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UK hacker gets a 5-year prison sentence over SIM-swapping fraud and 2020 Twitter hack

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 ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 26 Jun 2023
Smartwatches infected with malware are being ‘gifted’ to US military personnel

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 ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 23 Jun 2023
PODCAST: Big data breaches are here to stay

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 ...

Robyn Tongol Fri, 23 Jun 2023
Shadow cyber security minister James Paterson responds to cyber security coordinator appointment

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 ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 23 Jun 2023
Federal government appoints Australia’s first cyber security coordinator

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 ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 23 Jun 2023
eSafety Commissioner takes Twitter to task over cyber bullying and hate speech

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 ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 23 Jun 2023
Op-Ed: The biggest factors putting pressure on IT security teams in 2023

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 ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 22 Jun 2023
Medibank’s data breaches: As they happened

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

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 ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 22 Jun 2023
3 things you need to know about the Australian Signals Directorate

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

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 ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 22 Jun 2023
Interview: Deepen Desai, CISO and VP of security research at Zscaler

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 ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 21 Jun 2023
Medibank staff data compromised in MOVEit hack

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 ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 21 Jun 2023