Security

Optus CEO talks up ‘strange coincidences’ and possible cyber attack during day-long outage

Kelly Bayer Rosmarin says the company spent hours determining if the outage was caused by cyber activity during a Singtel board visit.

David Hollingworth • Sat, 02 Dec 2023

ACSC flags vulnerability used to breach DP World as critical

The vulnerability used by threat actors to bring down major Australian port operator DP World has been flagged as critical by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC)

Daniel Croft • Thu, 16 Nov 2023

Medusa ransomware gang claims data breach of Toyota Financial Services in Germany

Hacking group posts proof-of-hack details, including passports, alongside un-hashed passwords.

David Hollingworth • Thu, 16 Nov 2023

ALPHV claims Henry Schein hack, credit card info potentially compromised

A major cyber attack on global healthcare organisation Henry Schein has resulted in personal financial information such as credit card details being potentially exposed

Daniel Croft • Thu, 16 Nov 2023

Cuba ransomware gang claims Port Adelaide FC hack

Gang claims to post data on leak site for free but deletes the post the next day.

David Hollingworth • Thu, 16 Nov 2023

Report: Australian businesses overwhelmingly prefer to pay ransomware operators

Paying ransoms is seen as an easier alternative for many businesses despite government advice to the contrary.

David Hollingworth • Thu, 16 Nov 2023

Marles suggests government may implement ‘safe harbour’ for cyber attacked organisations

The government is looking to address the fear of regulatory punishment faced by breached organisations and encourages them to engage with cyber agencies.

Daniel Croft • Wed, 15 Nov 2023

NSW Health confirms clinical trial data not involved in Advarra/ALPHV hack

NSW Health has shared a statement on third-party ransomware attack as threat actor removes data from its leak site.

David Hollingworth • Wed, 15 Nov 2023

Optus general counsel evidence ‘vague’ on cyber attack details, court finds

To keep a Deloitte investigation into last year’s cyber attack private, Optus relied on the state of mind of its general counsel and company secretary – but a court heard ...

Naomi Neilson • Wed, 15 Nov 2023

Royal Ransomware has stolen US$275m from 350 victims since September 2022

The Royal Ransomware hacking group has been busy over the past year, with a new report having found the group has successfully stolen US$275 million (roughly A$431

Daniel Croft • Tue, 14 Nov 2023