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GoTo reveals extent of November breach: Backups and encryption keys affected

GoTo reveals extent of November breach: Backups and encryption keys affected

SaaS and remote working specialist GoTo has just announced more details about a data breach that occurred in November ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 25 Jan 2023
Riot Games hack gets worse, League of Legends source code confirmed breached

Riot Games hack gets worse, League of Legends source code confirmed breached

It now appears that the Riot Games data breach is — as seems usual these days — a lot worse than initially reported

David Hollingworth Wed, 25 Jan 2023
A new Australian-led anti-ransomware task force is now operational

A new Australian-led anti-ransomware task force is now operational

Today marks the first day of operation of the new International Counter Ransomware Task Force led by Australia and ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 24 Jan 2023
Sydney man jailed over $100k SMS phishing scam

Sydney man jailed over $100k SMS phishing scam

Sydney Local Court has sentenced a 40-year-old Sydney man to a two-year, eight-month stint in prison over an SMS ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 24 Jan 2023
Passionate gamers leak classified military documents online — twice in 2 days

Passionate gamers leak classified military documents online — twice in 2 days

Classified information regarding the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet has been leaked to a gaming forum ...

Robert Dougherty and David Hollingworth Mon, 23 Jan 2023
US no-fly list revealed by Swiss security researcher — and one very lax airline

US no-fly list revealed by Swiss security researcher — and one very lax airline

A Swiss cyber security researcher with time on her hands and a healthy curiosity has managed to breach the not-so-secure ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 23 Jan 2023
Game developer Riot Games hacked, dev environment breached

Game developer Riot Games hacked, dev environment breached

While video games are hardly critical infrastructure, for millions of gamers around the world, they are an essential ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 23 Jan 2023
35k PayPal accounts compromised by credential stuffing attack

35k PayPal accounts compromised by credential stuffing attack

Online financial service PayPal has confirmed it was hit by a robust credential stuffing attack, which has led to the ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 20 Jan 2023
PODCAST: ‘Hacking for Russia’ — investigating Russia’s cyber campaign

PODCAST: ‘Hacking for Russia’ — investigating Russia’s cyber campaign

In this episode of the Cyber Security Uncut podcast, Cyber Security Connect’s David Hollingworth and Liam Garman ...

Robyn Tongol Fri, 20 Jan 2023
T-Mobile announces data breach affecting 37m customers

T-Mobile announces data breach affecting 37m customers

Telco T-Mobile has revealed via a financial filing that a hacker has accessed the personal data of around 37 million ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 20 Jan 2023
Over 100 Mailchimp accounts compromised in social engineering hack

Over 100 Mailchimp accounts compromised in social engineering hack

It’s probably a truism that if you’ve been hacked before, you’ll be hacked again eventually, which is something that ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 19 Jan 2023
ACSC releases cyber security checklist to keep kids safe online

ACSC releases cyber security checklist to keep kids safe online

It seems a modern truism that every new generation will spend more of their lives online than the one before, whether ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 19 Jan 2023
US Office of Information Security details 2 ransomware threats facing US health system

US Office of Information Security details 2 ransomware threats facing US health system

As we’ve often reported, ransomware is a growing threat worldwide. The Office of Information Security in the United ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 18 Jan 2023