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Exclusive: Aussie financial services firm Skeggs Goldstien confirms Qilin ransomware attack

Exclusive: Aussie financial services firm Skeggs Goldstien confirms Qilin ransomware attack

Hackers claim to have stolen half a terabyte of data, including client details and tax returns.

David Hollingworth • Fri, 13 Jun 2025
New scam campaign posing as ACSC, agency warns

New scam campaign posing as ACSC, agency warns

Scammers pretending to represent the ACSC are attempting to harvest personal information and promote cryptocurrency ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 13 Jun 2025
CISA warns of ransomware gangs exploiting SimpleHelp vulnerability

CISA warns of ransomware gangs exploiting SimpleHelp vulnerability

Hackers have been observed taking advantage of an unpatched remote monitoring tool to compromise multiple victims.

David Hollingworth • Fri, 13 Jun 2025
Fake views: Deepfake fraud surged by 1,300% in 2024

Fake views: Deepfake fraud surged by 1,300% in 2024

Synthetic voice attacks targeting retail, insurance, and banking sectors skyrocketed to record highs last year.

David Hollingworth • Thu, 12 Jun 2025
Exclusive: Waiwhetu Medical Centre confirms ransomware attack

Exclusive: Waiwhetu Medical Centre confirms ransomware attack

INC Ransom lists a Kiwi medical centre on its leak site, with 110 gigabytes of allegedly stolen data published to the ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 12 Jun 2025
Paws and effect: US government vaccine site muzzled by AI furry content

Paws and effect: US government vaccine site muzzled by AI furry content

Unknown threat actors have defaced the US government’s vaccine website with AI-generated furry content.

Daniel Croft • Thu, 12 Jun 2025
Interpol takes down more than 20k malicious IPs in strike against info-stealer malware

Interpol takes down more than 20k malicious IPs in strike against info-stealer malware

A law enforcement operation involving agencies from 26 countries responsible for 32 arrests and the seizure of 41 ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 12 Jun 2025
Op-Ed: An analysis of the Australian-produced modern defensible architecture

Op-Ed: An analysis of the Australian-produced modern defensible architecture

Organisations are being asked to embrace a new layered defensive structure – but can it significantly move the needle on ...

Christopher Hills, chief security strategist at BeyondTrust • Thu, 12 Jun 2025
M S restores online orders after 6-week outage

M S restores online orders after 6-week outage

Following a 46-day outage, UK retailer Marks Spencer (M S) has resumed its online orders after its systems ...

Daniel Croft • Wed, 11 Jun 2025
Whole Foods shelves left bare after major distributor hacked

Whole Foods shelves left bare after major distributor hacked

A cyber attack on a major US food distributor has led to empty shelves at US grocery store giant Whole Foods.

Daniel Croft • Wed, 11 Jun 2025
Report: DDoS attacks on financial institutions in APAC surge

Report: DDoS attacks on financial institutions in APAC surge

New research reveals that distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting the Asia-Pacific financial sector make ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 11 Jun 2025
Charles Sturt University releases free Farmers’ Guide to Cybersecurity

Charles Sturt University releases free Farmers’ Guide to Cybersecurity

A new set of web-based resources is aimed at boosting the security of Australian producers and producer groups.

David Hollingworth • Wed, 11 Jun 2025
Op-Ed: June Patch Tuesday reveals 67 vulnerabilities

Op-Ed: June Patch Tuesday reveals 67 vulnerabilities

Microsoft is addressing 67 vulnerabilities this June 2025 Patch Tuesday – and only one is being actively exploited.

Adam Barnett, Lead Software Engineer at Rapid7 • Wed, 11 Jun 2025