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The Australian Financial Complaints Authority received 105,000 complaints for the last financial year – a rise of 9 per cent year on year.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 21 Oct 2025
CrowdStrike faces multiple lawsuits in the wake of July outage
The embattled cyber security firm faces a class action from a group of investors and a likely lawsuit from Delta Airlines.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 01 Aug 2024
2% of all ransomware attacks worldwide target Australian organisations
Zscaler’s annual ransomware report also notes a new record-high ransomware payment of US$75 million.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 31 Jul 2024
Cyber attacks against Australian healthcare organisations rise by 33% YOY
Healthcare entities are coming under increased pressure as cyber extortion has risen by 61 per cent in Australia in the last 12 months.
3 in 5 IT professionals have fallen victim to ransomware, overconfidence to blame: Cohesity finds
Overconfidence in legacy cyber security procedures has left businesses exposed to continuity risks and ransomware attacks, with a recent Cohesity report finding alarming ...
Liam Garman • Wed, 31 Jul 2024
Westpac teams up with Optus to fight scammers
The new partnership will provide bank customers with verified, in-app calls directly from Westpac.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 30 Jul 2024
Change Healthcare begins the process of notifying victims of February hack
The US healthcare organisation is finally notifying victims of an ALPHV ransomware attack that affected millions and cost nearly a billion in losses.
Ransomware gangs observed exploiting VMware ESXi flaw in the wild
Security researchers warn of hackers taking advantage of CVE-2024-37085, first disclosed by VMware one week ago.
Tech companies call for changes to draft UN Cybercrime Convention
The Cybersecurity Tech Accord would like to see stronger protections for researchers, pen-testers, and journalists and greater restrictions on access to personal data.
Mitigating AI-driven cyber threats through an Olympic lens
Opinion: The upcoming Olympics and Paralympics Games are set to showcase the world’s best athletes; however, these highly anticipated sporting fixtures are also expected ...
Sharat Nautiyal • Mon, 29 Jul 2024
Exclusive: SnatchDeal customer details and ‘risk assessment’ data leaked
The personal data of nearly 10,000 customers of an online retailer is up for sale on a popular hacking forum.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 29 Jul 2024
Interview: David Sandell on why the Australian healthcare sector needs a dedicated ISAC
As healthcare entities come under increased cyber attacks, CI-ISAC’s CEO makes the case for providing the sector with its own Information Sharing and Analysis Centre.
Israeli government intervened to protect NSO Group from WhatsApp legal discovery
Leaked documents reveal Israel’s Ministry of Justice stepped in to conceal the spyware maker’s activity from a US court case.
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