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Information security giant CyberArk has announced the acquisition of cyber security firm Venafi in a US$1
Daniel Croft • Tue, 21 May 2024
OAIC releases statement on MediSecure data breach
The Australian privacy commissioner’s current focus is on “ensuring that affected individuals are appropriately ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 21 May 2024
New US healthcare breach affects almost 2.5m
Another healthcare organisation in the US has fallen victim to a major cyber attack, with almost 2.5 million people ...
Daniel Croft • Mon, 20 May 2024
Meta mistakes Humanitix for a cyber security threat, deletes entire events from Facebook
Confusion over a mistaken cyber security issue sees Meta delete thousands of events using the Aussie ticketing system.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 20 May 2024
Cyber attack on Ausgrid could lead to costs of $2.9bn per day
Ausgrid reveals potential cost of a cyber attack in response to 2023–30 Australian Cyber Security Strategy: Legislative ...
New and improved ‘Breach Nation’ emerges from BreachForums ashes
A major BreachForums user has announced a revamped platform sporting a new moniker less than a week after the forum was ...
AUCloud announces additions to leadership team
Joshua Mann and David Milin take up senior roles with Australian cyber security specialist AUCloud.
Ransomware attacks up more than 20% year on year
And it’s not just attacks – new gangs were popping up with alarming speed over the first few months of 2024.
National cyber security coordinator provides update on MediSecure cyber investigation
Australian national cyber security coordinator Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness has revealed the government’s ...
Daniel Croft • Fri, 17 May 2024
Dell breach under investigation by Irish watchdog
Ireland’s privacy watchdog has commenced an investigation into the major Dell data breach that occurred earlier this ...
Macquarie calls for the creation of a Cyber Alliance Board
The Aussie telco and cloud security firm made the case for a co-regulatory cyber security model in a government ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 17 May 2024
Andrew Tate’s ‘The Real World’ exposes almost a million users
Andrew Tate’s The Real World platform has accidentally leaked a trove of sensitive user data after it left one of its ...
Digital ID Bill passes Federal Parliament
A national digital identification bill has finally passed through both the Senate and now Parliament – only royal assent ...
How to secure legal professional privilege after a breach
Last year, Optus failed to keep a Deloitte report into a major data breach away from a class action applicant
Malavika Santhebennur • Fri, 17 May 2024
53,000 affected in Nissan North America cyber attack
Nissan North America has announced that a data breach it suffered last year resulted in the data of over 53,000 staff ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 16 May 2024
Visa goes all in with generative AI and digital ID
The credit card giant reveals a suite of new digital products and services at the annual Visa Payments Forum.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 16 May 2024
BREAKING: NCSC warns of ‘large-scale ransomware data breach incident’; MediSecure the victim
Australia’s National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC) has said it is working on a “whole-of-government response” ...
BreachForums seized by global law enforcement, admin arrested
Global law enforcement agencies led by the FBI have taken control of the infamous BreachForums overnight.
Pizza Hut fined $2.5m for deluge of spam texts and emails
Pizza-maker panned for sending more than 10 million marketing messages in less than six months.
Optus denies claims of ‘cloaking’ Deloitte cyber attack report findings
Optus has denied claims it attempted to “cloak” details of its 2022 cyber attack from the courts after it pushed to keep ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 15 May 2024
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