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WordPress Ultimate Member plugin vulnerability being exploited in the wild

WordPress Ultimate Member plugin vulnerability being exploited in the wild

A third-party plugin used by more than 200,000 WordPress has been found to have an exploitable bug that — despite ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 03 Jul 2023
Deja vu: Optus suffers data breach from major cyber attack

Deja vu: Optus suffers data breach from major cyber attack

Less than a year after it suffered one of the biggest cyber attacks in Australian history, Optus has announced that some ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 03 Jul 2023
ASX-listed AUCloud completes multimillion-dollar capital raise

ASX-listed AUCloud completes multimillion-dollar capital raise

The sovereign cloud and cyber security provider confirmed the successful capital raise with the Australian Securities ...

Mon, 03 Jul 2023
LockBit ransomware group claims TSMC scalp for $70m ransom, TSMC claims otherwise

LockBit ransomware group claims TSMC scalp for $70m ransom, TSMC claims otherwise

In what could have been a nightmare for the global supply of semiconductors, the LockBit ransomware group claimed last ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 03 Jul 2023
Summer means barbecues, cricket, and a big drop in security practices

Summer means barbecues, cricket, and a big drop in security practices

A new report has revealed that when it comes to summer, everyone likes to relax — and that includes how they work and ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 30 Jun 2023
Introducing 8Base, the new, highly active ransomware kid on the block

Introducing 8Base, the new, highly active ransomware kid on the block

While LockBit 3.0 may still be the leading ransomware group at the moment in terms of victims, a new group has surged ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 30 Jun 2023
Terrorism victims among those caught up in UK health data breach affecting 1.1m

Terrorism victims among those caught up in UK health data breach affecting 1.1m

A ransomware attack on a UK university has reportedly led to the records of 1.1 million patients being compromised, as ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 30 Jun 2023
Australian man arrested over ID fraud charges linked to dark web marketplace

Australian man arrested over ID fraud charges linked to dark web marketplace

The Australian Federal Police has arrested a West Australian man over links to the popular dark web forum Genesis Market

David Hollingworth Fri, 30 Jun 2023
archTIS secures $4.06m DOD contract

archTIS secures $4.06m DOD contract

Canberra software company archTIS Limited has signed a $4.06 million contract for a workplace modernisation proof of ...

Thu, 29 Jun 2023
Medibank hit with yet another class action

Medibank hit with yet another class action

Medibank has been issued with yet another shareholder class action following the major data breach it suffered last year

Daniel Croft Thu, 29 Jun 2023
OpenAI sued for theft of private data

OpenAI sued for theft of private data

ChatGPT creator OpenAI has caught itself in a lawsuit after it allegedly stole private data in an effort to better train ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 29 Jun 2023
Cyber attacks in Europe could trigger NATO’s Article 5 clause

Cyber attacks in Europe could trigger NATO’s Article 5 clause

Growing ransomware attacks and the continuing war in Ukraine are having an increased impact on countries not on the ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 29 Jun 2023
3 things you need to know about cyber warfare

3 things you need to know about cyber warfare

Nation-state-backed cyber attacks have become a major concern for governments, organisations, and individuals alike

Reporter Thu, 29 Jun 2023