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A rising number of renters are being scammed by fraudsters posing as Western Australia’s Consumer Protection, using fake ...
Emilie Lauer • Mon, 23 Jun 2025
So, you’ve been hit by ransomware and you want to pay – here’s what to expect in a negotiation
From what a ransom note looks like and says to how cyber criminals apply pressure to their victims, here’s what a ...
David Hollingworth • Mon, 23 Jun 2025
US bombing of Iran likely to lead to increased risk of Iranian cyber attacks
Malicious Iranian cyber activity is likely to ramp up, targeting organisations and persons of interest alike.
Security experts confirm 16bn ‘data breach’ contained old data
Despite widespread media reports of the contrary, security researchers have confirmed that the 16 billion-strong ...
Daniel Croft • Mon, 23 Jun 2025
Threat intel: DDoS attacks, the tool of choice in cyber war against Israel
More than 44 hacktivist groups targeted Israeli organisations in May in a coordinated campaign to erode public trust.
ACSC issues ‘act now’ alert regarding Citrix NetScaler vulnerabilities
The Australian cyber agency warns of critical bugs in NetScaler ADC and Netscaler Gateway products.
MEAA, News Corp staff concerned with company’s new AI news generator
The Australian media empire owned by billionaire oligarch Rupert Murdoch is eyeing up a “NewsGPT” program, which it ...
Daniel Croft • Fri, 20 Jun 2025
Not a breach: 16bn-strong ‘data leak’ is a gargantuan combolist
Contrary to media reports, the 16 billion credentials discovered are not from a fresh cyber attack, but have more likely ...
First Dandelion Program graduates enter AFP workforce
Six neurodivergent graduates take up permanent positions within the AFP’s Covert and Technical Operations area.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 20 Jun 2025
Op-Ed: Disconnected data, disconnected decisions – the hidden risk in fragmented operations
Organisations are drowning in data, yet cyber security leaders are flying blind when it comes to risk.
Sam Salehi, managing director ANZ for Qualys • Fri, 20 Jun 2025
Major Iranian crypto exchange hacked by Predatory Sparrow
Israel-linked anti-Iranian threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on a major Iranian cryptocurrency exchange, ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 19 Jun 2025
Exclusive: Aussie MSP Vertel confirms Space Bears ransomware attack
Hackers threaten to publish stolen data within days as leak site entry viewed more than 1,300 times.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 19 Jun 2025
Iran’s internet connectivity collapses nationwide
Iran is facing severe internet connectivity outages in the midst of its conflict with Israel, resulting in a large ...
Multilingual AI chatbot being developed for Aussie emergency departments
A new tech tool could lead to improved outcomes for non-English speaking patients and hospital staff.
Pope Leo XIV makes the threat of AI a papacy priority
The Pope has set his sights on the technology industry, vowing to prioritise dealing with the threat of artificial ...
NSW Police Force to get $125.8m cyber capacity boost
The 2025–26 state budget will provide the NSW Police Force with “the best and latest cyber capabilities”.
Exclusive: WA-based Pressure Dynamics confirms DragonForce ransomware attack
Hackers have published more than 100 gigabytes of data exfiltrated from an Australian hydraulics company.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 18 Jun 2025
Major truck manufacturer Scania confirms insurance site cyber attack
Swedish heavy vehicle manufacturer Scania has confirmed that threat actors successfully breached its insurance and ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 18 Jun 2025
Joint Australian-Thai investigation leads to Bangkok scam centre takedown
An investment scam centre “boiler room” targeting Australians has been taken down, and thirteen people, including five ...
Pro-Israel hackers claim cyber attack on Iranian bank
Pro-Israel hackers have claimed a cyber attack on an Iranian bank, which has experienced outages and issues over the ...