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NSW man charged over mobile phishing scheme

NSW man charged over mobile phishing scheme

A South Coast man will face court after targeting telco customers with a late payment scam.

David Hollingworth Mon, 15 Sep 2025
The CISO’s new mandate: From gatekeeper to enabler

The CISO’s new mandate: From gatekeeper to enabler

Once viewed as just guardians, CISOs now drive business strategy, foster resilience, and enable innovation – here’s how ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 12 Sep 2025
Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters hackers announce retirement

Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters hackers announce retirement

The hacking league responsible for multiple high-profile hacks says it is going “gentle into that good night”.

David Hollingworth Fri, 12 Sep 2025
In-depth: How the Akira ransomware gang is exploiting SonicWall devices

In-depth: How the Akira ransomware gang is exploiting SonicWall devices

Akira is targeting Australian companies using SonicWall firewall devices, but the ACSC’s recent warning is just the tip ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 12 Sep 2025
Medical professionals compromised by NSW Health data leak face ‘grim prognosis’

Medical professionals compromised by NSW Health data leak face ‘grim prognosis’

A cyber security expert says doctors’ personal information and identity documents could be sold on the dark web or used ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 11 Sep 2025
Report: Ransomware attacks targeting Aussie organisations more than double year on year

Report: Ransomware attacks targeting Aussie organisations more than double year on year

The Zscaler ThreatLabz Ransomware Report reveals the alarming scale of ransomware-led data theft, with more than 230 ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 11 Sep 2025
Op-Ed: September Patch Tuesday – Microsoft addresses 176 vulnerabilities

Op-Ed: September Patch Tuesday – Microsoft addresses 176 vulnerabilities

Microsoft is addressing 176 vulnerabilities this Patch Tuesday, which seems like a lot, and it is.

Adam Barnett, lead software engineer at Rapid7 Thu, 11 Sep 2025
Alert! ACSC warns of Akira ransomware activity targeting Australian organisations

Alert! ACSC warns of Akira ransomware activity targeting Australian organisations

The Aussie cyber agency sounds the alarm over an uptick in malicious activity targeting a year-old vulnerability in Gen ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 11 Sep 2025
Dynatrace adds itself to list of companies affected by Salesloft Drift compromise

Dynatrace adds itself to list of companies affected by Salesloft Drift compromise

IT observability firm Dynatrace admits its Salesforce data was compromised as part of a widespread supply chain hack.

David Hollingworth Tue, 09 Sep 2025
Plex contacting users following ‘security incident’

Plex contacting users following ‘security incident’

The media streaming platform warns users of an “unauthorised third party” accessing customer data and recommends ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 09 Sep 2025
18 popular JavaScript code packages hacked to spread malware

18 popular JavaScript code packages hacked to spread malware

Multiple npm packages have been compromised by a phishing attack in an attempt to spread crypto malware to billions of ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 09 Sep 2025
Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack could impact operations until October

Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack could impact operations until October

The cyber attack on British car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) may impact the car manufacturer’s operations until ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 08 Sep 2025
Qualys becomes latest IT security company caught up in Salesloft Drift hacking campaign

Qualys becomes latest IT security company caught up in Salesloft Drift hacking campaign

Qualys joins Zscaler, PagerDuty, Cloudflare, and hundreds more companies whose customer data was compromised by the ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 08 Sep 2025