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Exclusive: Qilin ransomware group claims quartet of Aussie victims in as many days

Exclusive: Qilin ransomware group claims quartet of Aussie victims in as many days

The world’s most active cyber extortion group is continuing to target Australian businesses – including one that was ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 27 Oct 2026
As cyber disruption becomes ‘inevitable’, technology sovereignty will matter more than ever

As cyber disruption becomes ‘inevitable’, technology sovereignty will matter more than ever

Democracy campaigners call on the Australian government to “shape the AI transition in a way that puts the public ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 27 Oct 2026
Node2Shell: PHP Foundation, Microsoft, and Cloudflare rush to patch Brotli decoder vulnerability

Node2Shell: PHP Foundation, Microsoft, and Cloudflare rush to patch Brotli decoder vulnerability

Active exploitation of the 9.2-severity CVE-2026-111497 is expected as firms race against threat actors to patch ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 27 Oct 2026
Report: Aussie cyber agency received more than 82k cyber crime reports in 12 months

Report: Aussie cyber agency received more than 82k cyber crime reports in 12 months

The ASD’s Annual Cyber Threat Report 2025–26 reveals the impact of AI on cyber crime operations and a massive jump in ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 27 Oct 2026
The industry speaks – part 11: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2026

The industry speaks – part 11: Cyber Security Awareness Month 2026

“Organisations that would never give an employee permanent, unreviewed administrator access are doing exactly that for ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 26 Oct 2026
New Node2Shell RCE vulnerability could hit servers, home appliances, and more

New Node2Shell RCE vulnerability could hit servers, home appliances, and more

Proof-of-concept exploits for the just-disclosed CVE-2026-111497 are already appearing, making for one seriously spicy ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 26 Oct 2026
Stat dump: Data breaches impacting Aussies continue to rise, OAIC says

Stat dump: Data breaches impacting Aussies continue to rise, OAIC says

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has released data breach statistics for the first half of 2026, ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 26 Oct 2026
Exclusive: Bathurst RSL says cyber incident contained after Qilin ransomware attack

Exclusive: Bathurst RSL says cyber incident contained after Qilin ransomware attack

Hackers share passport scans and other personal data as club CEO says membership management systems unaffected.

David Hollingworth • Mon, 26 Oct 2026
Act now! ACSC warns of critical vulnerabilities in FortiOS, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, and FortiMail

Act now! ACSC warns of critical vulnerabilities in FortiOS, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, and FortiMail

Experts say exploitation of critical flaws in the wild is “imminent” as customers are advised to take exposed instances ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 26 Oct 2026
Aunty Hack: ABC wipes staff devices after discovering spyware campaign

Aunty Hack: ABC wipes staff devices after discovering spyware campaign

Australia’s national broadcaster has wiped a “small number” of devices after exposure to spyware-infected online ads.

David Hollingworth • Fri, 23 Oct 2026
PHP2Shell: The time to patch is running out, experts warn

PHP2Shell: The time to patch is running out, experts warn

The potential impact of a pair of remote code execution vulnerabilities is enormous as AI continues to impact modern ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 23 Oct 2026
Hadouken! More than 11m customer records exposed by Capcom data breach

Hadouken! More than 11m customer records exposed by Capcom data breach

Japanese game developer Capcom warns that “certain customer information” was accessed by an unknown third party; Aussie ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 23 Oct 2026
Australia to strengthen neighbour’s cyber security under new Timor-Leste agreement

Australia to strengthen neighbour’s cyber security under new Timor-Leste agreement

Australia will provide Timor-Leste with new maritime patrol vessels for the National Police and strengthen Timor-Leste’s ...

Robert Dougherty • Fri, 23 Oct 2026