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Japan, US and Australia join forces for first information warfare event

Japan, US and Australia join forces for first information warfare event

International military personnel have gathered for Exercise Blue Spectrum, the first information warfare event involving ...

Robert Dougherty Wed, 17 Jul 2024
Stay safe and avoid scams this Amazon Prime Day

Stay safe and avoid scams this Amazon Prime Day

The deals may come thick and fast during sale season, but so do the risks of scams and fraud – here’s how to beat the ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 17 Jul 2024
Telstra cops $1.5m fine after breaching scam rules

Telstra cops $1.5m fine after breaching scam rules

The Australian telco has paid up after failure to use customer ID authentication processes.

David Hollingworth Wed, 17 Jul 2024
Kaspersky to close its US operations and lay off staff

Kaspersky to close its US operations and lay off staff

The Russian anti-virus company is exiting the US market after the sale of its products was banned by the US Department ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 16 Jul 2024
Exclusive: Victoria’s Royal Brighton Yacht Club confirms Medusa ransomware attack

Exclusive: Victoria’s Royal Brighton Yacht Club confirms Medusa ransomware attack

The personal data of members and employees of the Royal Brighton Yacht Club (RBYC) has been exposed in a supply ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 16 Jul 2024
WikiLeaks data to remain live thanks to Distributed Denial of Secrets

WikiLeaks data to remain live thanks to Distributed Denial of Secrets

The not-for-profit whistleblower site announced it will host WikiLeaks content in the wake of Julian Assange’s plea deal

David Hollingworth Tue, 16 Jul 2024
Ukrainian national sentenced to 9 years in prison over multiple malware campaigns

Ukrainian national sentenced to 9 years in prison over multiple malware campaigns

Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, 37, has received two concurrent sentences for his role in Zeus and IcedID campaigns that ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 16 Jul 2024
 Hacktivists claim to leak unfinished Disney projects

Hacktivists claim to leak unfinished Disney projects

Hacktivists have claimed to have stolen records from Disney’s internal Slack channels, containing messages, files and ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 16 Jul 2024
Queensland accounting firm allegedly hit by Hunters International

Queensland accounting firm allegedly hit by Hunters International

Threat actors have claimed an alleged ransomware attack on Queensland accounting services firm Gibbs Hurley Chartered ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 16 Jul 2024
AT T allegedly pays $370k in ransom following April cyber attack

AT T allegedly pays $370k in ransom following April cyber attack

US multinational telco AT T has reportedly paid a ransom of nearly $400,000 after it suffered a major ransomware ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 15 Jul 2024
Sources suggest CDK Global paid US$25m in ransom to thwart cyber attack

Sources suggest CDK Global paid US$25m in ransom to thwart cyber attack

CDK Global has reportedly paid a ransom, leading to the systems of as many as 15,000 US car dealerships being restored, ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 15 Jul 2024
Exclusive: Aussie healthcare education provider confirms data ‘vulnerability’

Exclusive: Aussie healthcare education provider confirms data ‘vulnerability’

Healthed says that “work undertaken by a third-party contractor” led to the details of event participants becoming ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 15 Jul 2024
Anthony Albanese defends ADF vetting process in wake of Russian espionage allegations

Anthony Albanese defends ADF vetting process in wake of Russian espionage allegations

The Prime Minister says he has “every faith in our national security agencies like I have every faith in our Australian ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 15 Jul 2024