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Chinese national arrested in Sydney over cyber investment scam

Chinese national arrested in Sydney over cyber investment scam

The Australian Federal Police has reported that it made a sixth arrest over a global, “cyber-enabled investment scam”.

David Hollingworth Thu, 17 Aug 2023
Australian healthcare provider hacked, client medical data published

Australian healthcare provider hacked, client medical data published

An Australian preventative healthcare operator has had a swathe of employee and patient data posted – for free download ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 17 Aug 2023
Australia’s ‘peak trade association for online advertising’ hacked

Australia’s ‘peak trade association for online advertising’ hacked

Hackers have targeted the Australian office of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), posting thousands of customer ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 16 Aug 2023
Emerging hacking group Team NWH Security targets Bangladeshi banks and military

Emerging hacking group Team NWH Security targets Bangladeshi banks and military

A relatively obscure hacking collective has gone on a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) rampage targeting two banks ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 16 Aug 2023
Op-Ed: The disappearing line between the physical and logical is cyber security’s new challenge

Op-Ed: The disappearing line between the physical and logical is cyber security’s new challenge

Traditional security solves traditional problems. It is disconnected and reactive.

George Moawad Wed, 16 Aug 2023
Sydney-based SMS operator found to have breached anti-scam rules

Sydney-based SMS operator found to have breached anti-scam rules

Internet marketing service Burst SMS – the trading name of messaging company Known – has been found to be in breach of ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 16 Aug 2023
ACCC warns of scams ahead of Matildas’ semi-final match

ACCC warns of scams ahead of Matildas’ semi-final match

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has warned of a raft of scams targeting soccer fans.

David Hollingworth Tue, 15 Aug 2023
Op-Ed: Unlock efficiencies and improve security by applying the 3C approach to enterprise security architecture

Op-Ed: Unlock efficiencies and improve security by applying the 3C approach to enterprise security architecture

In an increasingly interconnected and digital world, the importance of robust enterprise security architecture (ESA) to ...

Chirag Joshi Tue, 15 Aug 2023
Queensland civil infrastructure firm struck by Medusa ransomware attack

Queensland civil infrastructure firm struck by Medusa ransomware attack

Ransomware operator Medusa has posted the details of one terabyte of data it successfully exfiltrated from the Gold ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 15 Aug 2023
Australian Signals Directorate’s REDSPICE program linked to KPMG misconduct

Australian Signals Directorate’s REDSPICE program linked to KPMG misconduct

The “most significant single investment in the Australian Signals Directorate’s 75 years” has now been linked to the ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 15 Aug 2023
Op-Ed: Think your carefully coded API is secure? Think again!

Op-Ed: Think your carefully coded API is secure? Think again!

As the creation and use of application programming interfaces (APIs) have grown in recent years, the way in which their ...

Glen Maloney Mon, 14 Aug 2023
Sydney engineering firm allegedly hit by Play ransomware attack

Sydney engineering firm allegedly hit by Play ransomware attack

The Play ransomware gang has threatened to post the data of a Sydney-based engineering firm after claiming to have ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 14 Aug 2023
US review board to investigate Microsoft email breach

US review board to investigate Microsoft email breach

The Department of Homeland Security in the US has directed the Cyber Safety Review Board to look into a Microsoft hack ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 14 Aug 2023