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Nation-state-backed cyber attacks have become a major concern for governments, organisations, and individuals alike. Understanding the basics of cyber warfare is crucial ...
Reporter • Wed, 17 Sep 2025
Over 1 in 5 Australian businesses impacted by cyber attacks
A massive portion of Australian businesses are falling victim to threat actors, with over one in five suffering from some form of cyber attack.
Daniel Croft • Thu, 29 Jun 2023
Financial services provider Perpetual struck by security breach
Australian financial services provider Perpetual has fallen victim to a third-party security breach, accessing a “limited amount” of personal information and impacting ...
• Thu, 29 Jun 2023
Android spyware app Let Me Spy hacked, user and victim data breached
The developer of a smartphone app that can be used to track, monitor, and otherwise stalk individuals has revealed that what looks like its entire database has been ...
David Hollingworth • Wed, 28 Jun 2023
FOI request reveals what the FBI can — and can’t — get from messaging apps
A recent freedom of information request has led to the release of a document that outlines what information the FBI can acquire from instant messaging applications.
Victim sues Latitude for $1m following data breach
One of the victims of the Latitude Financial cyber attack has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the organisation, saying that the firm failed to meet a duty of care with ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 28 Jun 2023
APRA slams Medibank with $250m penalty
Aftershocks of the earthquake cyber attack that impacted Medibank last year have continued to rock the health insurance provider, with APRA forcing the insurer to hold an ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 27 Jun 2023
Industry responds to cyber security coordinator appointment
In the wake of Australia appointing its first cyber security coordinator, leaders of industry and the private sector have responded with their feedback on the move.
Welcome to login hell – Diablo IV hit by multiple DDoS attacks
Video gamers looking to obliterate hordes of beasts and monsters over the weekend were disappointed by a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 27 Jun 2023
North Korean state hackers discovered using wiretapping malware
Hackers backed by the North Korean government have been observed using wiretapping malware as part of a campaign of surveillance attacks.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 26 Jun 2023
UK hacker gets a 5-year prison sentence over SIM-swapping fraud and 2020 Twitter hack
Following his indictment in November 2021 over a SIM-card-swapping operation that saw him and his co-conspirators steal US$784,000 in cryptocurrency, Joseph James ...
David Hollingworth • Mon, 26 Jun 2023
Smartwatches infected with malware are being ‘gifted’ to US military personnel
The US Army’s Criminal Investigation has warned service members to beware of receiving unsolicited gifts of a certain make of smartwatch.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 23 Jun 2023
PODCAST: Big data breaches are here to stay
In this episode of the Cyber Security Uncut podcast, Major General (Ret’d) Dr Marcus Thompson and Liam Garman unpack the MOVEit file transfer breach and discuss proposals ...
Robyn Tongol • Fri, 23 Jun 2023
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