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Government appoints Michelle McGuinness as cyber security coordinator

Government appoints Michelle McGuinness as cyber security coordinator

Months after the last one was recalled, the Australian government has appointed a new national cyber security ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 26 Feb 2024
ACSC releases critical alert concerning ConnectWise’s ScreenConnect

ACSC releases critical alert concerning ConnectWise’s ScreenConnect

The Australian Cyber Security Centre says patch now to avoid active exploitation of path traversal and authentication ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 26 Feb 2024
Australian Cyber Security Summit 2024 launches

Australian Cyber Security Summit 2024 launches

Following the success of its first summit last year, we are pleased to announce that the Australian Cyber Security ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 21 Feb 2024
LockBit developing 4.0 encryptor at time of global takedown

LockBit developing 4.0 encryptor at time of global takedown

Developers for the now crippled LockBit ransomware group were reportedly developing a secret new encryptor that would ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 23 Feb 2024
AT T outage sparks FBI cyber attack investigation

AT T outage sparks FBI cyber attack investigation

The US’ largest telco, AT T, has suffered a major network outage, sparking concerns that a cyber attack may be the ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 23 Feb 2024
Op-Ed: LockBit is gone, but what does that actually mean?

Op-Ed: LockBit is gone, but what does that actually mean?

Is this a mighty blow against cyber crime, or just a glancing blow? Taking out LockBit should be celebrated, but it’s ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 23 Feb 2024
ACSC releases critical alert over Progress Kemp LoadMaster vulnerability

ACSC releases critical alert over Progress Kemp LoadMaster vulnerability

A newly disclosed bug in Progress Kemp’s application delivery platform could allow the execution of unauthenticated ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 23 Feb 2024
Medibank fails to block investigation into data hack

Medibank fails to block investigation into data hack

The Federal Court has dismissed Medibank’s attempts to shut down an investigation into the October 2022 data hack.

Naomi Neilson Thu, 22 Feb 2024
Home Affairs cyber secretary reportedly owns over 100k CyberCX shares

Home Affairs cyber secretary reportedly owns over 100k CyberCX shares

A key Department of Home Affairs cyber security secretary and former government cyber adviser is currently under ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 22 Feb 2024
Bad vibes only as sex toy tries to infect PC with malware

Bad vibes only as sex toy tries to infect PC with malware

A new vector of malware infection proves that you really do need to clean your toys before use.

David Hollingworth Thu, 22 Feb 2024
Medibank continues to count the cost of 2022 cyber attack

Medibank continues to count the cost of 2022 cyber attack

The health insurer releases half-year financial results as its 2022 data breach continues to loom large.

David Hollingworth Thu, 22 Feb 2024
54m affected in Russian website builder data leak

54m affected in Russian website builder data leak

Users of a Russian website builder have had their data leaked after the organisation left a database publicly accessible

Daniel Croft Thu, 22 Feb 2024
Apple’s iMessage gets post-quantum end-to-end encryption

Apple’s iMessage gets post-quantum end-to-end encryption

The iPhone maker talks up state-of-the-art “compromise-resilient encryption” with a new iMessage update.

David Hollingworth Thu, 22 Feb 2024
Industry responds to LockBit ransomware gang takedown

Industry responds to LockBit ransomware gang takedown

This week saw the world’s largest and most notorious ransomware gang – LockBit – taken down by international law ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 22 Feb 2024
232k customers affected in Australian telco cyber incident

232k customers affected in Australian telco cyber incident

Hundreds of thousands of customers of an Australian mobile, internet and NBN provider have had their data exposed in a ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 21 Feb 2024
Tax attack: ATO Commissioner says agency handles 4.7m cyber attacks monthly

Tax attack: ATO Commissioner says agency handles 4.7m cyber attacks monthly

The Australian Taxation Office’s Commissioner of Taxation outlined his fears over cyber security while addressing the ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 21 Feb 2024
Cyber attack leaves Vili’s dry as pie giant investigates the sauce

Cyber attack leaves Vili’s dry as pie giant investigates the sauce

The national icon that is the meat pie is seemingly now under threat after cyber criminals attacked the internal systems ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 21 Feb 2024
Australia, UK governments co-sign memorandum of understanding for online safety and security

Australia, UK governments co-sign memorandum of understanding for online safety and security

The Australian and UK governments have announced a new collaborative dedication to online safety and security, with the ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 21 Feb 2024
Australian information commissioner launches HWL Ebsworth hack investigation

Australian information commissioner launches HWL Ebsworth hack investigation

The OAIC will investigate the law firm’s data handling practices in the wake of the 2023 data breach that affected 56 ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 21 Feb 2024
AFP reveals its role in LockBit takedown

AFP reveals its role in LockBit takedown

The Australian Federal Police’s Operation Aquila assisted in the campaign against the most prolific ransomware operator ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 21 Feb 2024