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US national arrested for operating a North Korean laptop farm

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 ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 12 Aug 2024
Exclusive: Hacker claims successful hack of Adreno, the ‘world’s largest dive store’

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.

David Hollingworth Mon, 12 Aug 2024
Nearly 3bn compromised in hack on US background-checking firm

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.

David Hollingworth Mon, 12 Aug 2024
Home, business security provider ADT customer information leaked

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 ...

Reporter Fri, 09 Aug 2024
Majority of phishing emails still bypassing security protection

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 ...

Reporter Fri, 09 Aug 2024
Exclusive: Victorian firm Kempe Engineering listed on RansomHub leak site

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.

David Hollingworth Thu, 08 Aug 2024
Olympic boxer Danny Green partners with Cyber Wardens to promote cyber security

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

David Hollingworth Thu, 08 Aug 2024
Exclusive: Meow ransomware gang claims hack of New Zealand IT support firm Banx

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 ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 08 Aug 2024
Report: Half of Australian businesses have paid a ransom after a cyber attack

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 ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 08 Aug 2024
Inside the world of initial access brokers, with Rapid7’s Christiaan Beek

Inside the world of initial access brokers, with Rapid7’s Christiaan Beek

We sat down with Rapid7’s senior director of threat analytics to unpack how initial access brokers operate and their ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 07 Aug 2024
Op-Ed: A wish list for the new Minister for Cyber Security, Tony Burke

Op-Ed: A wish list for the new Minister for Cyber Security, Tony Burke

Janine Morris, industry engagement and strategy lead at AvePoint, outlines four key areas that Australia’s new Cyber ...

Janine Morris Wed, 07 Aug 2024
Microsoft joins Delta Air Lines pile on

Microsoft joins Delta Air Lines pile on

Microsoft’s lawyer accuses the airline of presenting a “false picture” of its actions following the July CrowdStrike ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 07 Aug 2024
Ransomware gangs increasingly weaponising stolen data

Ransomware gangs increasingly weaponising stolen data

Cyber criminals are using the personal details of company employees and even “illegal business activities” to put more ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 07 Aug 2024