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New US healthcare breach affects almost 2.5m

New US healthcare breach affects almost 2.5m

Another healthcare organisation in the US has fallen victim to a major cyber attack, with almost 2.5 million people ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 20 May 2024
Meta mistakes Humanitix for a cyber security threat, deletes entire events from Facebook

Meta mistakes Humanitix for a cyber security threat, deletes entire events from Facebook

Confusion over a mistaken cyber security issue sees Meta delete thousands of events using the Aussie ticketing system.

David Hollingworth Mon, 20 May 2024
Cyber attack on Ausgrid could lead to costs of $2.9bn per day

Cyber attack on Ausgrid could lead to costs of $2.9bn per day

Ausgrid reveals potential cost of a cyber attack in response to 2023–30 Australian Cyber Security Strategy: Legislative ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 20 May 2024
New and improved ‘Breach Nation’ emerges from BreachForums ashes

New and improved ‘Breach Nation’ emerges from BreachForums ashes

A major BreachForums user has announced a revamped platform sporting a new moniker less than a week after the forum was ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 20 May 2024
AUCloud announces additions to leadership team

AUCloud announces additions to leadership team

Joshua Mann and David Milin take up senior roles with Australian cyber security specialist AUCloud.

David Hollingworth Mon, 20 May 2024
Ransomware attacks up more than 20% year on year

Ransomware attacks up more than 20% year on year

And it’s not just attacks – new gangs were popping up with alarming speed over the first few months of 2024.

David Hollingworth Mon, 20 May 2024
National cyber security coordinator provides update on MediSecure cyber investigation

National cyber security coordinator provides update on MediSecure cyber investigation

Australian national cyber security coordinator Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness has revealed the government’s ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 17 May 2024
Dell breach under investigation by Irish watchdog

Dell breach under investigation by Irish watchdog

Ireland’s privacy watchdog has commenced an investigation into the major Dell data breach that occurred earlier this ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 17 May 2024
Macquarie calls for the creation of a Cyber Alliance Board

Macquarie calls for the creation of a Cyber Alliance Board

The Aussie telco and cloud security firm made the case for a co-regulatory cyber security model in a government ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 17 May 2024
Andrew Tate’s ‘The Real World’ exposes almost a million users

Andrew Tate’s ‘The Real World’ exposes almost a million users

Andrew Tate’s The Real World platform has accidentally leaked a trove of sensitive user data after it left one of its ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 17 May 2024
Digital ID Bill passes Federal Parliament

Digital ID Bill passes Federal Parliament

A national digital identification bill has finally passed through both the Senate and now Parliament – only royal assent ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 17 May 2024
How to secure legal professional privilege after a breach

How to secure legal professional privilege after a breach

Last year, Optus failed to keep a Deloitte report into a major data breach away from a class action applicant

David Hollingworth Fri, 17 May 2024
53,000 affected in Nissan North America cyber attack

53,000 affected in Nissan North America cyber attack

Nissan North America has announced that a data breach it suffered last year resulted in the data of over 53,000 staff ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 16 May 2024
Visa goes all in with generative AI and digital ID

Visa goes all in with generative AI and digital ID

The credit card giant reveals a suite of new digital products and services at the annual Visa Payments Forum.

David Hollingworth Thu, 16 May 2024
BREAKING: NCSC warns of ‘large-scale ransomware data breach incident’; MediSecure the victim

BREAKING: NCSC warns of ‘large-scale ransomware data breach incident’; MediSecure the victim

Australia’s National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC) has said it is working on a “whole-of-government response” ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 16 May 2024
BreachForums seized by global law enforcement, admin arrested

BreachForums seized by global law enforcement, admin arrested

Global law enforcement agencies led by the FBI have taken control of the infamous BreachForums overnight.

Daniel Croft Thu, 16 May 2024
Pizza Hut fined $2.5m for deluge of spam texts and emails

Pizza Hut fined $2.5m for deluge of spam texts and emails

Pizza-maker panned for sending more than 10 million marketing messages in less than six months.

David Hollingworth Thu, 16 May 2024
Optus denies claims of ‘cloaking’ Deloitte cyber attack report findings

Optus denies claims of ‘cloaking’ Deloitte cyber attack report findings

Optus has denied claims it attempted to “cloak” details of its 2022 cyber attack from the courts after it pushed to keep ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 15 May 2024
Iress says GitHub data breach extends to OneVue

Iress says GitHub data breach extends to OneVue

The hackers reportedly stole credentials from the GitHub repository and used them to access the firm’s OneVue.

Maja Garaca Djurdjevic and Daniel Croft Wed, 15 May 2024
Microsoft rolls out 61 Patch Tuesday updates, warns of three zero-day bugs

Microsoft rolls out 61 Patch Tuesday updates, warns of three zero-day bugs

Microsoft urges users to beware of at least one vulnerability being actively exploited in the wild.

David Hollingworth Wed, 15 May 2024