Security
ANZ says combating scams and fraud is its third-highest priority
Australian big four bank ANZ has outlined its priorities for its initiative of “securing Australia’s future”, with cyber ...
No time to FortiBleed! Russian hackers compromise more than 30k Fortinet firewalls in almost 200 countries, including Australia
Security analysts have uncovered a large-scale compromise of Fortinet firewalls and VPN gateways, and it has already ...
Exclusive: Qilin ransomware claims hack of Aussie K-12 tutoring provider
A prolific cyber extortionist group lists Kinetic Education as a data breach victim on the darknet.
Threat actors use Steam to spread malware to gamers
Hackers are using Steam’s Workshop to spread malware in wallpaper content, according to reports.
‘Unverified’ labels to appear on text messages under anti-scam crackdown
New SMS verification rules will begin rolling out from 1 July to help Australians identify legitimate branded messages ...
Patch now! ShinyHunters extortion group actively exploiting Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day
Oracle disclosed CVE-2026-35273 last week – but hackers had already been exploiting it for almost two weeks.
CrowdStrike expands AI security platform through gateway partnerships
Cyber security firm CrowdStrike extends AI detection and response capabilities across major AI gateways.
Exclusive: NSW government pours cold water on ransomware claims
Nova ransomware actor claims hack of a state government, but the only evidence provided is “publicly available and ...
Exclusive: Hacker uses Productivity Commission breach to bully journos
The Australian Productivity Commission has confirmed an incident in which emails were sent out from its noreply email ...
Exclusive: Mackay Sugar cyber attack claimed by The Gentlemen ransomware
The cyber attack on major Australian sugar manufacturer Mackay Sugar has now been claimed by an infamous ransomware ...
Exclusive: Australian Medical Council denies ransomware attack in wake of false claim
The ThreeAM ransomware operation claims it hacked the healthcare standards body – but it only has data belonging to a ...
ADF’s Cyber Command to take part in Exercise Austral Shield
Defence aims to demonstrate its capacity for all arms to cooperate with state and federal agencies in a July exercise.
CrowdStrike targets AI identity risks with new continuous authorisation capability
Cyber security firm CrowdStrike says traditional access controls are no longer fit for autonomous AI agents.