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The plot thickens: Under-age sex, MAGA, and the Israeli cyber guy

The plot thickens: Under-age sex, MAGA, and the Israeli cyber guy

The apparent arrest and subsequent release of the executive director of the Israel Cyber Directorate has proved that ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 20 Aug 2025
The industry reacts: The iiNet data breach, and what it means for Australian businesses

The industry reacts: The iiNet data breach, and what it means for Australian businesses

One of the county’s largest ISPs disclosed a cyber attack impacting almost 300,000 Australians, proving that Aussie ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 20 Aug 2025
Workday HR platform the latest victim of Salesforce breach campaign

Workday HR platform the latest victim of Salesforce breach campaign

Major HR platform Workday has disclosed a data breach after threat actors accessed a third-party CRM platform.

Daniel Croft Tue, 19 Aug 2025
Report: Hacktivism drives surge in ransomware attacks in Q2 2025

Report: Hacktivism drives surge in ransomware attacks in Q2 2025

The brief Israel-Iran conflict saw a spike in ransomware attacks targeting industrial entities, as 12 new ransomware ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 19 Aug 2025
Europol offers US$50k reward for information on senior Qilin hackers

Europol offers US$50k reward for information on senior Qilin hackers

Two admins involved in the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service operation have been targeted by international law enforcement ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 19 Aug 2025
First Nations Australians urged to be more cyber secure

First Nations Australians urged to be more cyber secure

The Australian government’s Act Now. Stay Secure. campaign shifts its focus to the mob in an effort to boost personal ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 19 Aug 2025
Exclusive: DDoS hacktivists pressure Australia to boycott Israel

Exclusive: DDoS hacktivists pressure Australia to boycott Israel

Pro-Russian and Pro-Palestinian hacktivists are targeting Australian government agencies and education institutions in ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 19 Aug 2025
Aussie ISP iiNet confirms data breach impacting more than 200k customers

Aussie ISP iiNet confirms data breach impacting more than 200k customers

Broadband provider iiNet says its order management system was compromised by an “unknown third party”.

David Hollingworth Tue, 19 Aug 2025
Advice: 5 key steps to help your business weather ‘a perfect storm of cyber security threats’

Advice: 5 key steps to help your business weather ‘a perfect storm of cyber security threats’

Kapil Kukreja, risk and assurance partner at HLB Mann Judd Melbourne, says cyber security is now a “strategic issue” for ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 18 Aug 2025
Israeli cyber security official detained in US following operation targeted ‘child sex predators’

Israeli cyber security official detained in US following operation targeted ‘child sex predators’

Cops in Las Vegas have claimed the arrest and detention of the executive director of the Israel Cyber Directorate, Tom ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 18 Aug 2025
Research: 43% of Australian ransomware victims pay criminals to recover their data

Research: 43% of Australian ransomware victims pay criminals to recover their data

Ransomware attacks – and their impact – are on the rise in Australia, according to a new study from Barracuda.

David Hollingworth Mon, 18 Aug 2025
ACCC takes Google to court over anti-competitive search practices

ACCC takes Google to court over anti-competitive search practices

Google has admitted to anti-competitive conduct involving Telstra and Optus and has offered to pay $55 million penalty

David Hollingworth Mon, 18 Aug 2025
Accenture acquires Aussie cyber security firm CyberCX

Accenture acquires Aussie cyber security firm CyberCX

CyberCX will become part of the global consulting firm through Accenture’s largest cyber security acquisition to date.

David Hollingworth Fri, 15 Aug 2025