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Sydney’s Indian Support Centre suffers second cyber attack of the year

Sydney’s Indian Support Centre suffers second cyber attack of the year

A Western Sydney-based organisation has been hit for the second time this year by a different actor using the same form ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 03 Apr 2024
Backdoor in popular Linux tool spotted by Microsoft engineer

Backdoor in popular Linux tool spotted by Microsoft engineer

The xz compression tool appears to have been tampered with “over several weeks” to create a malicious new feature.

David Hollingworth Tue, 02 Apr 2024
Hot Topic customer data potentially compromised following credential stuffing attack

Hot Topic customer data potentially compromised following credential stuffing attack

US retail chain Hot Topic has disclosed that a cyber attack late last year has potentially resulted in the accounts of ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 02 Apr 2024
AT T finally admits ‘AT T data-specific fields’ are part of leak affecting more than 70m customers

AT T finally admits ‘AT T data-specific fields’ are part of leak affecting more than 70m customers

The US telco giant is still unaware of the source of the data leak but does say the data affects both current and past ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 02 Apr 2024
Report: 1 in 20 APAC organisations hit by ransomware gangs in 2023

Report: 1 in 20 APAC organisations hit by ransomware gangs in 2023

FS-ISAC’s Navigating Cyber 2024 report finds cyber attacks on the rise, on the back of a surge in ransomware incidents

David Hollingworth Thu, 28 Mar 2024
Black Basta claims 350GB stolen from Vili’s

Black Basta claims 350GB stolen from Vili’s

Hackers have listed a large amount of data reportedly belonging to Australian pie titan Vili’s and are threatening to ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 28 Mar 2024
Finland the latest country to call out APT31 for government cyber espionage

Finland the latest country to call out APT31 for government cyber espionage

The list of countries blaming China for a recent wave of cyber espionage is growing, with Finland being the latest ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 28 Mar 2024
Scammers are using generative AI to create scam obituaries

Scammers are using generative AI to create scam obituaries

Victims of fake obituaries are liable to have personal information stolen or become infected by adware.

David Hollingworth Thu, 28 Mar 2024
14GB Minecraft data leak puts players at risk

14GB Minecraft data leak puts players at risk

Minecraft players should double-check their accounts after a database containing user and server data was posted online ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 27 Mar 2024
INC Ransom claims ransomware attack on NHS Scotland

INC Ransom claims ransomware attack on NHS Scotland

The ransomware gang threatens to publish three terabytes of data, including confidential patient records.

David Hollingworth Wed, 27 Mar 2024
The UK’s Big Issue Group allegedly hacked by Qilin ransomware group

The UK’s Big Issue Group allegedly hacked by Qilin ransomware group

The Qilin ransomware gang claims to have more than 500 gigabytes of data, including passport and driver’s license scans ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 26 Mar 2024
Russian-backed hackers caught targeting German political parties

Russian-backed hackers caught targeting German political parties

Hackers linked to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service have been observed deploying phishing techniques to snare German ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 25 Mar 2024
Cyber Wardens research shows a stark divide in small business cyber readiness

Cyber Wardens research shows a stark divide in small business cyber readiness

New research from the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia and the Cyber Wardens program reveals only ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 25 Mar 2024