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With changes in regulations across the Asia-Pacific region, fines for personal data breaches are set to increase, too, but are companies prepared?
Mark Nutt • Tue, 04 Nov 2025
500k affected in Forever 21 data breach
Clothing retailer Forever 21 has disclosed a data breach that has compromised the information of over 500,000 people.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 04 Sep 2023
Aussie patient data breached in TissuPath Pathology third-party hack
The ALPHV ransomware gang has struck at a Melbourne pathology firm, getting away with detailed patient records after utilising a third-party supplier’s login details to ...
David Hollingworth • Mon, 04 Sep 2023
Telstra subsidiary caught up in spy-for-hire operation
Telstra’s Digicel Pacific operation has been used by spy firms to track mobile phone users as far away as Africa, according to a report from the Organized Crime and ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 01 Sep 2023
X taken down by Anonymous Sudan as group pressures Musk for Starlink
The infamous hacking group Anonymous Sudan has successfully taken X (formerly Twitter) offline this week as part of a wider campaign to pressure the company CEO, Elon ...
Daniel Croft • Fri, 01 Sep 2023
Five Eyes warns of new Russian campaign targeting Android devices in Ukraine
Cyber security and law enforcement agencies from the UK, Australia, New Zealand, the US, and Canada have picked up on a new campaign by a Russian-backed threat actor ...
100 Australian passports for sale on hacking forums in apparent data breach
A hacker has made a post on two data breach hacking forums, offering up for sale 100 Australian passports.
University of Sydney student data involved in third-party data breach
The University of Sydney has posted a notice on its website warning of the possible impact of a third-party data breach.
Fake Signal and Telegram apps with spyware found on Google Play
Malware-riddled versions of encrypted instant messaging apps Signal and Telegram have been discovered on Google Play and Samsung Galaxy Store.
Daniel Croft • Thu, 31 Aug 2023
Optus requests Deloitte cyber attack investigation not be released by Federal Court
Optus is working overtime to keep the details of the cyber attack it suffered last year under wraps, with the telco never intending to release a report it commissioned on ...
Absolute expands its Application Resilience ecosystem
Endpoint security firm Absolute Software has revealed an expansion of its Absolute Application Resilience suite.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 31 Aug 2023
AI poses cyber risk, says British experts
The discussion around the dangers of AI and the cyber risks they create continues, with British officials issuing a warning that AI tools can be fooled into being harmful
Daniel Croft • Wed, 30 Aug 2023
New Ransomed ransomware group leverages data protection laws to bully victims
Life comes at you fast when you’re a fledgling ransomware operator, and the newly emerged Ransomed group seems to have learned that the hard way.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 30 Aug 2023