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While previous Federal Budgets have had varying levels of focus on boosting Australia’s cyber security, the 2025 budget adds nothing to the nation’s cyber resilience
David Hollingworth • Sun, 07 Sep 2025
Trump administration accidentally leaks Yemen strike details in unauthorised Signal chat
The Trump administration accidentally leaked details of its strikes on Yemen after it accidentally added a journalist to a Signal chat.
Daniel Croft • Tue, 25 Mar 2025
Ukraine train network stunted by cyber attack
The Ukrainian state train service has confirmed that it suffered a cyber attack, which has led to its ticket sale service being stunted.
Brydens Lawyers obtains injunction following February cyber incident
Sydney law firm Brydens Lawyers obtains a court order banning “dissemination of the impacted confidential information” in the wake of an alleged ransomware attack.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 25 Mar 2025
North Korea-linked insider threats surged in 2024, according to new report
Palo Alto Networks’ 2025 Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report reveals the changing nature of cyber threats, with threat actors now switching to business disruption ...
Oracle hack appears to be the real deal, despite the company’s denials
Security researchers say that a recent post on a hacking forum claiming a massive breach of Oracle Cloud appears legitimate.
Service NSW to make MFA mandatory by 2026
Service NSW has revealed that it will enforce multifactor authentication (MFA) for account access by 2026.
University of Notre Dame Fremantle faces backlash following cyber attack
The Fremantle campus of the University of Notre Dame faces major backlash for its response to a cyber attack it suffered earlier in the year.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 24 Mar 2025
Exclusive: Australian skincare manufacturer confirms cyber incident
A Melbourne-based skincare manufacturer has confirmed it suffered a cyber incident after it was listed on the dark web leak site of infamous threat group RansomHub.
Another Steam game removed for being suspected malware
A second game hiding malware has been removed from digital video game marketplace Steam in as many months.
Westpac launches SafeBlock anti-scam measure
Customers will now be able to block their accounts if they suspect they’ve fallen victim to a scam.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 24 Mar 2025
Travellers warned to beware of scams following Heathrow airport outage
A backlog of cancelled flights and customers desperate to rebook travel arrangements could be a field day for scammers.
Op-Ed: The new PCI DSS standard lands on 31 March – WAFs are now non-optional
Web application firewalls are now an essential requirement for safe credit card transactions – here’s why that’s a good thing.
John Yang, Vice President, APJ, at Progress • Mon, 24 Mar 2025
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