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A hacker believed to be the mastermind behind the Scattered Spider threat group has been arrested in Spain.
Daniel Croft • Sat, 16 Aug 2025
Bug allows threat actors to mimic legitimate Microsoft emails
A bug allowing threat actors to send a message from what appears to be a legitimate Microsoft employee email has been discovered by a security researcher.
Daniel Croft • Wed, 19 Jun 2024
Paris Olympics: Aussies in the firing line as scammers ramp up campaigns
As sports fans get ready for the upcoming Paris Olympics, scammers are also limbering up for their own main event.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 19 Jun 2024
ANZ signs up for ConnectID digital identity solution
Australian Payments Plus has announced that ANZ is joining the Commonwealth Bank and National Australia Bank in signing up for its digital identity scheme.
Exclusive: Legrand CRM confirms ‘data theft’ as Hunters International publishes
Sydney-based CRM provider Legrand CRM has confirmed that Hunters International exfiltrated data from its systems.
Daniel Croft • Tue, 18 Jun 2024
McDonald’s steps back from AI integration, ends IBM partnership
Fast-food giant McDonald’s is stepping away from artificial intelligence (AI) after trialling the technology for two years.
Inside the Medibank hack: Stolen credentials, no MFA, and a slow response allegedly to blame
A court filing by the Australian Information Commissioner revealed how a hacker accessed the data of 9.7 million Medibank customers before posting them to the dark web.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 18 Jun 2024
Hunters International claims attack on Australian CRM provider
Ransomware gang Hunters International has claimed an attack on an Australian CRM solution provider, listing details of the breach on its dark web leak site.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 17 Jun 2024
Second Australian rare-earth mineral company targeted in cyber attack
A second Australian rare-earth metals organisation has suffered a cyber attack, only weeks after Western Australia-based Northern Minerals suffered a ransomware attack.
Exclusive: Medusa ransomware gang demands US$700k payment from Victoria Racing Club
The Medusa ransomware gang has posted a large amount of VRC data to its darknet leak site, as the VRC boss confirms a “cyber incident”.
David Hollingworth • Sat, 15 Jun 2024
UnitedHealth to cop notification burden for affected healthcare orgs
The US health department has advised that healthcare providers affected by the Change Healthcare cyber attack earlier this year can request that UnitedHealth notify those ...
Daniel Croft • Fri, 14 Jun 2024
Ascension says employee mistake led to ransomware attack
US healthcare organisation Ascension has revealed that an employee downloading a malicious file led to the ransomware attack it suffered last month.
Australian businesses targeted in Russia-based phishing campaign
US businesses and local elections were the main targets of a 2023 credential-stealing campaign, but 27 Aussie organisations were also in the hackers’ sights.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 14 Jun 2024