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Submissions and nominations are open for the Australian Cyber Awards 2025 – stand up and be recognised as Cyber Security Champion of the Year.
Reporter • Tue, 17 Jun 2025
Inside FunkSec, the self-taught hackers supported by AI code
Ransomware gang or opportunistic newbie FunkSec is certainly good at at least one thing – exposure.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 14 Jan 2025
Experts demand Australian businesses focus on data security and privacy
With reforms to Australia’s Privacy Act now in place, businesses large and small must “lift their data security standards”.
New Zealand among top 10 nations for cloud security vulnerabilities
New Zealand ranks 10th alongside Poland, but Mexico takes the unenviable top spot, according to new research.
4.2m impacted by Scholastic data beach
Teachers and educators caught up in a data breach of a popular US educational publisher.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 13 Jan 2025
Clicks on phishing links in the workplace almost tripled in 2024
New research reveals enterprise employees were tricked into clicking more phishing links last year despite security training.
ICAO says nearly 12,000 impacted by recruitment data breach
UN civil aviation authority ICAO has released a new update on the January cyber incident as the investigation continues.
Exclusive: Everest ransomware gang lists Aussie company Evidn as a victim
Hackers claim to have stolen 50 gigabytes from an applied behavioural science firm that works closely with the Queensland government.
NSW Police officer charged over allegedly accessing police database without authorisation
The Claremont Meadows man has been arrested for allegedly accessing a police database over the course of several years.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 10 Jan 2025
More Australian companies than ever are considering cyber insurance
New research from Arctic Wolf reveals changing attitudes to cyber insurance among Australian and New Zealand businesses.
US Treasury cyber attack attributed to Silk Typhoon APT
Chinese state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) Silk Typhoon has been linked to the cyber attack on the US Treasury that occurred last month.
Daniel Croft • Fri, 10 Jan 2025
Darktrace to acquire cloud security firm Cado Security
The UK-based security firm is expected to acquire Cado Security – founded by a former Australian Signals Directorate executive – for up to US$100 million.
Chinese threat actors behind ‘widespread’ exploitation of Ivanti VPN zero day
Security researchers at Mandiant are confident that Chinese hackers are behind an ongoing malware campaign exploiting a flaw in Ivanti Connect Secure appliances.
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