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Defence Minister announces removal of Chinese-made security cameras

Defence Minister announces removal of Chinese-made security cameras

In a move that will no doubt do little to help relations between China and Australia, the Defence Minister, Richard ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 09 Feb 2023
Russian dark web market advertises itself on Moscow billboard, while donating to Russian troops

Russian dark web market advertises itself on Moscow billboard, while donating to Russian troops

Moscow residents witnessed a rare piece of advertising on a giant digital billboard over the weekend — a Russian darknet ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 08 Feb 2023
Canadian hospital declares Code Grey cyber security incident, some systems offline

Canadian hospital declares Code Grey cyber security incident, some systems offline

Ross Memorial Hospital in Ontario, Canada has been hit by a “suspected cyber security incident”, causing it to declare a ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 08 Feb 2023
Optus SMS blackmailer sentenced to a community correction order and community service

Optus SMS blackmailer sentenced to a community correction order and community service

The Sydney teen who was arrested last year for attempting to blackmail victims of the Optus data breach was sentenced by ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 08 Feb 2023
New cyber security not-for-profit sets up in Australia’s Sunshine Coast

New cyber security not-for-profit sets up in Australia’s Sunshine Coast

Yesterday saw Australia’s latest cyber security organisation, the Critical Infrastructure – Information Sharing and ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 07 Feb 2023
Security expert warns of donation scams in wake of Turkish and Syrian earthquake

Security expert warns of donation scams in wake of Turkish and Syrian earthquake

While rescuers are still working through rubble in a desperate race to find survivors in yesterday’s earthquake in ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 07 Feb 2023
How can a company improve its cyber security?

How can a company improve its cyber security?

If your business depends on the internet and digital programs for its operations, you should know how to protect your ...

Nicole Comendador • Tue, 07 Feb 2023
Would-be murderer scammed out of assassin’s bitcoin fee

Would-be murderer scammed out of assassin’s bitcoin fee

When we think of the victims of online scams, we tend to frame them as innocent. Not in this case, however, as the ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 06 Feb 2023
Iranian threat actors responsible for recent Charlie Hebdo data breach

Iranian threat actors responsible for recent Charlie Hebdo data breach

Earlier this month, the controversial French magazine Charlie Hebdo suffered a cyber attack that saw the personal data ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 06 Feb 2023
Op-Ed: Dragos Industrial Ransomware Analysis — Q4 2022

Op-Ed: Dragos Industrial Ransomware Analysis — Q4 2022

During the final quarter of 2022, ransomware continued to pose substantial financial and operational risk to industrial ...

Seth Enoka • Mon, 06 Feb 2023
Confusing Vice Media data breach involves social security and credit card numbers

Confusing Vice Media data breach involves social security and credit card numbers

The Vice Media Group, which publishes Vice and Motherboard among a range of other brands, has suffered what could be a ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 03 Feb 2023
PODCAST: Australia, the globe’s most hacked nation

PODCAST: Australia, the globe’s most hacked nation

In this episode of the Cyber Security Uncut podcast, Momentum Media director of defence Phil Tarrant and Major General ...

Robyn Tongol • Fri, 03 Feb 2023
LockBit ransomware attack on UK financial firm has global repercussions

LockBit ransomware attack on UK financial firm has global repercussions

Russian-affiliated ransomware operator LockBit has set its sights on an Irish financial services and trading company, ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 03 Feb 2023