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MGM says costs from ALPHV ransomware gang attack could exceed US$110m

MGM says costs from ALPHV ransomware gang attack could exceed US$110m

Casino and gambling giant MGM Resorts has revealed the cost of a cyber attack that took many of its Las Vegas operations ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 09 Oct 2023
Meta launches generative AI advertising tools

Meta launches generative AI advertising tools

The brand behind Facebook, Instagram, and now Twitter-rival Threads has announced a new use of generative artificial ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 09 Oct 2023
Patient personal records exposed in Royal Women’s Hospital hack

Patient personal records exposed in Royal Women’s Hospital hack

The records of nearly 200 patients of Melbourne’s Royal Women’s Hospital incident have been exposed in a cyber incident

David Hollingworth Fri, 06 Oct 2023
Pro-Russia hacktivist group targets Australian government agencies over support for Ukraine

Pro-Russia hacktivist group targets Australian government agencies over support for Ukraine

Hacking group Noname057(16) has taken down the websites of the Department of Home Affairs, the Administrative Appeals ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 06 Oct 2023
Energy One says cyber incident had no sign of malicious activity

Energy One says cyber incident had no sign of malicious activity

Investigations into the cyber incident it suffered back in August have shown no signs of malicious activity, according ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 03 Oct 2023
Canadian Air Force and government sites hacked by Indian threat actor

Canadian Air Force and government sites hacked by Indian threat actor

Websites belonging to Canadian military and government agencies have been hit by India based hackers, resulting in ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 03 Oct 2023
Makers of MOVEit file transfer app report new flaws in its FTP software, exploitation under way

Makers of MOVEit file transfer app report new flaws in its FTP software, exploitation under way

An Australian cyber security company has helped find a raft of new vulnerabilities in Progress Software’s WS_FTP Server ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 03 Oct 2023
Ransomware gang posts 30GB of data it claims belongs to Victorian real estate group

Ransomware gang posts 30GB of data it claims belongs to Victorian real estate group

The Ragnar Locker gang is claiming to have breached Network Pacific Real Estate following a failure in negotiations.

David Hollingworth Tue, 03 Oct 2023
Chinese hackers steal 60,000 US State Department emails

Chinese hackers steal 60,000 US State Department emails

At least 60,000 emails have been stolen from the US State Department after Chinese hackers breached Microsoft’s Exchange ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 29 Sep 2023
Stop the clock: War Thunder players have leaked more sensitive material

Stop the clock: War Thunder players have leaked more sensitive material

Aircraft, tanks, and now the AH-64 Apache helicopter – gamers continue to go to great and vaguely treasonous lengths to ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 29 Sep 2023
Vatican pushes UN for AI weapon regulations

Vatican pushes UN for AI weapon regulations

The Vatican has called for the development of AI weaponry to be brought to a standstill until international regulations ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 28 Sep 2023
Small businesses will no longer be exempt from the Privacy Act

Small businesses will no longer be exempt from the Privacy Act

The federal government has revealed a raft of reforms to the Privacy Act aimed at bringing it into “the digital age”.

David Hollingworth Thu, 28 Sep 2023
Spotify won’t outright ban AI-generated music

Spotify won’t outright ban AI-generated music

Despite its widespread controversy, Spotify has ruled out the idea of banning AI-generated content from its service ...

evan Wed, 27 Sep 2023
ACSC publishes advisories in regional languages

ACSC publishes advisories in regional languages

The Australian Cyber Security Centre announced that it has published its advice and guidelines in an additional 10 ...

evan Wed, 27 Sep 2023
Microsoft moves towards ‘eliminating’ passwords

Microsoft moves towards ‘eliminating’ passwords

Windows unveiled a raft of new security measures as part of its recent Windows 11 updates, which included “empowering” ...

evan Wed, 27 Sep 2023
OT security firm spots 3 vulnerabilities in Baker Hughes rack hardware

OT security firm spots 3 vulnerabilities in Baker Hughes rack hardware

Operational technology security company Nozomi Networks has observed three security flaws in a model of a machinery ...

evan Wed, 27 Sep 2023
Sony hack gets complicated: Second hacker leaks data, calls Ransomed.vc ‘scammers’

Sony hack gets complicated: Second hacker leaks data, calls Ransomed.vc ‘scammers’

Days after relative ransomware newcomers claimed to have breached “all of Sony systems”, a second apparent hacker has ...

evan Wed, 27 Sep 2023
5 class actions launched against MGM, Caesars

5 class actions launched against MGM, Caesars

A flush of class action lawsuits has been filed against MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment following the cyber ...

evan Tue, 26 Sep 2023
Australia makes top 10 list of ransomware victims

Australia makes top 10 list of ransomware victims

Australia has earned its spot as one of the most targeted nations for ransomware attacks, with new findings revealing ...

evan Tue, 26 Sep 2023
US National Student Clearinghouse reveals nearly 900 colleges affected by MOVEit hack

US National Student Clearinghouse reveals nearly 900 colleges affected by MOVEit hack

The MOVEit file transfer hack is still racking up victims, as a non-profit educational organisation discloses the scale ...

evan Tue, 26 Sep 2023