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Ring blames mysterious logins on back-end update, but customers are not so sure

Ring blames mysterious logins on back-end update, but customers are not so sure

Digital home security firm Ring denies a hack and says an update was responsible for a rash of mysterious logins on 28 ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 22 Jul 2025
Dell confirms World Leaks hack, but says exposed data effectively ‘fake’

Dell confirms World Leaks hack, but says exposed data effectively ‘fake’

A ransomware group has gotten into one of Dell’s demo environments and stolen more than a terabyte of data.

David Hollingworth Tue, 22 Jul 2025
ASIC sues Fortnum Private Wealth over alleged cyber security failures

ASIC sues Fortnum Private Wealth over alleged cyber security failures

The corporate regulator has announced it is suing advice business Fortnum Private Wealth for alleged cyber security ...

Keith Ford Tue, 22 Jul 2025
Interview: Courtney Guss – ‘I think sometimes you just have to prove that it works’

Interview: Courtney Guss – ‘I think sometimes you just have to prove that it works’

We chatted with Semperis’ director of crisis management about the importance of diversity and the necessity to manage ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 21 Jul 2025
Exclusive: Akira claims successful hack of LeasePLUS

Exclusive: Akira claims successful hack of LeasePLUS

A novated lease services provider that handles government customers was hit by an alleged ransomware attack, with ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 21 Jul 2025
Data of all 6.5m Co-op members stolen in cyber attack

Data of all 6.5m Co-op members stolen in cyber attack

Major UK retailer Co-op has revealed that the cyber attack it suffered earlier this year resulted in the data of all of ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 21 Jul 2025
Exclusive: INC Ransom claims pair of Australian victims

Exclusive: INC Ransom claims pair of Australian victims

Terry Ringland Chartered Accountants and South East Country Vets have both been listed on hackers’ darknet leak site.

David Hollingworth Mon, 21 Jul 2025
ACSC circulates ‘act now’ alert over critical Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vulnerability

ACSC circulates ‘act now’ alert over critical Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vulnerability

CVE-2025-53770, also known as ToolShell, is already being actively exploited in the wild, and both government and ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 21 Jul 2025
Millions could be compensated over major Qantas data breach

Millions could be compensated over major Qantas data breach

A national law firm has lodged a representative complaint against Qantas, seeking compensation on behalf of millions of ...

Grace Robbie Fri, 18 Jul 2025
Qantas obtains injunction to prevent hacked data’s release

Qantas obtains injunction to prevent hacked data’s release

Qantas has obtained a court injunction to prevent any person or organisation from publishing the customer information ...

Adam Thorn Thu, 17 Jul 2025
UAP confirms ransomware attack, personal data and email correspondence exposed

UAP confirms ransomware attack, personal data and email correspondence exposed

Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party has informed its members of a data breach, but admits “it is impracticable to ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 17 Jul 2025
Australia adopts AS IEC 62443 as national cyber security standard to protect critical infrastructure

Australia adopts AS IEC 62443 as national cyber security standard to protect critical infrastructure

Newly adopted standards offer a clearer and more structured approach to protecting operational technology in critical ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 17 Jul 2025
Tasmanian kids get a taste of ethical hacking courtesy of the AFP

Tasmanian kids get a taste of ethical hacking courtesy of the AFP

The AFP-led Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre hosted re_B00TCMP last month, offering students a glimpse of a ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 17 Jul 2025