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Global law enforcement agencies led by the FBI have taken control of the infamous BreachForums overnight.
Daniel Croft • Fri, 17 May 2024
Pizza Hut fined $2.5m for deluge of spam texts and emails
Pizza-maker panned for sending more than 10 million marketing messages in less than six months.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 16 May 2024
The industry speaks: Federal budget 2024
The numbers are up, and everyone has an opinion. Whether it’s national security, artificial intelligence (AI) investment, or big ideas for the future, here’s what the ...
David Hollingworth • Wed, 15 May 2024
Budget 2024: The cyber security first look
This year’s federal budget focuses on three very discrete cyber security areas: veterans claims processing, ATO support for victims of cyber crimes, and protecting ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 14 May 2024
Digital ID receives over $288m in funding in federal budget
This year’s federal budget will include over $288 million in funding to bolster the adoption of its new Digital ID framework.
Daniel Croft • Tue, 14 May 2024
The industry speaks: Australian federal budget 2024 wish list
See what the industry is hoping for when it comes to cyber security in tomorrow’s (14 May) Labor budget.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 13 May 2024
Lawyers express frustration over year-old OAIC investigation into Latitude hack
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and its New Zealand counterpart are yet to release any information regarding the investigation into 2023’s ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 10 May 2024
UK Defence Secretary shares MOD cyber attack details
New details have emerged regarding the attack on the UK Ministry of Defence overnight, as affected personnel are notified of the incident.
Daniel Croft • Wed, 08 May 2024
Senator James Paterson responds to IPAC breach, calls for sanctions against APT31
Shadow cyber security minister James Paterson has responded to the news that six Australian senators and members of parliament (MPs) were affected by a cyber attack three ...
Australia joins US, UK governments in sanctioning LockBit hacker
Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev has been named as ransomware mastermind, with a US$10 million bounty placed on his arrest.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 08 May 2024
6 Australian senators, MPs confirm being targeted by APT31 in IPAC cyber attack
Until this point, the senators and MPs affected had been kept in the dark.
Daniel Croft • Tue, 07 May 2024
Poland joins countries attributing Russian APT28 for major cyber attacks
Following Germany attributing previous cyber attacks to a Russian state-sponsored actor, Poland announced that it had also been targeted by the same threat group.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 06 May 2024
Germany calls on Russian representative following cyber attack findings
After attributing a major political cyber attack to Russian state-sponsored actors, Germany has called on representatives from Russia to respond to the claims.