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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 • Thu, 23 Oct 2025
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
Shadow cyber security minister James Paterson responds to cyber security coordinator appointment
Shadow cyber security minister James Paterson has responded to the government’s appointment of the nation’s first cyber security coordinator, saying that it comes too ...
Daniel Croft • Fri, 23 Jun 2023
Federal government appoints Australia’s first cyber security coordinator
The Australian federal government has appointed the nation’s first cyber security coordinator as part of its efforts to make Australia the most cyber secure nation in the ...
eSafety Commissioner takes Twitter to task over cyber bullying and hate speech
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has delivered an ultimatum to social media platform Twitter — explain how it plans to handle the proliferation of online hate speech or ...
Op-Ed: The biggest factors putting pressure on IT security teams in 2023
When asked to nominate the biggest source of stress for their organisation’s IT security team, most senior managers would point to cyber threats.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 22 Jun 2023
Medibank’s data breaches: As they happened
A poster child for the current cyber climate in Australia, Medibank can’t seem to catch a breath.
Daniel Croft • Thu, 22 Jun 2023
Chinese hackers are the leading nation-state-based cyber threat
China is the leading source of nation-state-based cyber attacks in the first quarter of 2023 around the world, according to a new threat intelligence report.
3 things you need to know about the Australian Signals Directorate
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) is Australia’s leading agency for signals intelligence and cyber security.
Reporter • Thu, 22 Jun 2023
Big 4 banks caught up in HWL Ebsworth hack
The list of high-profile victims of the HWL Ebsworth hack continues to grow, with Australia’s big four banks all confirming that they are clients of the Aussie law firm
Interview: Deepen Desai, CISO and VP of security research at Zscaler
Cyber Security Connect recently had a chance to sit down with Deepen Desai, Zscaler’s chief information security officer and vice-president of security research.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 21 Jun 2023
Medibank staff data compromised in MOVEit hack
Medibank has revealed that staff data has indeed been compromised as a result of the nation’s largest private health insurer falling victim to the MOVEit supply chain ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 21 Jun 2023