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CISA warns of ‘widespread exploitation’ of Ivanti vulnerabilities

CISA warns of ‘widespread exploitation’ of Ivanti vulnerabilities

US cyber security body CISA releases an emergency directive concerning Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 23 Jan 2024
SIM-swapping attack to blame for US SEC X account hijacking

SIM-swapping attack to blame for US SEC X account hijacking

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that threat actors using SIM-swapping techniques were to blame ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 23 Jan 2024
France beefs up cyber security ahead of Paris Olympics in July

France beefs up cyber security ahead of Paris Olympics in July

Interpol expects cyber attacks to be the “greatest enduring or constant threat” to the Paris Olympics.

David Hollingworth Tue, 23 Jan 2024
26bn records exposed in largest data leak of all time: LinkedIn, Adobe, Twitter and more affected

26bn records exposed in largest data leak of all time: LinkedIn, Adobe, Twitter and more affected

A database containing at least 26 billion leaked records belonging to major organisations, brands and government ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 23 Jan 2024
Government sanctions hacker behind Medibank data breach

Government sanctions hacker behind Medibank data breach

The federal government has revealed that a Russian citizen is behind the nearly 10-million-person hack and will face ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 23 Jan 2024
BreachForums admin sentenced to 20 years

BreachForums admin sentenced to 20 years

The Eastern District of Virginia courts have sentenced the former admin and creator of the infamous hacking forum ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 22 Jan 2024
Bangladeshi hacking group claims takedown of Australian embassy website

Bangladeshi hacking group claims takedown of Australian embassy website

Hackers launch a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against the Australian embassy to Israel’s website, to ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 22 Jan 2024
Microsoft says Russian state-backed hackers stole data via staff emails

Microsoft says Russian state-backed hackers stole data via staff emails

Russian state-sponsored hackers have infiltrated the email accounts of several leadership staff at Microsoft as well as ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 22 Jan 2024
LockBit confirms Foxsemicon ransomware attack

LockBit confirms Foxsemicon ransomware attack

Ransomware gang LockBit has claimed responsibility for the hack – and has shared employee passports and financial data ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 22 Jan 2024
Melbourne man sentenced for buying stolen data on darknet

Melbourne man sentenced for buying stolen data on darknet

Accessing stolen data on a darknet forum leads to a community corrections order and community service.

David Hollingworth Mon, 22 Jan 2024
US government wants BreachForums creator behind bars for almost 16 years

US government wants BreachForums creator behind bars for almost 16 years

The US government is pushing to see the creator of former hacking forum BreachForums put behind bars for 15 years.

Daniel Croft Fri, 19 Jan 2024
The weekly ransomware report, Friday, 19 January

The weekly ransomware report, Friday, 19 January

LockBit is on a winning streak as US organisations face the brunt of ransomware attacks.

David Hollingworth Fri, 19 Jan 2024
Victorian court breach much worse than originally believed

Victorian court breach much worse than originally believed

The Victorian courts have revealed that the cyber attack it suffered last year was much more substantial than first ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 19 Jan 2024
LockBit may be using TeamViewer in its ransomware attacks

LockBit may be using TeamViewer in its ransomware attacks

Researchers spot a popular remote access tool being used to deploy ransomware.

David Hollingworth Fri, 19 Jan 2024
Top 5 bad cyber security habits of small businesses

Top 5 bad cyber security habits of small businesses

Want to keep your small business cyber safe? Here are the pitfalls to avoid.

David Hollingworth Fri, 19 Jan 2024
Aussie firm ViewDS Identity Solutions makes impact in US DOD market

Aussie firm ViewDS Identity Solutions makes impact in US DOD market

The identity security company’s software has been picked by a top Department of Defense technology integrator.

David Hollingworth Fri, 19 Jan 2024
CrowdStrike’s Falcon XDR receives tick of approval for meeting Australian, European cyber standards

CrowdStrike’s Falcon XDR receives tick of approval for meeting Australian, European cyber standards

More Australian public sector agencies and European automotive manufacturers will be able to utilise CrowdStrike’s ...

Liam Garman Thu, 18 Jan 2024
Foxsemicon hit by alleged ransomware attack

Foxsemicon hit by alleged ransomware attack

Website defaced to declare hack, promising “we are able to completely destroy Foxsemicon”.

David Hollingworth Thu, 18 Jan 2024
Nissan Australia confirms customer data accessed in data breach, Akira takes credit

Nissan Australia confirms customer data accessed in data breach, Akira takes credit

Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has confirmed that the data breach its Australian and New Zealand subsidiary suffered ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 18 Jan 2024
Victorian government to use AI to keep schools cyber secure

Victorian government to use AI to keep schools cyber secure

One of three artificial intelligence platforms will be chosen as part of the state government’s Securing Connected ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 18 Jan 2024