Security
Microsoft’s Quick Assist tool used to deploy ransomware
Microsoft has warned of hackers using its client management tool to initiate ransomware attacks.
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 ...
ANZ outage leaves customers without access to funds
The big four bank says that it has since begun restoring systems.
Western Sydney University discloses data breach, 7,500 ‘impacted individuals’ notified
Western Sydney University (WSU) has revealed that its systems were breached by a threat actor, leading to student ...
Australian orgs struggling under the weight of identity-related breaches
Australia has ranked second in the world for breaches involving credential theft, supply chain, and third-party breaches ...
New US healthcare breach affects almost 2.5m
Another healthcare organisation in the US has fallen victim to a major cyber attack, with almost 2.5 million people ...
Cyber attack on Ausgrid could lead to costs of $2.9bn per day
Ausgrid reveals potential cost of a cyber attack in response to 2023–30 Australian Cyber Security Strategy: Legislative ...
AUCloud announces additions to leadership team
Joshua Mann and David Milin take up senior roles with Australian cyber security specialist AUCloud.
Ransomware attacks up more than 20% year on year
And it’s not just attacks – new gangs were popping up with alarming speed over the first few months of 2024.
Dell breach under investigation by Irish watchdog
Ireland’s privacy watchdog has commenced an investigation into the major Dell data breach that occurred earlier this ...
Andrew Tate’s ‘The Real World’ exposes almost a million users
Andrew Tate’s The Real World platform has accidentally leaked a trove of sensitive user data after it left one of its ...
How to secure legal professional privilege after a breach
Last year, Optus failed to keep a Deloitte report into a major data breach away from a class action applicant
53,000 affected in Nissan North America cyber attack
Nissan North America has announced that a data breach it suffered last year resulted in the data of over 53,000 staff ...