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Sydney police have arrested four cyber criminals after they were caught running a scam that’s cost victims worldwide over $147.6 million (US$100 million).
Daniel Croft • Mon, 15 Dec 2025
ACSC issues urgent alert over Fortinet VPN vulnerability
The Australian Cyber Security Centre has issued an alert regarding a vulnerability discovered in Fortinet’s FortiOS VPN.
Daniel Croft • Tue, 13 Dec 2022
Iranian-backed hacking group distributing malware through GitHub
A new custom malware being used by an Iranian-backed hacking group has been discovered by researchers of Secureworks Counter Threat Unit.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 12 Dec 2022
Telstra apologises for data breach affecting 130k
Australia’s largest telco, Telstra, has issued a public apology after the public data of thousands of its customers was published online.
Giving the gift your IT security team deserves this holiday season
Opinion: For some, it’s never too early, and for others, we’ve only just reached December! But for hackers, it’s harvest time — the holiday season, writes Andrew Kay, APJ ...
Andrew Kay • Fri, 09 Dec 2022
PODCAST: Emerging cyber trends from the ASX 200, with Corey Thomas
In this episode of the Cyber Security Uncut podcast, Corey Thomas, chief executive officer of Rapid7, joins host Liam Garman to analyse the cyber security posture of ...
Robyn Tongol • Fri, 09 Dec 2022
Commonwealth appoints new cyber security advisory board
According to the federal government, the objective of the new Expert Advisory Board is to help make Australia the world’s most secure cyber nation by 2030, overseeing the ...
• Fri, 09 Dec 2022
New federal cyber security strategy announced
Minister for Home Affairs and Cyber Security Clare O’Neil has announced that the Albanese government is in the process of developing a new cyber security strategy.
Daniel Croft • Thu, 08 Dec 2022
Cyber extortion hits 18-month high
Cyber attacks on Medibank and Optus are just the tip of the iceberg, after cyber security experts revealed that the two were among 16 successful extortion incidents that ...
Medibank shuts down for the weekend to upgrade cyber security systems
Medibank has announced that it will be closing up shop for the weekend as it completely revamps its cyber security practices following the major data breach it suffered ...
Ransomware and FFT lead cyber insurance claims for 2022
Ransomware and fraudulent funds transfer (FFT) are the biggest causes of cyber loss in 2022, making up over 50 per cent of all cyber insurance claims as found in a new ...
US Navy joins ADF for Australian Cyber Skills Challenge
The US Navy has taken part in the Australian Defence Force’s Cyber Skills Challenge, solidifying the joint cyber security efforts of the two nations.
Daniel Croft • Wed, 07 Dec 2022
Amnesty International hit by China-sponsored cyber attack
Amnesty International has said that it has been targeted by a China-sponsored cyber attack.
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