Security
ACCC permits proposed Google LLC acquisition of Mandiant
The ACCC does not challenge Google LLC’s proposed acquisition of Mandiant Inc.
AFP arrests Sydney man over SMS phishing scam
The AFP has arrested a 30-year-old man for his alleged role in a Sydney-based criminal syndicate accused of stealing ...
‘Action needed now’ to regulate new neurotechnology advances
New “brain-monitoring” tech advances could change the way criminal offenders are tracked, according to a world-first ...
Meta cracks down on cross-platform cyber espionage
Meta has claimed it disrupted two cross-platform cyber espionage campaigns targeted at Facebook, which aimed to deliver ...
US sanctions Tornado Cash due to North Korea ties
The United States Treasury Department has announced sanctions against Tornado Cash due to links with the hacking ...
Major General (Ret’d) Dr Marcus Thompson joins ParaFlare board
Major General (Ret’d) Dr Marcus Thompson, AM, PhD, and Mandy Ross, chief information and digital officer of Super Retail ...
Ransomware gangs Hive, LockBit and BlackCat double-tapping target networks
Sophos researchers have found that Hive, LockBit and BlackCat, three prominent ransomware gangs, consecutively attacked ...
Over $1.2bn stolen via weak crypto ‘bridges’, report reveals
According to data from London-based blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, hackers have stolen crypto worth some $1
Deepfake attacks and cyber extortion, new tools in cyber crime playbook
VMware’s eighth annual Global Incident Response Threat Report has found that emerging threats such as deepfakes and ...
Australian tech industry warned to shore up metaverse defences
Trend Micro warns of a “darkverse” of criminality, which could quickly evolve to fuel a new industry of ...
The inner workings of ransomware double extortion
A unique aspect of the recent Pain Points: Ransomware Data Disclosure Trends report clarified not just what ransomware ...
‘Hi Mum’ text message scam rakes in $2m and counting
The NSW Police State Crime Command’s Cybercrime Squad has warned phone users to remain vigilant following a rise in ...
What will ransomware crews do when the pay out isn’t worth the risk?
Such is the prevalence of ransomware attacks over the last few years that you’d be hard placed finding a person on the ...