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After hackers targeted Optus in a massive cyber attack, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese plans to toughen privacy rules to force companies to notify banks faster when they ...
• Thu, 04 Sep 2025
Optus hacker apologises for leaking over 10k customer data after major cyber attack
With over 10,000 Optus customers impacted by the massive data breach, the hacker has dropped the ransom demand of $1.5 million payment and has apologised for the attack ...
• Tue, 27 Sep 2022
Medicare numbers leaked following major Optus data breach
Minister for Cyber Security Clare O'Neil has expressed serious concern over Medicare numbers being part of the compromised information from the Optus data breach.
AFP investigating Optus $1.5m ransom threat
Optus is contacting customers about the breach and prioritising those whose identification documents may have been compromised.
NEXTDC opens next generation sovereign data centre
NEXTDC Limited (NEXTDC), a national data centre as a service provider, has officially opened S3, its largest Sydney development to date.
Critical controls for world-class OT cybersecurity
How to align your leadership and implement a successful operational technology (OT) security posture
Dragos • Tue, 27 Sep 2022
NATO to further support Albania after cyber attacks
Senior NATO officials met with Albanian Defence Minister Niko Peleshi in Tirana last week to assess the recent cyber attack on Albania’s national information ...
• Mon, 26 Sep 2022
Slater and Gordon examines class action against Optus
National plaintiff firm Slater and Gordon is looking into a possible data breach class action against Optus, in the wake of “potentially the most serious privacy breach ...
Jerome Doraisamy • Mon, 26 Sep 2022
Balancing the Great Resignation with data security
Of all the changes that have occurred as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most significant has been the decision taken by many people to switch jobs, ...
Michael Bovalino • Mon, 26 Sep 2022
Secure Code Warrior launch Coding Labs
Secure Code Warrior has unveiled Coding Labs, a new mechanism that allows developers to more easily move from learning to applying secure coding knowledge, leading to ...
• Fri, 23 Sep 2022
SentinelOne to invest $100m to advance enterprise cyber security and data innovation
SentinelOne has announced the launch of S Ventures, a $100 million fund to invest in the next generation of category-defining security and data companies.
Optus hacked; customers warned to check in with their banks after personal data exposed
Optus alerted its customers of the security breach on Thursday, one day after the hack was first identified and confirmed that the attack was swiftly shut down
FBI suspects UK teen cyber extortion gang leader behind Uber and GTA hacks
The FBI and US Department of Justice (DOJ) are investigating the consecutive Uber and Rockstar Games security breach incidents this week.