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Halliburton confirms cyber attack behind system issues

Halliburton confirms cyber attack behind system issues

US oil giant Halliburton has confirmed that issues affecting certain company systems last week were the result of a ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 26 Aug 2024
Exclusive: Aussie not-for-profit community support service Meli confirms cyber attack

Exclusive: Aussie not-for-profit community support service Meli confirms cyber attack

The Qilin ransomware gang has listed Victorian-based Meli as a victim on its darknet leak site. UPDATE: Meli responds to ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 26 Aug 2024
Interview: Brendan Conlon – an NSA background is ‘definitely an advantage’

Interview: Brendan Conlon – an NSA background is ‘definitely an advantage’

Brendan Conlon, an expert on supply chain defence, talks about his experience getting into cyber and how CISOs really ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 23 Aug 2024
McDonald’s Instagram crypto breach nets Grimace coin scammers over $1m

McDonald’s Instagram crypto breach nets Grimace coin scammers over $1m

McDonald’s official Instagram account was breached by crypto scammers on Wednesday (21 August) to display advertising ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 23 Aug 2024
ACSC partners with US agencies to release best practice guide to threat detection

ACSC partners with US agencies to release best practice guide to threat detection

CISA, FBI, NSA, and other international partners release Best Practices for Event Logging and Threat Detection ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 23 Aug 2024
CommBank doubles free scam education seminars in regional Australia

CommBank doubles free scam education seminars in regional Australia

The bank says it is “doubling down on safety in the bush”, with over 400 free seminars planned over the next 12 months

David Hollingworth Thu, 22 Aug 2024
US oil giant Halliburton suffers network cyber attack

US oil giant Halliburton suffers network cyber attack

Major US oilfield servicing giant Halliburton has suffered a cloud-based cyber security attack, leading to the company ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 22 Aug 2024
CSIRO partners with Google to protect Australia’s critical infrastructure

CSIRO partners with Google to protect Australia’s critical infrastructure

The search and cloud giant and Australia’s national science agency are teaming up to tackle weak links in critical ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 22 Aug 2024
Op-Ed: APT40’s renewed targeting of Australia is a reminder to get least privilege in place

Op-Ed: APT40’s renewed targeting of Australia is a reminder to get least privilege in place

The threat group has long been after administrative credentials and privileged access, and it found both in recent ...

Morey Haber, Cyber Security Advisor at BeyondTrust Thu, 22 Aug 2024
Jetstar’s cancellations double after CrowdStrike crash

Jetstar’s cancellations double after CrowdStrike crash

The CrowdStrike outage contributed to Jetstar’s cancellations doubling in July, rising from 153 in June to 299 last ...

Adam Thorn Wed, 21 Aug 2024
Exclusive: Melbourne-based Regent Caravans confirms RansomHub attack

Exclusive: Melbourne-based Regent Caravans confirms RansomHub attack

The luxury caravan maker has suffered a data breach following a 4 August attack by a highly aggressive ransomware gang

David Hollingworth Wed, 21 Aug 2024
Darktrace co-founder Mike Lynch presumed dead after yacht sinking

Darktrace co-founder Mike Lynch presumed dead after yacht sinking

Tech entrepreneur and his daughter are among six presumed dead as divers struggle to access sunken superyacht.

David Hollingworth Wed, 21 Aug 2024
Cyber attack stunts US chipmaker’s manufacturing capabilities

Cyber attack stunts US chipmaker’s manufacturing capabilities

A cyber attack has crippled the operations of American chipmaker Microchip Technology Incorporated.

Daniel Croft Wed, 21 Aug 2024