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US authorities seize 9  prolific DDoS-for-hire domains, admins arrested

US authorities seize 9 prolific DDoS-for-hire domains, admins arrested

Law enforcement agencies in the US and Poland take part in an international crackdown on distributed denial-of-service ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 09 May 2025
Sextortion on the rise in Australia and New Zealand

Sextortion on the rise in Australia and New Zealand

Australia is among the top 10 countries most vulnerable to sextortion, while the instances of the crime rose by 137 per ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 09 May 2025
Beware scammers taking advantage of tariff impacts on superannuation funds

Beware scammers taking advantage of tariff impacts on superannuation funds

In the wake of global tariff confusion impacting the bottom line of Australian nest eggs, CPA Australia has warned ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 08 May 2025
Delta Air Lines will face class action over CrowdStrike outage, judge rules

Delta Air Lines will face class action over CrowdStrike outage, judge rules

A class action by passengers of Delta Air Lines regarding cancelled and delayed flights as a result of last year’s ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 08 May 2025
CrowdStrike to lay off 5% of global staff

CrowdStrike to lay off 5% of global staff

Major cyber security firm CrowdStrike has announced that it will be axing around 5 per cent of its staff, roughly 500 ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 08 May 2025
LockBit hacked: Crypto addresses, chat logs, ransomware builds, all compromised

LockBit hacked: Crypto addresses, chat logs, ransomware builds, all compromised

The once dominant ransomware gang has become the victim of a data leak that could be a boon for researchers and law ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 08 May 2025
Exclusive: BreachForums drama continues as alleged previous admin ponders transfer of ownership

Exclusive: BreachForums drama continues as alleged previous admin ponders transfer of ownership

An individual claiming to be the infamous hacker ShinyHunters has said that the old domain is no longer under their ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 08 May 2025
Oettinger confirms cyber incident, begins investigating

Oettinger confirms cyber incident, begins investigating

German beer and drinks giant Oettinger Getränke (Oettinger Brauerei or Oettinger) has confirmed that it suffered a cyber ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 08 May 2025
NCSC working with UK retailers affected by recent cyber attack wave

NCSC working with UK retailers affected by recent cyber attack wave

The UK’s cyber watchdog has issued a warning to CISOs across the country following the trio of successful cyber attacks ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 07 May 2025
Report: Australian firms bat above average in newly released APJ cyber security benchmarks

Report: Australian firms bat above average in newly released APJ cyber security benchmarks

Palo Alto Networks’ inaugural 2025 Cybersecurity Resilience in Mid-Market Organisations report takes a benchmark ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 07 May 2025
Op-Ed: Protecting superannuation accounts from rising cyber security risks

Op-Ed: Protecting superannuation accounts from rising cyber security risks

While recent credential stuffing attacks against Australian super funds only impact a small number of people, the ...

Kon Poptodorov, director of fraud and identity, Australia and New Zealand, at LexisNexis Risk Solutions Wed, 07 May 2025
Co-op's cyber recovery begins as store shelves lie empty

Co-op's cyber recovery begins as store shelves lie empty

Despite its stores lacking products on shelves, UK retailer Co-op has begun the recovery process following the cyber ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 07 May 2025
US jury directs Israeli NSO Group to pay US$168m in damages to WhatsApp

US jury directs Israeli NSO Group to pay US$168m in damages to WhatsApp

Spyware developer NSO Group responds to the ruling, saying it is committed to “ensuring our technology is deployed ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 07 May 2025