm ViewDS Identity Solutions makes impact in US DOD market
The identity security company’s software has been picked by a top Department of Defense technology integrator.
CrowdStrike’s Falcon XDR receives tick of approval for meeting Australian, European cyber standards
More Australian public sector agencies and European automotive manufacturers will be able to utilise CrowdStrike’s ...
• Thu, 18 Jan 2024
Foxsemicon hit by alleged ransomware attack
Website defaced to declare hack, promising “we are able to completely destroy Foxsemicon”.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 18 Jan 2024
Nissan Australia confirms customer data accessed in data breach, Akira takes credit
Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has confirmed that the data breach its Australian and New Zealand subsidiary suffered ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 18 Jan 2024
Victorian government to use AI to keep schools cyber secure
One of three artificial intelligence platforms will be chosen as part of the state government’s Securing Connected ...
Government mistakenly leaks consultancy fees of 400+ firms via forwarded email
The government has accidentally leaked the billing rates of over 400 consultancies via a mistakenly forwarded email.
ACSC releases critical alert over Atlassian Confluence bug
Vulnerabilities in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server could lead to remote code execution.
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