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Melbourne man sentenced for buying stolen data on darknet

Melbourne man sentenced for buying stolen data on darknet

Accessing stolen data on a darknet forum leads to a community corrections order and community service.

David Hollingworth Mon, 22 Jan 2024
LockBit takes a bite out of Subway with ransomware attack

LockBit takes a bite out of Subway with ransomware attack

Prolific ransomware gang LockBit targets a popular sandwich franchise – “The biggest sandwich chain is pretending that ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 22 Jan 2024
The weekly ransomware report, Friday, 19 January

The weekly ransomware report, Friday, 19 January

LockBit is on a winning streak as US organisations face the brunt of ransomware attacks.

David Hollingworth Fri, 19 Jan 2024
Victorian court breach much worse than originally believed

Victorian court breach much worse than originally believed

The Victorian courts have revealed that the cyber attack it suffered last year was much more substantial than first ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 19 Jan 2024
Top 5 bad cyber security habits of small businesses

Top 5 bad cyber security habits of small businesses

Want to keep your small business cyber safe? Here are the pitfalls to avoid.

David Hollingworth Fri, 19 Jan 2024
Foxsemicon hit by alleged ransomware attack

Foxsemicon hit by alleged ransomware attack

Website defaced to declare hack, promising “we are able to completely destroy Foxsemicon”.

David Hollingworth Thu, 18 Jan 2024
Nissan Australia confirms customer data accessed in data breach, Akira takes credit

Nissan Australia confirms customer data accessed in data breach, Akira takes credit

Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has confirmed that the data breach its Australian and New Zealand subsidiary suffered ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 18 Jan 2024
ACSC releases critical alert over Atlassian Confluence bug

ACSC releases critical alert over Atlassian Confluence bug

Vulnerabilities in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Confluence Server could lead to remote code execution.

David Hollingworth Thu, 18 Jan 2024
AFP offers advice to families on child safety online

AFP offers advice to families on child safety online

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) wants parents and carers to “have the talk” with their children to keep them safe ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 18 Jan 2024
Golden Triangle casinos behind massive cyber fraud operations

Golden Triangle casinos behind massive cyber fraud operations

A United Nations report has shed light on the scale of fraud and money laundering helping power cyber crime in ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 18 Jan 2024
Guzman y Gomez, Dan Murphy’s customers affected in credential stuffing campaign

Guzman y Gomez, Dan Murphy’s customers affected in credential stuffing campaign

The details of thousands of Australians have been compromised in a campaign targeting a number of major Australian ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 17 Jan 2024
McGrathNicol named as founding partner of Australian Insider Risk Centre of Excellence

McGrathNicol named as founding partner of Australian Insider Risk Centre of Excellence

Advisory firm McGrathNicol joins DTEX Systems and The MITRE Corporation.

David Hollingworth Wed, 17 Jan 2024
Hacked Sydney radiologist instructs staff to tell customers hack was a technical fault

Hacked Sydney radiologist instructs staff to tell customers hack was a technical fault

Western Sydney radiologist Quantum Radiology has told its staff to tell its patients that a cyber attack it faced late ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 16 Jan 2024