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OpenAI hit by Anonymous Sudan DDoS for executive’s political comments

OpenAI hit by Anonymous Sudan DDoS for executive’s political comments

An attack on ChatGPT creator OpenAI has been claimed by the infamous DDoS threat group Anonymous Sudan and its allies.

Daniel Croft Thu, 15 Feb 2024
Clive Palmer-owned company accuses government of hacking its lawyers during $300bn lawsuit

Clive Palmer-owned company accuses government of hacking its lawyers during $300bn lawsuit

A company owned by Australian business tycoon and chairman of the United Australia Party Clive Palmer has accused the ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 13 Feb 2024
Researchers release free Rhysida Ransomware decryptor

Researchers release free Rhysida Ransomware decryptor

South Korean researchers have developed free decryption methods for the Rhysida ransomware gang, providing relief to ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 13 Feb 2024
Hacker claims to leak more than 650k customers of Aussie Vapes store

Hacker claims to leak more than 650k customers of Aussie Vapes store

An online retailer of vaping products is the alleged subject of a leak post on a clear web hacking forum.

David Hollingworth Tue, 13 Feb 2024
58 cyber attacks costing $3bn under investigation by UN

58 cyber attacks costing $3bn under investigation by UN

The United Nations has launched an investigation into almost 60 cyber attacks believed to have been by North Korea.

Daniel Croft Mon, 12 Feb 2024
Budding data leak leaves cannabis workers blazed

Budding data leak leaves cannabis workers blazed

The data of 2.5 million workers in the cannabis industry have been exposed after a tech company used by dispensaries ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 12 Feb 2024
Report: Average cost of data breaches rises to US$4.5m

Report: Average cost of data breaches rises to US$4.5m

Research from IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023 shows breaches are costing more, especially if tackled without the ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 12 Feb 2024
Canadian government announces Flipper Zero ban to deter car theft

Canadian government announces Flipper Zero ban to deter car theft

The Canadian government has released plans to outlaw everyone’s favourite penetration testing “toy”, the Flipper Zero, ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 12 Feb 2024
US authorities seize Warzone malware infrastructure

US authorities seize Warzone malware infrastructure

The US Department of Justice has announced it has shut down several for-sale websites, leading to the arrests of two ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 12 Feb 2024
ACSC releases critical alert over FortiOS bug

ACSC releases critical alert over FortiOS bug

The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre is concerned about a FortiGuard vulnerability that ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 12 Feb 2024
The weekly ransomware report, Friday, 9 February

The weekly ransomware report, Friday, 9 February

Attacks remain steady this week as LockBit continues to dominate the ransomware landscape.

David Hollingworth Fri, 09 Feb 2024
ALPHV ransomware group may be sniffing around Mac OS

ALPHV ransomware group may be sniffing around Mac OS

Researchers find backdoor malware written in Rust, which overlaps with ALPHV/BlackCat infrastructure.

David Hollingworth Fri, 09 Feb 2024
Largest-ever French cyber attack exposes half of the population

Largest-ever French cyber attack exposes half of the population

Roughly half of the population of France has had its data exposed in what is the largest cyber attack ever to hit the ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 09 Feb 2024