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Exclusive: Kiwi telco Compass Communications confirms ransomware attack

Exclusive: Kiwi telco Compass Communications confirms ransomware attack

RA World ransomware gang lists a New Zealand company as a victim and claims to have stolen 250 gigabytes of internal and ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 13 Dec 2024
Most Aussie business leaders expect another CrowdStrike-style outage next year

Most Aussie business leaders expect another CrowdStrike-style outage next year

July’s global outage caught most Australian executives off guard, and most think the next one is inevitable.

David Hollingworth Thu, 12 Dec 2024
Exclusive: Medusa claims 852.4GB of data stolen from Ainsworth Game Technology

Exclusive: Medusa claims 852.4GB of data stolen from Ainsworth Game Technology

The Medusa ransomware group has claimed a ransomware attack on an Australia-operated digital slots and gaming machine ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 12 Dec 2024
Global Meta outage affects Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp

Global Meta outage affects Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp

Meta’s social media platforms suffered a worldwide outage in the early hours of this morning (Thursday, 12 December), ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 12 Dec 2024
Glazed and confused: Hackers find hole in Krispy Kreme’s security

Glazed and confused: Hackers find hole in Krispy Kreme’s security

Donut giant Krispy Kreme has revealed that a cyber attack on its network has resulted in operational disruptions.

Daniel Croft Thu, 12 Dec 2024
Exclusive: Funksec ransomware gang allegedly targets pair of Aussie companies

Exclusive: Funksec ransomware gang allegedly targets pair of Aussie companies

Ransomware operators share data stolen from a West Australian cleaning supplier and ANZ food safety not-for-profit, but ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 12 Dec 2024
Russian state-linked hackers reportedly targeting Ukraine defence contractors

Russian state-linked hackers reportedly targeting Ukraine defence contractors

Ukraine has said that Russian state-linked threat actors have been targeting its defence contractors.

Daniel Croft Wed, 11 Dec 2024
Security researchers warn of active exploitation of Cleo file transfer software

Security researchers warn of active exploitation of Cleo file transfer software

Cleo VLTrader, Cleo Harmony, and Cleo LexiCom are all being actively exploited after an update fails to address known ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 11 Dec 2024
Exclusive: USMC, US DOD personnel data allegedly listed by threat actor

Exclusive: USMC, US DOD personnel data allegedly listed by threat actor

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has been allegedly breached by a threat actor who claims to have the data of over ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 11 Dec 2024
US Senate passes federal bill making deepfake revenge porn illegal

US Senate passes federal bill making deepfake revenge porn illegal

The US is looking to introduce new legislation that would make the non-consensual publication of AI deepfakes of a ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 11 Dec 2024
US Treasury Department sanctions Chinese firm over ransomware attacks

US Treasury Department sanctions Chinese firm over ransomware attacks

Cyber security firm Sichuan Silence Information Technology Company and one employee targeted over massive 2020 firewall ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 11 Dec 2024
December Patch Tuesday reveals 70 vulnerabilities

December Patch Tuesday reveals 70 vulnerabilities

Microsoft is addressing 70 vulnerabilities this December 2024 Patch Tuesday, with evidence of in-the-wild exploitation ...

Adam Barnett, Lead Software Engineer, Rapid7 Wed, 11 Dec 2024
Exclusive: KillSec ransomware claims breach on Australian educational support platform

Exclusive: KillSec ransomware claims breach on Australian educational support platform

Threat actors have claimed a ransomware attack on Australian private educational support firm Thanks For the Help (TFTH)

Daniel Croft Tue, 10 Dec 2024