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Emails linking to fraudulent donation pages are circulating in the wake of catastrophic wildfires that have torn through ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 17 Jan 2025
Exclusive: Muswellbrook Shire Council confirms December ransomware attack
Council warned of a cyber incident last month, but ransomware gang SafePay has since published 175 gigabytes of stolen ...
Trump’s nomination for Secretary of Defense lays out vision for America’s cyber security future
Pete Hegseth recognises cyber space as a primary battleground for both state-based and non-state threat actors targeting ...
Stephen Kuper • Fri, 17 Jan 2025
CrowdStrike cracks down on insider threats with new offering
Cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike has launched a new offering to assist organisations in preventing insider threats.
Daniel Croft • Thu, 16 Jan 2025
Exclusive: New Zealand law firm Bell & Graham confirms ransomware attack
The SafePay ransomware gang claims to have stolen 15 gigabytes of data from the Matamata-based firm.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 16 Jan 2025
UnitedHealth kept Change Healthcare breach notice under wraps for months
US healthcare and insurance giant UnitedHealth hid its Change Healthcare data breach notice from many of those affected ...
FBI deletes Chinese malware from more than 4,200 computers
The deletion of the Chinese-developed PlugX malware by US law enforcement was part of an international operation against ...
Stand up and be recognised as Australia’s Cyber Security Graduate of the Year 2025
Cyber Daily is calling on up-and-coming cyber professionals to submit an entry for this year’s Cyber Awards.
Reporter • Thu, 16 Jan 2025
Hacking group releases details of 15k vulnerable FortiGate firewall devices
Full configuration files have been shared on a hacking forum, including IP addresses and passwords, all for free, ...
Exclusive: RipperSec targets Australian rare car part website
Another Australian organisation has allegedly suffered a cyber incident at the hands of the RipperSec hacking group, ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 15 Jan 2025
Deficiencies in IT controls driving cyber vulnerability of Queensland’s health sector
An audit of Queensland’s health sector has revealed a need to prevent malicious access to healthcare and patient data
David Hollingworth • Wed, 15 Jan 2025
Cyber attacks increased by an alarming 44% in 2024
Australia was the sixth-most targeted nation by ransomware operators in 2024, with nation-state hackers continuing to ...
Fortinet addresses security concerns over Fortinet FortiGate zero-day
FortiGuard Labs issues CVE after reports of “mass exploitation” of its firewall devices late last year.
Australia announces counter foreign interference initiative
The Australian government has announced a new counter foreign interference initiative to better secure the nation ...
Microsoft’s first Patch Tuesday of the year addresses a whopping 161 vulnerabilities
Adam Barnett, lead software engineer at Rapid7, addresses Microsoft’s latest roll call of vulnerabilities, including ...
Adam Barnett • Wed, 15 Jan 2025
Cyber Daily is searching for the Data Server Security Business of the Year
Submissions and nominations are open to be recognised as Australia’s Data Server Security Business of the Year.
Reporter • Wed, 15 Jan 2025
Exclusive: Lynx ransomware targets Australian construction company Novati
Hackers say they have stolen records of “contracts, financial data, [and] incidents” from a Sydney-based firm.
Researchers warn of ‘mass exploitation’ of Fortinet FortiGate zero-day
Multiple organisations may have been compromised in an intrusion campaign that ran throughout November and December last ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 14 Jan 2025
Cyber professionals encouraged to submit for Australian Cyber Awards 2025
Submissions and nominations are open for the Australian Cyber Awards 2025 – stand up and be recognised as Cyber Security ...
Reporter • Tue, 14 Jan 2025
Inside FunkSec, the self-taught hackers supported by AI code
Ransomware gang or opportunistic newbie FunkSec is certainly good at at least one thing – exposure.