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1m files breached in Park’N Fly cyber attack

1m files breached in Park’N Fly cyber attack

The data of around a million customer files of off-airport parking operator Park’N Fly have been compromised in a cyber ...

Daniel Croft • Wed, 28 Aug 2024
Sydney man sentenced over identity theft and swindling more than $53k from Aussie bank

Sydney man sentenced over identity theft and swindling more than $53k from Aussie bank

AFP cyber crime investigation leads to a two-year and eight-month intensive correction order and 500 hours of community ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 28 Aug 2024
Improving cyber risk management a key part of APRA’s 2024–25 Corporate Plan

Improving cyber risk management a key part of APRA’s 2024–25 Corporate Plan

Australia’s financial services regulator has outlined its priorities for the coming four years, and cyber security and ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 28 Aug 2024
WA man sentenced to 17 years in prison for ‘one of the worst sextortion cases in history’

WA man sentenced to 17 years in prison for ‘one of the worst sextortion cases in history’

The 29-year-old posed as a teenage “social media celebrity” to coerce 286 victims into recording sexually explicit acts ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 27 Aug 2024
Exclusive: Australian specialist underwriting agency hit by alleged ransomware attack

Exclusive: Australian specialist underwriting agency hit by alleged ransomware attack

The Meow ransomware gang has listed All Parks Insurance as a victim on its leak site and posted several policy documents ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 27 Aug 2024
Hunters International claims cyber attack on US Marshals Service

Hunters International claims cyber attack on US Marshals Service

The ransomware gang has reportedly stolen 386 gigabytes from the law enforcement agency, but the Marshals say the data ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 27 Aug 2024
Russian hacktivists target French websites in the wake of Telegram founder’s arrest

Russian hacktivists target French websites in the wake of Telegram founder’s arrest

A wave of DDoS attacks has been launched following the arrest of Russian-born billionaire Pavel Durov.

David Hollingworth • Tue, 27 Aug 2024
Exclusive: Lynx ransomware claims attack on Australian electrical wholesaler

Exclusive: Lynx ransomware claims attack on Australian electrical wholesaler

Threat actors from the Lynx ransomware gang have allegedly compromised the systems of an Australian electrical ...

Daniel Croft • Mon, 26 Aug 2024
Exclusive: Rhysida ransomware gang claims hack on disability support organisation Engedi

Exclusive: Rhysida ransomware gang claims hack on disability support organisation Engedi

Queensland-based registered NDIS provider Engedi was hit by an alleged ransomware attack, and staff data was posted on ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 26 Aug 2024
Halliburton confirms cyber attack behind system issues

Halliburton confirms cyber attack behind system issues

US oil giant Halliburton has confirmed that issues affecting certain company systems last week were the result of a ...

Daniel Croft • Mon, 26 Aug 2024
Exclusive: Aussie not-for-profit community support service Meli confirms cyber attack

Exclusive: Aussie not-for-profit community support service Meli confirms cyber attack

The Qilin ransomware gang has listed Victorian-based Meli as a victim on its darknet leak site. UPDATE: Meli responds to ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 26 Aug 2024
Interview: Brendan Conlon – an NSA background is ‘definitely an advantage’

Interview: Brendan Conlon – an NSA background is ‘definitely an advantage’

Brendan Conlon, an expert on supply chain defence, talks about his experience getting into cyber and how CISOs really ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 23 Aug 2024
McDonald’s Instagram crypto breach nets Grimace coin scammers over $1m

McDonald’s Instagram crypto breach nets Grimace coin scammers over $1m

McDonald’s official Instagram account was breached by crypto scammers on Wednesday (21 August) to display advertising ...

Daniel Croft • Fri, 23 Aug 2024