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Old Call of Duty game taken offline after being found spreading malware

Old Call of Duty game taken offline after being found spreading malware

Fans of the popular Call of Duty franchise have become targets of hackers spreading a worm via the game’s lobby.

David Hollingworth • Fri, 28 Jul 2023
ATO reveals more than $550m lost to online fraud

ATO reveals more than $550m lost to online fraud

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) lost more than $557 million to fraudsters using personal details from hacks on ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 28 Jul 2023
Clop claims Deloitte hack, company denies any event happened

Clop claims Deloitte hack, company denies any event happened

The hacking group behind the MOVEit file transfer hack has posted the details of data it says was stolen from ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 28 Jul 2023
Cardiac monitoring company could be offline for days after hack

Cardiac monitoring company could be offline for days after hack

A Canadian healthcare company that develops cardiac monitoring software has revealed it was the victim of a hack that ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 27 Jul 2023
Thales to acquire US cyber security provider Imperva

Thales to acquire US cyber security provider Imperva

Thales has confirmed that the company has reached an agreement with Thoma Bravo for the acquisition of US-based data and ...

• Wed, 26 Jul 2023
Op-Ed: Critical infrastructure security – best practices for a rapidly evolving policy area

Op-Ed: Critical infrastructure security – best practices for a rapidly evolving policy area

When the federal government set the ambitious challenge of making Australia the most cyber-secure nation in the world by ...

Les Williamson • Wed, 26 Jul 2023
Coles, Qantas, and Telstra customers warned of fake text scams

Coles, Qantas, and Telstra customers warned of fake text scams

Qantas Frequent Flyer customers are among those being targeted by scammers looking to steal loyalty points, the ACCC has ...

Jake Nelson • Wed, 26 Jul 2023
ACCC orders Meta to pay $20m in fines over illegal data collection

ACCC orders Meta to pay $20m in fines over illegal data collection

Facebook owner Meta has agreed to pay $20 million in fines over a breach of Australian consumer law regarding its Onavo ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 26 Jul 2023
Clop likes to MOVEit, MOVEit, could make up to US$100m from third-party hack

Clop likes to MOVEit, MOVEit, could make up to US$100m from third-party hack

In the wake of a hack that has seen tens of millions of people affected and more than 400 organisations impacted, it’s ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 25 Jul 2023
3 things you need to know about the darknet

3 things you need to know about the darknet

Beneath the surface of the internet we all know lies a second network known as the darknet.

Reporter • Tue, 25 Jul 2023
Sky News Australia Facebook hijacked by hackers

Sky News Australia Facebook hijacked by hackers

Sky News Australia has suffered from a cyber incident after hackers appeared to gain access to the publication’s ...

Daniel Croft • Tue, 25 Jul 2023
Google’s VirusTotal apologises for accidental data leak

Google’s VirusTotal apologises for accidental data leak

Internet security company VirusTotal has issued an apology over the leaking of customer data in June 2023.

David Hollingworth • Mon, 24 Jul 2023
PODCAST: Australia’s cyber security coordinator responds to HWL Ebsworth, ANZ chief speaks on anti-scam code

PODCAST: Australia’s cyber security coordinator responds to HWL Ebsworth, ANZ chief speaks on anti-scam code

In this episode of the Cyber Security Uncut podcast, Liam Garman and Daniel Croft discuss the impact of the major HWL ...

Robyn Tongol • Fri, 21 Jul 2023