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Aussie cyber agency joins global partners to warn of Chinese hackers targeting Australian critical infrastructure

Aussie cyber agency joins global partners to warn of Chinese hackers targeting Australian critical infrastructure

State-sponsored Chinese threat actors have been observed targeting government and military networks in Australia and ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 28 Aug 2025
Western Sydney University issues update on April cyber incident

Western Sydney University issues update on April cyber incident

The university has confirmed student data impacted by data breach includes personal information, tax file numbers and ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 28 Aug 2025
CrowdStrike to buy Onum to power real-time SIEM data

CrowdStrike to buy Onum to power real-time SIEM data

The acquisition is set to eliminate data migration bottlenecks and boost the Falcon platform with faster, AI-driven ...

Reporter Thu, 28 Aug 2025
Exclusive: Dire Wolf claims ransomware attack on WineWorks Australia

Exclusive: Dire Wolf claims ransomware attack on WineWorks Australia

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on a South Australian wine freight and logistics firm, claiming to have stolen ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 27 Aug 2025
Exclusive: South Australian barristers' chambers listed on Lynx ransomware’s leak site

Exclusive: South Australian barristers' chambers listed on Lynx ransomware’s leak site

Hackers are claiming to have breached the network of Adelaide-based Hanson Chambers, with correspondence and court ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 27 Aug 2025
CyberArk and Optiv deepen partnership

CyberArk and Optiv deepen partnership

Optiv has fast-tracked 2,500 staff onto CyberArk’s identity security platform as firms double down on identity-first ...

Reporter Wed, 27 Aug 2025
Opportunistic Iranian cyber attacks targeting Australia possible, Google warns

Opportunistic Iranian cyber attacks targeting Australia possible, Google warns

Google expert assesses a “heightened likelihood” of Iranian hacktivists targeting Australian organisations in the wake ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 27 Aug 2025
Aussie telco Exetel fined $694k for anti-scam breaches

Aussie telco Exetel fined $694k for anti-scam breaches

ACMA investigation has found that Exetel breached anti-scam laws on 73 occasions in 2024, allowing scammers to bypass ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 27 Aug 2025
Patch now! Citrix addresses latest NetScaler zero-day, exploitation underway

Patch now! Citrix addresses latest NetScaler zero-day, exploitation underway

Citrix has advised its customers of multiple vulnerabilities in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway appliances, ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 27 Aug 2025
UK drops plans for Apple encryption backdoor following US pressure

UK drops plans for Apple encryption backdoor following US pressure

The UK government has backed down on its plans to introduce an encryption backdoor in Apple’s cloud storage, after ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 26 Aug 2025
Hacker help wanted: Darknet recruitment posts surge

Hacker help wanted: Darknet recruitment posts surge

Cyber criminals are looking for English-speaking hackers skilled at social engineering, as recruitment ads appear to ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 26 Aug 2025
Split and nested QR codes key to newly observed phishing tactics

Split and nested QR codes key to newly observed phishing tactics

Scammers are using a pair of novel tactics to help avoid detection when deploying quishing – QR phishing – campaigns.

David Hollingworth Tue, 26 Aug 2025
US FTC warns tech companies against lowering encryption at foreign government request

US FTC warns tech companies against lowering encryption at foreign government request

The US Federal Trade Commission has warned tech companies against lowering their encryption levels at the request of ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 25 Aug 2025