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Cyber attack ruled out in UniSuper outage

Cyber attack ruled out in UniSuper outage

Google Cloud admits to “inadvertent misconfiguration” leading to disruption of the Australian superannuation firm’s ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 08 May 2024
NRS Healthcare struck by RansomHub cyber attack

NRS Healthcare struck by RansomHub cyber attack

A ransomware attack has disrupted a UK healthcare equipment provider’s operations and taken some services offline.

David Hollingworth Wed, 08 May 2024
Senator James Paterson responds to IPAC breach, calls for sanctions against APT31

Senator James Paterson responds to IPAC breach, calls for sanctions against APT31

Shadow cyber security minister James Paterson has responded to the news that six Australian senators and members of ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 08 May 2024
Australia joins US, UK governments in sanctioning LockBit hacker

Australia joins US, UK governments in sanctioning LockBit hacker

Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev has been named as ransomware mastermind, with a US$10 million bounty placed on his arrest.

David Hollingworth Wed, 08 May 2024
6 Australian senators, MPs confirm being targeted by APT31 in IPAC cyber attack

6 Australian senators, MPs confirm being targeted by APT31 in IPAC cyber attack

Until this point, the senators and MPs affected had been kept in the dark.

Daniel Croft Tue, 07 May 2024
DragonForce ransomware gang posts nearly 300GB of data belonging to Aussizz Group

DragonForce ransomware gang posts nearly 300GB of data belonging to Aussizz Group

An Australian immigration consultancy has fallen victim to the DragonForce ransomware gang, with hundreds of student ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 07 May 2024
‘Seeing is no longer believing’: McAfee, Intel partner to improve Deepfake Detector

‘Seeing is no longer believing’: McAfee, Intel partner to improve Deepfake Detector

The two companies have partnered to enhance McAfee’s Deepfake Detector, using Intel’s Core Ultra processor NPU to ...

Liam Garman Tue, 07 May 2024
Microsoft announces raft of new cyber security initiatives

Microsoft announces raft of new cyber security initiatives

The Redmond giant is introducing a security-first focus across its entire business following recent cyber attacks.

David Hollingworth Tue, 07 May 2024
UK MOD contractor breach exposes military personnel bank details

UK MOD contractor breach exposes military personnel bank details

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) is set to announce details of a cyber attack targeting one of its contractors, which ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 07 May 2024
CrowdStrike announces general availability of Falcon ASPM

CrowdStrike announces general availability of Falcon ASPM

CrowdStrike Falcon Application Security Posture Management is now fully integrated with CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 07 May 2024
Hacker claims over 1m UK government personnel details stolen in cyber attack

Hacker claims over 1m UK government personnel details stolen in cyber attack

The UK government has reportedly suffered a serious cyber attack after a threat actor took to an infamous hacking forum ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 07 May 2024
AusCERT rebrands, appoints new general manager

AusCERT rebrands, appoints new general manager

Dr Ivano Bongiovanni has been named the new general manager of Australia’s computer emergency response team.

David Hollingworth Tue, 07 May 2024
Poland joins countries attributing Russian APT28 for major cyber attacks

Poland joins countries attributing Russian APT28 for major cyber attacks

Following Germany attributing previous cyber attacks to a Russian state-sponsored actor, Poland announced that it had ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 06 May 2024
Cyber Wardens program releases cyber security guide for agricultural sector

Cyber Wardens program releases cyber security guide for agricultural sector

Farmers may think cyber security is not their concern, yet cyber attacks on the agricultural industry do occur – but ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 06 May 2024
New government app set to fight credential misuse

New government app set to fight credential misuse

In an effort to thwart cyber criminals misusing stolen credentials, the government is preparing to launch a new app that ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 06 May 2024
Germany calls on Russian representative following cyber attack findings

Germany calls on Russian representative following cyber attack findings

After attributing a major political cyber attack to Russian state-sponsored actors, Germany has called on ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 06 May 2024
Report cyber attacks to the police ASAP, businesses told

Report cyber attacks to the police ASAP, businesses told

The earlier businesses that fall prey to cyber attacks report the crime to the police, the better the quality of ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 06 May 2024
Monash Health caught up in ZircoDATA ransomware data breach

Monash Health caught up in ZircoDATA ransomware data breach

Domestic violence data exposed, as National Cyber Security Coordinator releases statement on ZircoDATA breach.

David Hollingworth Mon, 06 May 2024
Palo Alto launches tool that can protect unmanaged devices

Palo Alto launches tool that can protect unmanaged devices

Global cyber security provider Palo Alto Networks has announced the launch of its Prisma SASE 3.0, a new tool that ...

Liam Garman Fri, 03 May 2024
Germany accuses Russia of government party cyber attack

Germany accuses Russia of government party cyber attack

Germany is pointing the finger at Russia after members of a major political party were subject to a serious cyber attack

Daniel Croft Fri, 03 May 2024