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ALPHV is back, but it had to start from scratch

ALPHV is back, but it had to start from scratch

Following its almost week-long outage, the ALPHV ransomware group has brought its dark web leak site back online; ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 15 Dec 2023
UK Defence fined for leaking details of Afghan nationals

UK Defence fined for leaking details of Afghan nationals

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) is facing a fine from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after a data breach ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 15 Dec 2023
Chinese internet authorities call for reporting of major security incidents within the hour

Chinese internet authorities call for reporting of major security incidents within the hour

Chinese ISPs will have one hour to report incidents and 24 hours to provide analysis under new rules.

David Hollingworth Thu, 14 Dec 2023
Report: Australian patient data increasingly at risk due to cyber attacks

Report: Australian patient data increasingly at risk due to cyber attacks

More than one in three hospitals are currently vulnerable to digital fraud and spoofing attacks due to a lack of email ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Russian Federal Tax Service hacked by Ukrainian Defence Intelligence

Russian Federal Tax Service hacked by Ukrainian Defence Intelligence

The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has confirmed a major cyber attack on the Russian Federal Tax Service.

Daniel Croft Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Remote code execution bug found in popular WordPress backup plug-in

Remote code execution bug found in popular WordPress backup plug-in

An unpatched Backup Migration plug-in could lead to PHP code injection on WordPress sites.

David Hollingworth Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Ukraine’s top telco ‘Kyivstar’ suffers serious cyber attack

Ukraine’s top telco ‘Kyivstar’ suffers serious cyber attack

Ukraine’s largest telecommunications service provider, Kyivstar, has been brought down by a major cyber attack, ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Report: Aussie workers most likely to violate company data policies

Report: Aussie workers most likely to violate company data policies

Data breaches are a global problem, but lax Australian attitudes are compounding the problem, according to new data.

David Hollingworth Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Bathroom products manufacturer Decina caught out by alleged data breach

Bathroom products manufacturer Decina caught out by alleged data breach

DragonForce hacking group posts reams of company financial and employee data on the darknet.

David Hollingworth Tue, 12 Dec 2023
Counter-Strike 2 flaw exposes IP addresses, allows for image injection

Counter-Strike 2 flaw exposes IP addresses, allows for image injection

Gamers have been observed abusing a flaw in Counter-Strike 2, which allowed them to inject images into players’ user ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 12 Dec 2023
ALPHV site reportedly downed by law enforcement

ALPHV site reportedly downed by law enforcement

The prolific ALPHV ransomware gang has had its site taken down for days, with the main suspect for the outage being law ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 11 Dec 2023
Analysis: Fake hotel reservation scam seen spreading info stealer malware

Analysis: Fake hotel reservation scam seen spreading info stealer malware

A new phishing scam is doing the rounds, tricking hotel owners into installing malware called MrAnon Stealer.

David Hollingworth Mon, 11 Dec 2023
University of Wollongong says data ‘likely’ accessed in cyber attack

University of Wollongong says data ‘likely’ accessed in cyber attack

The University of Wollongong (UOW) has confirmed a cyber incident affecting its systems that has likely resulted in data ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 11 Dec 2023