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Cyber attack on Ausgrid could lead to costs of $2.9bn per day

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 ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 20 May 2024
AUCloud announces additions to leadership team

AUCloud announces additions to leadership team

Joshua Mann and David Milin take up senior roles with Australian cyber security specialist AUCloud.

David Hollingworth Mon, 20 May 2024
Ransomware attacks up more than 20% year on year

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.

David Hollingworth Mon, 20 May 2024
Dell breach under investigation by Irish watchdog

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 ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 17 May 2024
Andrew Tate’s ‘The Real World’ exposes almost a million users

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 ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 17 May 2024
How to secure legal professional privilege after a breach

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

Malavika Santhebennur Fri, 17 May 2024
53,000 affected in Nissan North America cyber attack

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 ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 16 May 2024
BREAKING: NCSC warns of ‘large-scale ransomware data breach incident’; MediSecure the victim

BREAKING: NCSC warns of ‘large-scale ransomware data breach incident’; MediSecure the victim

Australia’s National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC) has said it is working on a “whole-of-government response” ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 16 May 2024
Iress says GitHub data breach extends to OneVue

Iress says GitHub data breach extends to OneVue

The hackers reportedly stole credentials from the GitHub repository and used them to access the firm’s OneVue.

Maja Garaca Djurdjevic and Daniel Croft Wed, 15 May 2024
Microsoft rolls out 61 Patch Tuesday updates, warns of three zero-day bugs

Microsoft rolls out 61 Patch Tuesday updates, warns of three zero-day bugs

Microsoft urges users to beware of at least one vulnerability being actively exploited in the wild.

David Hollingworth Wed, 15 May 2024
Exclusive: Australian energy and internet provider Sumo confirms customer data breach

Exclusive: Australian energy and internet provider Sumo confirms customer data breach

Customer credit scores, passports, driver’s licences and more were accessed by an “unknown person” via a third-party ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 15 May 2024
Ascension begins cyber attack recovery as AHA and FBI warn of Black Basta

Ascension begins cyber attack recovery as AHA and FBI warn of Black Basta

Ascension has announced that it’s beginning to restore its systems as it continues its investigation into a cyber attack ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 14 May 2024
Op-Ed: Goldilocks and the cyber risk disclosure porridge

Op-Ed: Goldilocks and the cyber risk disclosure porridge

Goldilocks and the cyber risk disclosure porridge: an old children’s tale offers a useful lesson for disclosure of ...

Annie Hagger and Denny Wan Tue, 14 May 2024