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2 Mackay sugar mills shut down following cyber incident

2 Mackay sugar mills shut down following cyber incident

A cyber incident has led to operations at two sugar mills in the Mackay region of North Queensland being halted.

Daniel Croft Thu, 11 Jun 2026
Privacy Commissioner reveals findings in Optus privacy investigation

Privacy Commissioner reveals findings in Optus privacy investigation

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and the Australian Privacy Commissioner have announced the ...

Bethany Alvaro Thu, 11 Jun 2026
Parents warned after ‘cyber security breach’ at South Australia’s Reynella East College

Parents warned after ‘cyber security breach’ at South Australia’s Reynella East College

Investigations into the incident are ongoing, but the school warns that IT systems are expected to be offline for some ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 11 Jun 2026
Op-Ed: Microsoft June Patch Tuesday reveals 200 vulnerabilities

Op-Ed: Microsoft June Patch Tuesday reveals 200 vulnerabilities

While the Redmond software giant quietly addresses more than 300 browser vulnerabilities, it’s also responding to a very ...

Adam Barnett, lead software engineer, Rapid7 Thu, 11 Jun 2026
Exclusive: Aussie educational publisher R.I.C Publications investigating breach after customer data published online

Exclusive: Aussie educational publisher R.I.C Publications investigating breach after customer data published online

More than 110,000 customer records have been allegedly published on a popular hacking forum, with dozens seeking to ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 11 Jun 2026
Exclusive: 2019 claims breach of Australian lingerie retailer

Exclusive: 2019 claims breach of Australian lingerie retailer

An Australian online and in-store women’s lingerie, swimwear and underwear retailer has allegedly been breached ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 10 Jun 2026
Exclusive: Qilin targets Qld healthcare provider, but gets a bit confused

Exclusive: Qilin targets Qld healthcare provider, but gets a bit confused

Cases of mistaken identity can happen to anyone, but you’d think that at least hackers could work out who they’re ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 10 Jun 2026
Report: Chinese activity on the rise as technology becomes the sector most targeted by cyber attacks

Report: Chinese activity on the rise as technology becomes the sector most targeted by cyber attacks

CrowdStrike’s 2026 Technology Threat Landscape Report reveals that what China cannot develop itself, it will gladly ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 10 Jun 2026
Exclusive: Napoleon Perdis allegedly breached following threat actor claims

Exclusive: Napoleon Perdis allegedly breached following threat actor claims

Australian luxury make-up and cosmetics brand Napoleon Perdis has allegedly suffered a cyber incident after a threat ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 09 Jun 2026
Unfair cop: AFP warns Aussies after scam script uncovered in Cambodian fraud compound

Unfair cop: AFP warns Aussies after scam script uncovered in Cambodian fraud compound

The Australian Federal Police has uncovered a sophisticated scam script used by criminals operating from a Cambodian ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 09 Jun 2026
Alert! Critical Check Point zero-day exploited in the wild, Qilin ransomware already at work

Alert! Critical Check Point zero-day exploited in the wild, Qilin ransomware already at work

Hackers have been exploiting an authentication bypass vulnerability in Check Point Remote Access VPN, Mobile Access, and ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 09 Jun 2026
Exclusive: Hacker claims breach of Aussie travel agency FirstClass, 53k customers potentially impacted

Exclusive: Hacker claims breach of Aussie travel agency FirstClass, 53k customers potentially impacted

The threat actor behind the Melbourne International Film Festival and the Australian Centre for the Moving Image hacks ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 09 Jun 2026
Exclusive: 2019 claims cyber incident on Aussie ASX and financial market research firm

Exclusive: 2019 claims cyber incident on Aussie ASX and financial market research firm

A threat actor has claimed a cyber attack on an Australian finance and market research firm, allegedly having stolen ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 09 Jun 2026