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FIIG Securities faces $2.5m fine following 2023 cyber attack

FIIG Securities faces $2.5m fine following 2023 cyber attack

Australia-based financial firm FIIG Securities has been fined $2.5 million after a cyber attack resulted in the ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 10 Feb 2026
Flickr says it may have suffered a third-party data breach

Flickr says it may have suffered a third-party data breach

Image-sharing service Flickr has revealed that user data may have been exposed as a result of a vulnerability affecting ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 09 Feb 2026
Crystal ball gazing: Gartner lays out its top 2026 cyber security trends

Crystal ball gazing: Gartner lays out its top 2026 cyber security trends

AI agents, regulatory volatility, and post-quantum computing all loom large over the coming 12 months.

David Hollingworth Fri, 06 Feb 2026
Hacked: New SmarterTools SmarterMail vulnerability exploited in the wild

Hacked: New SmarterTools SmarterMail vulnerability exploited in the wild

The US cyber agency adds a new SmarterMail vulnerability to its known exploited list, alongside a React Native Community ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 06 Feb 2026
Substack discloses data breach: ‘This sucks. I’m sorry,’ says CEO

Substack discloses data breach: ‘This sucks. I’m sorry,’ says CEO

Blogging platform Substack warns users that their phone numbers and email addresses were compromised as a hacker claims ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 06 Feb 2026
I’m a cop, honest! AFP warns of scammers posing as AFP officers

I’m a cop, honest! AFP warns of scammers posing as AFP officers

Scammers are calling up Aussies and posing as Australian Federal Police officers – here’s what to watch out for.

David Hollingworth Thu, 05 Feb 2026
Exclusive: Epworth HealthCare finds no evidence of data breach as hackers allege 920GB stolen in ransomware attack

Exclusive: Epworth HealthCare finds no evidence of data breach as hackers allege 920GB stolen in ransomware attack

The newly emerged 0APT hacking group lists a Victorian healthcare provider, while the victim says “no verified evidence” ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 05 Feb 2026
How scammers get their hands on your property deposit and how you can protect it

How scammers get their hands on your property deposit and how you can protect it

A British expat has learnt the hard way that scammers can quite convincingly intercept purchases and get their hands on ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 04 Feb 2026
Alert! CISA warns of 4 exploited vulnerabilities

Alert! CISA warns of 4 exploited vulnerabilities

A critical-severity SolarWinds Web Help Desk vulnerability has been added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 04 Feb 2026
Employee responsible for ‘non-malicious’ data breach loses dismissal case

Employee responsible for ‘non-malicious’ data breach loses dismissal case

An employee who was terminated for a breach of company confidentiality and data security had her unfair dismissal case ...

Carlos Tse Wed, 04 Feb 2026
Dragos, Microsoft collaborate to strengthen security for industrial and OT environments

Dragos, Microsoft collaborate to strengthen security for industrial and OT environments

OT cyber security specialist Dragos expands its collaboration with Microsoft, integrating more closely with Azure and ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 04 Feb 2026
Exclusive: Cl0p cyber extortion group targets Australian IT providers and clients

Exclusive: Cl0p cyber extortion group targets Australian IT providers and clients

The threat actor behind multiple mass extortion campaigns claims to have compromised a pair of Aussie IT service ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 03 Feb 2026
It could happen here: What Australian organisations can learn from Russia’s 2025 attack on Poland’s electricity grid

It could happen here: What Australian organisations can learn from Russia’s 2025 attack on Poland’s electricity grid

Russia-linked hackers targeted Poland’s energy grid last year, an attack that Dragos’ Josh Hanrahan says should be a ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 03 Feb 2026