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2,400 Australian devices part of Chinese botnet disrupted by FBI

2,400 Australian devices part of Chinese botnet disrupted by FBI

The FBI has targeted a botnet infecting more than 260,000 devices worldwide and operated by a Chinese company targeting ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 19 Sep 2024
Temu denies 87m record data breach claims

Temu denies 87m record data breach claims

Major Chinese-operated digital marketplace Temu has confirmed that claims it suffered a cyber attack or data breach ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 19 Sep 2024
Bot attacks and API vulnerabilities cost companies up to US$186bn

Bot attacks and API vulnerabilities cost companies up to US$186bn

A new report from Imperva adds up the alarming global losses caused by insecure APIs and malicious bots.

David Hollingworth Thu, 19 Sep 2024
Vanir Group ransomware gang’s leak site seized by German authorities

Vanir Group ransomware gang’s leak site seized by German authorities

Baden-Württemberg State Criminal Police Office and other agencies took down the Vanir Group’s leak site, but operators ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 19 Sep 2024
Exclusive: Sydney-based Compass Group confirms Medusa ransomware attack

Exclusive: Sydney-based Compass Group confirms Medusa ransomware attack

Passports, driver’s licences, and other personal data have already been published as cyber criminals claim to have ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 18 Sep 2024
Crime rings broken, millions confiscated in Operation Kraken fallout

Crime rings broken, millions confiscated in Operation Kraken fallout

The AFP has had a busy day after helping take down an international criminal networking group allegedly run by an ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 18 Sep 2024
AFP charges alleged NSW ‘mastermind’ of Ghost criminal messaging network

AFP charges alleged NSW ‘mastermind’ of Ghost criminal messaging network

Search warrants were executed across Australia as part of a global takedown operation against an encrypted, organised ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 18 Sep 2024
Snowflake rolls out MFA by default alongside 14-character passwords

Snowflake rolls out MFA by default alongside 14-character passwords

The boosted default security measures come after a string of high-profile third-party hacks.

David Hollingworth Wed, 18 Sep 2024
Home Affairs to grant businesses cyber ‘safe harbour’ protections

Home Affairs to grant businesses cyber ‘safe harbour’ protections

Australian businesses are set to gain new “safe harbour” protections that would allow them to share the details of a ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 17 Sep 2024
Rhysida ransomware gang demands US$5.8m ransom for Seattle-Tacoma data

Rhysida ransomware gang demands US$5.8m ransom for Seattle-Tacoma data

Hackers demand 100 bitcoins within six days, or they will publish more than three terabytes of data, including passport ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 17 Sep 2024
Apple seeks to drop suit against spyware vendor NSO Group

Apple seeks to drop suit against spyware vendor NSO Group

The Cupertino-based company cites security risks to customers and Israeli government intervention as reasons to have its ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 17 Sep 2024
Interview: David Wiseman – ‘I don’t think there’s any limit to what people would do to gather information’

Interview: David Wiseman – ‘I don’t think there’s any limit to what people would do to gather information’

Cyber Daily catches up with David Wiseman, vice president of secure communications at BlackBerry, for a chat about cyber ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 17 Sep 2024
Right to Disconnect legislation could be a challenge for the cyber security industry

Right to Disconnect legislation could be a challenge for the cyber security industry

New research reveals nearly half of security incidents happen outside of traditional work hours, driving an ever more ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 17 Sep 2024