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Dragos and Sekuro announce new OT security partnership

Dragos and Sekuro announce new OT security partnership

The new operational technology partnership comes as attacks against Australian critical infrastructure rise.

David Hollingworth Tue, 30 Apr 2024
Introducing Muddling Meerkat – a new threat actor controlling the Great Firewall of China

Introducing Muddling Meerkat – a new threat actor controlling the Great Firewall of China

The newly discovered PRC-backed threat actor uses “sophisticated DNS activities” to probe networks all over the globe.

David Hollingworth Mon, 29 Apr 2024
SSS Australia falls victim to Hunters International ransomware gang

SSS Australia falls victim to Hunters International ransomware gang

Hunters International posts nearly 70 gigabytes of data, totalling more than 60,000 individual files, belonging to an ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 29 Apr 2024
Australia records 388% quarter-on-quarter jump in compromised accounts

Australia records 388% quarter-on-quarter jump in compromised accounts

A staggering 1.8 million Australian user accounts have been leaked in data breaches in the first three months of 2024.

David Hollingworth Fri, 26 Apr 2024
Exclusive: BlackSuit ransomware gang claims hack on Octapharma Plasma

Exclusive: BlackSuit ransomware gang claims hack on Octapharma Plasma

Donor details, lab data, passports, and personal information have all been allegedly compromised in the US Octapharma ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 24 Apr 2024
Akira ransomware made US$42m in ransoms before its first birthday

Akira ransomware made US$42m in ransoms before its first birthday

International cyber agencies have banded together to release a new advisory on an infamous cyber gang after it reeled in ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 23 Apr 2024
Palo Alto’s Unit 42 team reveals new wave of PAN-OS firewall hack attempts

Palo Alto’s Unit 42 team reveals new wave of PAN-OS firewall hack attempts

PAN-OS firewalls are facing an “increasing number of attacks”, though so far, signs of active command execution are rare

David Hollingworth Tue, 23 Apr 2024
Makers of CrushFTP file transfer tool urge users to upgrade ‘ASAP’

Makers of CrushFTP file transfer tool urge users to upgrade ‘ASAP’

Hackers are likely already taking advantage of a vulnerability in a particular version of the file transfer application

David Hollingworth Tue, 23 Apr 2024
UnitedHealth says ‘substantial proportion’ of Americans affected in breach

UnitedHealth says ‘substantial proportion’ of Americans affected in breach

A “substantial proportion” of Americans may have been impacted by the Change Healthcare breach, according to parent ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 23 Apr 2024
Victorian councils’ call service affected by OracleCMS breach

Victorian councils’ call service affected by OracleCMS breach

Several Victorian councils have revealed that their after-hours call services are down following the OracleCMS breach ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 22 Apr 2024
Stealthy new banking malware spotted targeting Korean users

Stealthy new banking malware spotted targeting Korean users

Novel SoumniBot malware takes advantage of Android manifest bugs to avoid detection.

David Hollingworth Mon, 22 Apr 2024
UN agency ransomware attack claimed by 8Base

UN agency ransomware attack claimed by 8Base

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on the IT systems of the United Nations (UN), which is now investigating the ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 22 Apr 2024
US telco Frontier Communications reports major disruptions following cyber attack

US telco Frontier Communications reports major disruptions following cyber attack

The telco giant said in an SEC filing that operational shutdowns could lead to a “material” impact and that personal ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 22 Apr 2024