Security
Internet Archive suffers third October cyber attack
After dealing with a long distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack before then suffering a data breach affecting 31 ...
Japanese tech giant Nidec confirms 8Base data breach, company data published
Japanese tech giant Nidec has confirmed that threat actors breached its systems and launched a ransomware attack earlier ...
Japan’s ruling party’s website taken down by pro-Russian hacktivists
Japan’s ruling political party has reportedly suffered a cyber attack that disabled its website, just as the nation’s ...
Globe Life hackers demand money for not publishing data
Threat actors are attempting to blackmail major US insurance provider Globe Life into handing over money to prevent data ...
The EU’s new NIS2 Directive is now enforceable by member states
The European Union’s Network and Information Security Directive 2 came into effect on 18 October – but what does that ...
FBI arrests Alabama man for breaching SEC X account
The threat actor suspected of hacking the X (formerly Twitter) account of the US Securities and Exchange Commission ...
Report: Most ANZ IT and security leaders have fallen for a phishing attack
A new report from Arctic Wolf reveals what the company calls the “hubris” of technology leaders in Australia and New ...
Aussie agencies join with international partners to warn of Iranian hacking campaign
The AFP and the ASD’s ACSC have released a joint advisory describing the “brute force” tactics of Iranian threat actors ...
Exclusive: Stormous ransomware gang claims hack of blockchain identity firm Fractal ID
Hackers allegedly have the “know your customer” data of more than 300,000 Fractal ID users, including cryptocurrency ...
Cisco launches investigation into IntelBroker’s cyber attack
Networking hardware and software manufacturer Cisco has informed media that it is aware of claims that threat actors ...
NAB, Vodafone and Microsoft listed in alleged Cisco data breach
Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on US technology multinational Cisco, claiming to have exfiltrated data ...
Researchers warn of nation-state threat actors exploiting Ivanti CSA vulnerabilities
An advanced threat actor was observed chaining one known and two previously unknown vulnerabilities to access a victim’s ...
ASIC warns of identity theft leading to stolen shares
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has seen a sharp rise in reports since August 2024.