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A threat actor backed by the Russian Federal Security Service has been observed exploiting a seven-year-old vulnerability in older Cisco networking devices to gather ...
David Hollingworth • Sat, 30 Aug 2025
ASIC expands scam website takedown capability
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission says it is “putting scammers on notice” as it expands capabilities to social media advertising.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 21 Aug 2025
Rapid7 launches Vector Command Advanced
The new service offers continuous red teaming and exposure validation within a single Command Platform.
Reporter • Wed, 20 Aug 2025
Greater Western Water billing system change causes at least 320 data breaches
Victorian government-owned Greater Western Water has suffered at least 320 privacy breaches after it replaced its billing system.
Daniel Croft • Wed, 20 Aug 2025
The plot thickens: Under-age sex, MAGA, and the Israeli cyber guy
The apparent arrest and subsequent release of the executive director of the Israel Cyber Directorate has proved that what happens in Vegas very much does not necessarily ...
David Hollingworth • Wed, 20 Aug 2025
The industry reacts: The iiNet data breach, and what it means for Australian businesses
One of the county’s largest ISPs disclosed a cyber attack impacting almost 300,000 Australians, proving that Aussie businesses are continuing to fail at cyber security ...
Workday HR platform the latest victim of Salesforce breach campaign
Major HR platform Workday has disclosed a data breach after threat actors accessed a third-party CRM platform.
Daniel Croft • Tue, 19 Aug 2025
Report: Hacktivism drives surge in ransomware attacks in Q2 2025
The brief Israel-Iran conflict saw a spike in ransomware attacks targeting industrial entities, as 12 new ransomware groups emerged in the quarter.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 19 Aug 2025
Europol offers US$50k reward for information on senior Qilin hackers
Two admins involved in the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service operation have been targeted by international law enforcement agencies.
First Nations Australians urged to be more cyber secure
The Australian government’s Act Now. Stay Secure. campaign shifts its focus to the mob in an effort to boost personal cyber security.
Exclusive: DDoS hacktivists pressure Australia to boycott Israel
Pro-Russian and Pro-Palestinian hacktivists are targeting Australian government agencies and education institutions in an effort to pressure the nation on its stance on ...
Aussie ISP iiNet confirms data breach impacting more than 200k customers
Broadband provider iiNet says its order management system was compromised by an “unknown third party”.
Advice: 5 key steps to help your business weather ‘a perfect storm of cyber security threats’
Kapil Kukreja, risk and assurance partner at HLB Mann Judd Melbourne, says cyber security is now a “strategic issue” for Australian businesses.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 18 Aug 2025