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Rio Tinto staff in Australia may have been affected by data breach

Rio Tinto staff in Australia may have been affected by data breach

Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has warned Australian staff via an internal memo that their data may have been ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 27 Mar 2023
Latitude reveals full extent of data breach —  14m records affected by hack

Latitude reveals full extent of data breach — 14m records affected by hack

Financial services company Latitude has announced via the Australian Securities Exchange that its mid-March data breach ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 27 Mar 2023
AFP arrests alleged cyber criminals for laundering $1.7m in stolen funds

AFP arrests alleged cyber criminals for laundering $1.7m in stolen funds

An alleged cyber criminal syndicate responsible for laundering $1.7 million it had stolen in various cyber attacks has ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 24 Mar 2023
‘It will come out’ — the importance of mandatory reporting, with Rapid7’s Raj Samani

‘It will come out’ — the importance of mandatory reporting, with Rapid7’s Raj Samani

As the Australian cyber climate worsens, the federal government has begun to adopt a number of changes to combat it.

Daniel Croft Fri, 24 Mar 2023
BreachForums is set to close down after possible law enforcement activity

BreachForums is set to close down after possible law enforcement activity

Popular hacking forum BreachForums is shutting down, after its new administrator detected possible law enforcement ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 24 Mar 2023
CISA releases new security suite with the unlikely name of Untitled Goose Tool

CISA releases new security suite with the unlikely name of Untitled Goose Tool

Somebody at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has both a sense of humour and a keen interest ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 24 Mar 2023
PODCAST: Defending Australia’s healthcare system from cyber attacks, with Claroty’s Joshua Corman

PODCAST: Defending Australia’s healthcare system from cyber attacks, with Claroty’s Joshua Corman

Cyber Security Uncut presents a new quarterly podcast series with Claroty. In this first episode, the company’s ...

Robyn Tongol Fri, 24 Mar 2023
TikTok CEO faces Congress, brings paid cheer squad of influencers as backup

TikTok CEO faces Congress, brings paid cheer squad of influencers as backup

TikTok chief executive Shou Chew has fronted a largely aggressive US congressional committee in Washington DC overnight, ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 24 Mar 2023
Ransomware group BianLian refines tactics in the face of free decrypter

Ransomware group BianLian refines tactics in the face of free decrypter

The BianLian ransomware group burst onto the hacking scene with a frenzied pace of operations. Its infrastructure goes ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 23 Mar 2023
ChatGPT may have just blurted out your darkest secrets

ChatGPT may have just blurted out your darkest secrets

ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that has dominated headlines in recent months, has suffered from a bug ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 23 Mar 2023
TikTok CEO to face US Congress and defend the app against privacy concerns

TikTok CEO to face US Congress and defend the app against privacy concerns

TikTok chief executive Shou Chew will front up to a congressional hearing overnight on the company’s efforts to protect ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 23 Mar 2023
Indigenous health organisation hacked, 8,000 affected

Indigenous health organisation hacked, 8,000 affected

A Queensland-based Indigenous health organisation has announced that it suffered at the hand of a cyber attack last year ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 23 Mar 2023
Multi-extortion tactics and harassment on the rise as ransomware operations continue to evolve

Multi-extortion tactics and harassment on the rise as ransomware operations continue to evolve

A new ransomware report has shone a light on the evolving nature of the threats faced by companies compromised by such ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 22 Mar 2023