Security
Western Sydney Uni detects suspicious activity on its student systems
Western Sydney University (WSU) reportedly detected “unusual activity” on Wednesday (19 April) that suggested a cyber ...
Chatbots capable of spreading misinformation, say Aussie researchers
Australian researchers are currently trailing the dangerous potential for chatbots to spread misinformation.
Hacker drama abounds as pro-Russian groups turn on each other
An apparent disagreement between a pair of pro-Russian hacking groups has led to the arrest of an 18-year-old Belarusian ...
Hackers breach Microsoft SQL servers to deploy Trigona ransomware
Hackers are distributing Trigona ransomware via internet-exposed Microsoft SQL (MS-SQL) servers to collect system ...
1 in 4 law firms impacted by cyber incidents in the last 2 years, according to new report
A new report from an Australian cyber security company has revealed that a quarter of Australian law firms polled have ...
Fortra reveals summary of GoAnywhere hack investigation
Following the hack on its GoAnywhere MFT cloud service, information software company Fortra has released a full summary ...
UK warns of emerging cyber threats from Russian-backed threat actors
A UK cabinet minister is set to warn the country of the threat it is facing from “Wagner-like” hacking groups.
Op-Ed: Security and innovation — the balancing act for the next decade
Digital innovation has become a main driver of competitive advantage, no matter the size of an organisation
US man sentenced to 1-year, 1-day jail sentence after dark web marketplace scam
A resident of the US state of Georgia has been sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud in relation to ...
NSW government facing economic challenges, as Cyber Security NSW only budgeted to 2024–25
The newly minted Treasurer of NSW has warned of “difficult to avoid” costs before handing down its first budget this ...
Australia lost a record $3.1bn to scams in 2022, and that’s just what was reported
Australians were scammed out of a historic sum exceeding $3.1 billion in 2022, according to a new report from the ...
Coles reveals its customer data was affected by Latitude Financial breach
Supermarket mainstay Coles has revealed some of its customer data was stolen as part of Latitude Financial’s recent data ...
Darktrace confirms LockBit never breached its systems
Following claims by LockBit that Darktrace’s systems had been compromised, cyber security firm Darktrace has stated that ...