Security
Opportunistic Iranian cyber attacks targeting Australia possible, Google warns
Google expert assesses a “heightened likelihood” of Iranian hacktivists targeting Australian organisations in the wake ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Hacker help wanted: Darknet recruitment posts surge
Cyber criminals are looking for English-speaking hackers skilled at social engineering, as recruitment ads appear to ...
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.
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 ...
Exclusive: Wyong Rugby League Club listed by Qilin ransomware gang
Hackers claim to have compromised the personal and financial information of club members and employees.
370k Grok AI chats leaked after being indexed on Google
Hundreds of thousands of private conversations with xAI’s Grok chatbot have been made publicly accessible after they ...
Scam losses trend up at $175m, NASC reveals
As Scams Awareness Week kicks off, the accounting industry is rallying to emphasise the importance of strengthened cyber ...
In depth: Understanding Chinese hacking group Murky Panda
Analysts at CrowdStrike have been monitoring PRC-backed hackers targeting private and public sector entities in the ...
More than a thousand cyber criminals arrested in Interpol-led law enforcement operation
Hackers and scammers from 18 African nations have been targeted and almost US$100 million recovered in a multi-agency ...
Is it time for cyber-privateers? One US politician says ‘Aye, matey!’
A Republican lawmaker wants to bring back letters of marque to fight scammers and cyber criminals – an idea that’s no ...