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ANZ says combating scams and fraud is its third-highest priority

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 ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 18 Jun 2026
No time to FortiBleed! Russian hackers compromise more than 30k Fortinet firewalls in almost 200 countries, including Australia

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 ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 18 Jun 2026
Exclusive: Qilin ransomware claims hack of Aussie K-12 tutoring provider

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.

David Hollingworth Thu, 18 Jun 2026
Threat actors use Steam to spread malware to gamers

Threat actors use Steam to spread malware to gamers

Hackers are using Steam’s Workshop to spread malware in wallpaper content, according to reports.

Daniel Croft Wed, 17 Jun 2026
‘Unverified’ labels to appear on text messages under anti-scam crackdown

‘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 ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 17 Jun 2026
Patch now! ShinyHunters extortion group actively exploiting Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day

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.

David Hollingworth Wed, 17 Jun 2026
CrowdStrike expands AI security platform through gateway partnerships

CrowdStrike expands AI security platform through gateway partnerships

Cyber security firm CrowdStrike extends AI detection and response capabilities across major AI gateways.

David Hollingworth Wed, 17 Jun 2026
Exclusive: NSW government pours cold water on ransomware claims

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 ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 17 Jun 2026
Exclusive: Hacker uses Productivity Commission breach to bully journos

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 ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 16 Jun 2026
Exclusive: Mackay Sugar cyber attack claimed by The Gentlemen ransomware

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 ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 16 Jun 2026
Exclusive: Australian Medical Council denies ransomware attack in wake of false claim

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 ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 16 Jun 2026
ADF’s Cyber Command to take part in Exercise Austral Shield

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.

David Hollingworth Tue, 16 Jun 2026
CrowdStrike targets AI identity risks with new continuous authorisation capability

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.

David Hollingworth Tue, 16 Jun 2026