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ASD urges early incident intel sharing following LockBit takedown lessons

ASD urges early incident intel sharing following LockBit takedown lessons

Australia is currently looking at mechanisms for the effective sharing of incident response (IR) intelligence after the ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 29 May 2024
Dementia Australia launches virtual reality training tool

Dementia Australia launches virtual reality training tool

The new D-Esc tool will teach carers how to empathise and de-escalate incidents with people living with dementia.

David Hollingworth Wed, 29 May 2024
Spyware firm ‘out of business’ after data leaked on own site by hacker

Spyware firm ‘out of business’ after data leaked on own site by hacker

A cyber attack on spyware app pcTattletale has killed the business, according to the company’s founder.

Daniel Croft Wed, 29 May 2024
Hackers claim Ticketmaster/Live Nation data breach, more than 500m compromised

Hackers claim Ticketmaster/Live Nation data breach, more than 500m compromised

An infamous hacking collective claims to have 1.3 terabytes of customer data stolen from the entertainment giant, as ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 29 May 2024
Australia is the no.10 most targeted country for phishing attacks

Australia is the no.10 most targeted country for phishing attacks

A new report from Zscaler sheds light on a rising number of phishing attacks and the huge surge in attacks aimed at and ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 28 May 2024
Papua New Guinea finalises data protection and governance policy

Papua New Guinea finalises data protection and governance policy

A Pacific islands nation announces it will soon have a national data policy in digital transformation milestone.

David Hollingworth Tue, 28 May 2024
2.8m affected in Sav-Rx data breach

2.8m affected in Sav-Rx data breach

A major US prescription management firm has disclosed that a data breach on its systems resulted in the theft of data ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 28 May 2024
Courtroom AV software firm warns of supply chain attack

Courtroom AV software firm warns of supply chain attack

Security researchers spot malicious backdoor in JAVS Viewer courtroom audio/video platform.

David Hollingworth Tue, 28 May 2024
RansomHub posts Christie’s Auction House data sample, claims 500k customers affected

RansomHub posts Christie’s Auction House data sample, claims 500k customers affected

A sample of data belonging to Christie’s Auction House has been posted online, just weeks after a major auction was ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 28 May 2024
Storing unnecessary data? Expert issues stark warning

Storing unnecessary data? Expert issues stark warning

You might not consider it a problem, but storing unnecessary data can leave businesses liable to legal action and ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 28 May 2024
Op-Ed: Windows’ new Recall feature is a security nightmare

Op-Ed: Windows’ new Recall feature is a security nightmare

Do we really need a function that remembers everything we do on our PCs? Does your company? Probably not.

David Hollingworth Mon, 27 May 2024
BreachForums relaunches on dark web, clear web too risky?

BreachForums relaunches on dark web, clear web too risky?

BreachForums appears to be back, but not like it once was, with the recently seized platform’s admin announcing a new ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 27 May 2024
Anti-scam chatbot Scamio now available for WhatsApp in Australia

Anti-scam chatbot Scamio now available for WhatsApp in Australia

Bitdefender’s free scam-fighting tool is now available locally on a popular Messenger alternative.

David Hollingworth Mon, 27 May 2024
11 big pharma firms affected in Cencora cyber attack

11 big pharma firms affected in Cencora cyber attack

A February attack on a US pharmaceutical solutions company has resulted in almost a dozen drug companies disclosing ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 27 May 2024
Optus loses appeal to keep Deloitte cyber attack report secret

Optus loses appeal to keep Deloitte cyber attack report secret

The Federal Court has dismissed Optus’ appeal to hold back a Deloitte report into its 2022 cyber attack from class ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 27 May 2024
Act Now, Stay Secure campaign launched to warn First Nations Australians of cyber crime

Act Now, Stay Secure campaign launched to warn First Nations Australians of cyber crime

A new cyber security campaign asks the question, “What are you risking online?” and calls on First Nations communities ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 27 May 2024
Transparency promises do not include Deloitte report, Medibank chair says

Transparency promises do not include Deloitte report, Medibank chair says

Medibank’s chairman told a court an external report into a major data hack cannot be included in the company’s earlier ...

Naomi Neilson Mon, 27 May 2024
Russian hacking groups are switching tactics: Here’s what to watch out for

Russian hacking groups are switching tactics: Here’s what to watch out for

Spear phishing appears to be the new weapon of choice for state-backed Russian threat groups, along with a proliferation ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 24 May 2024
Staff documents stolen in EU Parliament data breach

Staff documents stolen in EU Parliament data breach

The European Parliament is notifying its staff that a threat actor breached its systems and exfiltrated sensitive data

Daniel Croft Fri, 24 May 2024
70m-record-strong US criminal database allegedly posted online by infamous hacker

70m-record-strong US criminal database allegedly posted online by infamous hacker

Threat actors claim to have access to a US criminal database with over 70 million records containing personal data.

Daniel Croft Fri, 24 May 2024