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The Federal Court has dismissed Optus’ appeal to hold back a Deloitte report into its 2022 cyber attack from class action lawyers.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 17 Dec 2025
Russian hacking groups are switching tactics: Here’s what to watch out for
Spear phishing appears to be the new weapon of choice for state-backed Russian threat groups, along with a proliferation of malware tools.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 24 May 2024
Staff documents stolen in EU Parliament data breach
The European Parliament is notifying its staff that a threat actor breached its systems and exfiltrated sensitive data.
Daniel Croft • Fri, 24 May 2024
70m-record-strong US criminal database allegedly posted online by infamous hacker
Threat actors claim to have access to a US criminal database with over 70 million records containing personal data.
Exclusive: Stolen MediSecure data posted for sale on Russian hacking forum
A week after the e-prescription service revealed it was hacked, more than six terabytes of patient data, consisting of over 50 million rows, is allegedly up for sale.
Vigilante hacks scam call centre, proceeds to warn victims
A vigilante hacker calls out alleged “fake antivirus company” Waredot for scamming users.
Aussie printing company suffers alleged 300Gb data breach
Data extortion group Ransom House has listed printing company Advance Press on its dark web leak site, claiming to have stolen company data.
Daniel Croft • Thu, 23 May 2024
Nissan Oceania call centre impacted by OracleCMS data breach
Nissan’s Australian operation has revealed that the call centre it set up to respond to its data breach was compromised in a second hack.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 23 May 2024
Lucy Fidock wins this year’s ESET Women in Cyber Security Scholarship
A student at the University of Adelaide takes home a prized scholarship with the support of the Minister for Home Affairs and Cyber Security.
Major US fuel distributor allegedly breached by Black Basta
Infamous hacking group Black Basta has listed one of the largest fuel distributors in the US on its dark web leak site, claiming to have stolen over 700 gigabytes of data
Daniel Croft • Wed, 22 May 2024
Microsoft’s Quick Assist tool used to deploy ransomware
Microsoft has warned of hackers using its client management tool to initiate ransomware attacks.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 22 May 2024
LockBit claims attack on London Drugs, demands US$25m
Ransomware titan LockBit has claimed an attack on major Canadian pharmacy chain London Drugs, leading to the company shutting down its stores last week.
ANZ outage leaves customers without access to funds
The big four bank says that it has since begun restoring systems.
Daniel Croft • Tue, 21 May 2024