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Following the rollout of a new authentication method, over 200,000 myGov users have switched from passwords to passkeys
Daniel Croft • Fri, 14 Mar 2025
Exclusive: Threat actor falsely claims new DOGE data breach
A threat actor has falsely claimed a cyber attack against the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) after it ...
Hoteliers beware! Scams targeting Booking.com on the rise ahead of Easter
Hotel owners are being targeted by scammers using fake reviews to trick them into responding and compromising their ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 14 Mar 2025
Spend NBN upgrade money on Starlink, argues Musk
Elon Musk has appeared to criticise the federal government’s decision to invest another $3 billion in NBN.
Adam Thorn • Fri, 14 Mar 2025
TP-Link vulnerability leveraged by botnet targeting Australian organisations
A botnet taking advantage of a vulnerability in TP-Link Archer routers is being used to target manufacturing, ...
Brydens Lawyers suffers alleged 600GB data breach following ransomware attack
Prominent Sydney law firm Brydens Lawyers reveals a serious cyber incident in the wake of a February intrusion into its ...
David Hollingworth and Daniel Croft • Thu, 13 Mar 2025
New Zealand’s Q4 2024 Cyber Security Insights report shows mixed results
Reported cyber incidents were down in the last quarter of 2024, but direct financial losses rose by 24 per cent, as ...
David Hollingworth • Thu, 13 Mar 2025
Australian authorities found making duplicate information requests to network providers
Cloud and network service providers are receiving duplicate technical requests from Australian law enforcement and other ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 13 Mar 2025
CISA says 300 critical infrastructure organisations hit by Medusa ransomware
The Medusa ransomware operation has been turning critical infrastructure operations to stone, having impacted over 300 ...
CrowdStrike announces Dicker Data distribution agreement
Cyber security firm and Australian IT distributor join forces to bring CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform to more Australian ...
FIIG Securities sued by ASIC over ‘systemic and prolonged’ cyber security failures
The financial regulator will pursue Australian investment firm FIIG Securities over a 2023 data breach linked to the ...
Exclusive: Aussie laboratory supplier CI Scientific listed by Lynx ransomware
The hackers claim to have stolen 81 gigabytes of data, including information related to human resources at the ...
Threat actor claims 700 files leaked from Jaguar Land Rover
A threat actor has claimed to have leaked hundreds of files of confidential data from car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover
Op-Ed: AI and cyber security – the double-edged sword
AI is transforming cyber security, offering organisations powerful new tools to strengthen their defences.
Dr Mamello Thinyane, Optus Chair of Cybersecurity and Data • Wed, 12 Mar 2025
Exclusive: Hackers claim cyber attack on Trump winery, golf courses
Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on two businesses owned by US President Donald Trump, allegedly bringing down ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 12 Mar 2025
Exclusive: Kiwi insurance broker confirms it is investigating a ransomware attack
DragonForce claims hack of Morrinsville/Matamata-based broker Vercoe, more than 60 gigabytes allegedly stolen.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 12 Mar 2025
Unsecured X servers led to DDoS outage, say security researchers
Security researchers are speculating that the X (formerly Twitter) outage that affected users around the world this week ...
Australian TFE Hotels group admits cyber attack recovery an ongoing process
Hotel staff have been forced to manually assist guests, while phone lines have been diverted.
Op-Ed: March Patch Tuesday reveals 57 vulnerabilities
Up to six of Patch Tuesday’s vulnerabilities may already being exploited in the wild.
Adam Barnett, Lead Software Engineer at Rapid7 • Wed, 12 Mar 2025
Taiwan launches FoxBrain AI as it looks to compete with US, China
The AI market has expanded once more, with Taiwanese company Foxconn announcing the launch of its first large language ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 11 Mar 2025