Security
Largest Aussie gold producer impacted by ransomware attack
Australia’s largest producer of gold has revealed that its IT systems were affected by a ransomware attack last week.
Report: Australian cyber security industry ‘not fit for purpose’
According to a new report from StickmanCyber, the local industry is “too small, too male, and is propped up by overseas ...
Exclusive: RansomHub claims hack on Aussie company Hudson Civil Engineering
The ransomware gang says it has stolen 112 gigabytes of data from the Tasmanian engineering firm.
Palo Alto Networks hosts inaugural Cyber Safe Kids Family Workshop in Sydney
The cyber security company hosted a free cyber security workshop for families and kids over the weekend.
US national arrested for operating a North Korean laptop farm
A 38-year-old man has been arrested and charged with running a scheme that led to the employment of North Korean hackers ...
Exclusive: Hacker claims successful hack of Adreno, the ‘world’s largest dive store’
UPDATED: Adreno confirms incident impacting more than 500,000 customers of the popular Australian dive store.
Nearly 3bn compromised in hack on US background-checking firm
A lawsuit has revealed the details of a massive data breach impacting 2.9 billion individuals.
Home, business security provider ADT customer information leaked
US home and business physical security provider ADT has confirmed that hackers obtained a “limited” amount of customer ...
Majority of phishing emails still bypassing security protection
After analysing 17.8 million phishing emails, cyber security researchers have found that 56 per cent were able to bypass ...
Exclusive: Victorian firm Kempe Engineering listed on RansomHub leak site
The ransomware gang claims to have stolen four terabytes of data, including customer and staff information.
Olympic boxer Danny Green partners with Cyber Wardens to promote cyber security
Analogies to the “sweet science” fly as boxing legend and businessman comes out swinging against cyber security threats
Exclusive: Meow ransomware gang claims hack of New Zealand IT support firm Banx
The threat actor claims to have 15 gigabytes of stolen data from the company and has already published some documents on ...
Report: Half of Australian businesses have paid a ransom after a cyber attack
A survey of Australian businesses by Cloudflare paints a picture of a volatile local landscape as some organisations ...