and overseas, and offers clients one point of national contact. Asset Flooring was listed on the dark web by the infamous Qilin ransomware group overnight, with the threat actor claiming to have stolen 45 gigabytes of data. As is usually the case with...

scene in September 2025, The Gentlemen has risen to the number two spot when it comes to victim count, behind only the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service operation. Its most recent Australian victim was Royal Foods, which confirmed it was investigating a...

new to the ransomware scene, The Gentlemen has risen to the number two spot when it comes to victim count, behind the Qilin ransomware operation. Its most recent Australian victim was Mackay Sugar, whose operations were seriously disrupted for several...

ClickFix was the dominant form of malware delivery into enterprise environments between March and May, while the Qilin ransomware group led extortion operations. The top three malware deployed over the second quarter of 2026 changed drastically, with...

The club is known for hosting amateur events and competitions. The golf club was listed on the dark web by the infamous Qilin ransomware gang overnight; however, very few details are known about the alleged cyber attack. Qilin’s listing does not outline...

(OAIC), and the National Office of Cyber Security (NOCS),” the statement added. The cyber attack was claimed by the Qilin ransomware gang back in May, when it listed Generation Life on its dark web leak site. At the time, it published no details of the...

A prolific cyber extortionist group lists Kinetic Education as a data breach victim on the darknet. The Qilin ransomware-as-a-service operation has listed a Victoria-headquartered online tutoring company as a victim on its darknet leak site. The...

in providing fresh produce to independent and wholesale grocers. Late last month, Tripod Farmers was listed online by the Qilin ransomware group. According to threat feeds observed by Cyber Daily, the incident occurred around 17 February 2026,...

of mistaken identity can happen to anyone, but you’d think that at least hackers could work out who they’re hacking. The Qilin ransomware gang is once again playing predator in Australian waters, and it recently listed an Australian healthcare centre as...

organisations globally”. One case, however, appears to be linked to post-compromised activity usually associated with the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service operation. “Based on the post-exploitation activity we observed, we assess with medium confidence...

in providing fresh produce to independent and wholesale grocers. Late last month, Tripod Farmers was listed online by the Qilin ransomware group. According to threat feeds observed by Cyber Daily, the incident occurred around 17 February 2026,...

This week’s essential cyber security podcast uncovers a new threat actor targeting a raft of Australian organisations and asks the important question: Is AI profitable yet? Hint – it is not. Cyber Daily’s David Hollingworth and Daniel Croft open the...

Who is Stormous? The Stormous group emerged in 2022 and has claimed more than 140 victims since it began operating. Like Qilin, Stormous provides ransomware-as-a-service capability to its affiliates in return for a share of any ransom paid. The group...

it was recently the victim of a cyber incident earlier this month after it was listed on the darknet leak site of the Qilin ransomware operation. Kennedy McLaughlin & Associates was listed by an affiliate of the hacking group earlier this year, in...

Qilin ransomware continues its ANZ hacking campaign, listing an Auckland-based health supplement producer. The Qilin ransomware group has listed its 17th victim from the ANZ region for 2026, the New Zealand firm Alpha Group Holdings. Qilin listed the...

suffered a potential data breach. A Melbourne-based branded merchandise supplier has been listed as a hacking victim by the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service operation. Branded Products was listed by the hackers on 24 May in a leak post that is light on...

and social media before exploitation activity intensified. Ransomware activity continued to be fragmented, however, with Qilin recording 357 leak-site posts during the quarter, followed by The Gentlemen with 206 and Akira with 174. It should be noted...

Daniel Croft and David Hollingworth tackle the challenges of linking your finances to an AI agent, break down the Qilin ransomware group’s Aussie rampage, the ransom payment dilemma, and round up a week of wins for fighting cyber crime. Australians may...

targeting of widely deployed web applications. Ransomware activity remained fragmented across multiple operators, with Qilin leading leak-site activity with 357 darknet leak posts, followed by The Gentlemen with 206 and Akira with 174. The company also...

has said it is aware of claims made by a ransomware group and is actively investigating a potential cyber incident. The Qilin cyber extortion group listed ACBI on 15 May; however, the affiliate behind the alleged attack has so far declined to share any...