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Australian travel agency exposes customer data after leaving database publicly accessible

Australian travel agency exposes customer data after leaving database publicly accessible

An Australian travel agency has leaked the data of thousands of its customers after it left a database openly accessible ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 09 Jan 2024
British Library cyber clean-up cost may be 10x the ransom it refused to pay

British Library cyber clean-up cost may be 10x the ransom it refused to pay

The British Library is still facing the consequences of the cyber attack it suffered back in October, which left its ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 08 Jan 2024
LockBit ransomware attack on US healthcare organisation avoids encrypting data to protect patients

LockBit ransomware attack on US healthcare organisation avoids encrypting data to protect patients

The LockBit ransomware gang has claimed an attack on US healthcare software organisation Capital Health, taking special ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 08 Jan 2024
Half a million users of real estate Android app have passwords leaked

Half a million users of real estate Android app have passwords leaked

Almost half a million users of a popular real estate Android app have had their names and passwords exposed, according ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 05 Jan 2024
Government and official business X accounts hijacked by crypto scammers

Government and official business X accounts hijacked by crypto scammers

High-profile verified accounts on X (formerly Twitter) are being hacked by cyber criminals to advertise cryptocurrency ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 05 Jan 2024
UPDATED: Kyivstar’s systems wiped by Russian hackers following December cyber attack

UPDATED: Kyivstar’s systems wiped by Russian hackers following December cyber attack

The Russian hackers responsible for the attack on Ukraine’s largest telco, Kyivstar, have wiped the company’s systems.

Daniel Croft Fri, 05 Jan 2024
Eagers Automotive halts trading following cyber attack

Eagers Automotive halts trading following cyber attack

Australian vehicle dealership giant Eagers Automotive has announced that it suffered a systems outage as a result of a ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 04 Jan 2024
Victorian court systems allegedly breached by Qilin ransomware gang

Victorian court systems allegedly breached by Qilin ransomware gang

Victoria’s courts have been hit by a cyber attack allegedly at the hands of Russia-based hackers.

Daniel Croft Thu, 04 Jan 2024
Industry predictions for 2024: Cyber security trends and threats to watch for

Industry predictions for 2024: Cyber security trends and threats to watch for

When it comes to cyber security, the one thing that never changes is that the state of play changes all the time.

David Hollingworth Thu, 04 Jan 2024
St Vincent’s Health reveals data stolen in cyber attack

St Vincent’s Health reveals data stolen in cyber attack

The aged and healthcare not-for-profit is investigating a cyber attack that impacted its systems this week.

David Hollingworth Fri, 22 Dec 2023
2.7m affected in healthcare software provider ransomware attack

2.7m affected in healthcare software provider ransomware attack

A healthcare and emergency services software provider has announced that a ransomware attack on its systems has ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 22 Dec 2023
Brisbane man sentenced to 2-year, 6-month prison term for buying stolen credentials

Brisbane man sentenced to 2-year, 6-month prison term for buying stolen credentials

A user of the now-defunct hacking marketplace Genesis Market has paid a high price for purchasing stolen login ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 22 Dec 2023
Ransomware operators are increasingly using remote encryption in their attacks

Ransomware operators are increasingly using remote encryption in their attacks

Researchers at Sophos have spotted a scary new trend among cyber criminals.

David Hollingworth Thu, 21 Dec 2023