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McDonald’s official Instagram account was breached by crypto scammers on Wednesday (21 August) to display advertising for their new meme coin – Grimace.
Daniel Croft • Tue, 24 Jun 2025
ACSC partners with US agencies to release best practice guide to threat detection
CISA, FBI, NSA, and other international partners release Best Practices for Event Logging and Threat Detection guidelines.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 23 Aug 2024
CommBank doubles free scam education seminars in regional Australia
The bank says it is “doubling down on safety in the bush”, with over 400 free seminars planned over the next 12 months.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 22 Aug 2024
US oil giant Halliburton suffers network cyber attack
Major US oilfield servicing giant Halliburton has suffered a cloud-based cyber security attack, leading to the company requesting its staff disconnect from its network.
Daniel Croft • Thu, 22 Aug 2024
CSIRO partners with Google to protect Australia’s critical infrastructure
The search and cloud giant and Australia’s national science agency are teaming up to tackle weak links in critical infrastructure software supply chains.
Op-Ed: APT40’s renewed targeting of Australia is a reminder to get least privilege in place
The threat group has long been after administrative credentials and privileged access, and it found both in recent attacks on two local organisations.
Morey Haber, Cyber Security Advisor at BeyondTrust • Thu, 22 Aug 2024
Jetstar’s cancellations double after CrowdStrike crash
The CrowdStrike outage contributed to Jetstar’s cancellations doubling in July, rising from 153 in June to 299 last month.
Adam Thorn • Wed, 21 Aug 2024
Exclusive: Melbourne-based Regent Caravans confirms RansomHub attack
The luxury caravan maker has suffered a data breach following a 4 August attack by a highly aggressive ransomware gang.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 21 Aug 2024
Darktrace co-founder Mike Lynch presumed dead after yacht sinking
Tech entrepreneur and his daughter are among six presumed dead as divers struggle to access sunken superyacht.
Cyber attack stunts US chipmaker’s manufacturing capabilities
A cyber attack has crippled the operations of American chipmaker Microchip Technology Incorporated.
Daniel Croft • Wed, 21 Aug 2024
RansomHub observed using malware tool to switch off endpoint protection
The operators behind a ransomware gang increasingly targeting Australian organisations are using a novel tool to disable EDR solutions on target devices.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 20 Aug 2024
Ukrainians targeted by hackers using Kursk Oblast POW photos
Ukraine has discovered the spread of a malicious email campaign using photos and information on Kursk Oblast prisoners of war (POW) to fool victims into downloading ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 20 Aug 2024
Thales 2024 Critical Infrastructure report reveals a rise in ransomware and a lack of readiness
Human error is a leading cause of cloud-based breaches, while “security consistency” is a key challenge for the sector, and AI use presents “massive opportunities”
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