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A threat actor allegedly representing the Hellcat ransomware group has posted data they say was exfiltrated from global ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 01 Apr 2025
‘Please hack me’: ‘Password’ remains the number one weakest password in Australia
Password, 123456, 123456789, and qwerty top the rather disappointing list of the most popular – and most breached – ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 01 Apr 2025
Aussie winners of Rapid7’s global 2025 Partner Of The Year Awards revealed
Local winners, including Telstra, DGplex, Cythera, CyberRisk and ctrl:cyber, walk away with awards in the fifth year of ...
13cabs may have suffered a major data breach
Major Australian cab service 13cabs has published a notice detailing a potential cyber attack after it discovered ...
Data uploads to generative AI apps surge thirtyfold in just 1 year
Source code, passwords, and intellectual property are all finding their way into GenAI, fuelling a growing risk of data ...
Exclusive: Royal Mail suffers alleged data breach as threat actor claims 144GB stolen
A threat actor has claimed a data breach of the British Royal Mail, the UK’s national postal service.
Exclusive: Contractor Brighton Australia listed on SafePay’s ransomware leak site
Hackers claim to have stolen more than 160 gigabytes of data from a Sydney-based construction contractor.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 31 Mar 2025
Musk buys own company as xAI acquires X
Elon Musk’s AI firm, xAI has purchased Musk’s social media giant, X (formerly Twitter).
Daniel Croft • Mon, 31 Mar 2025
Op-Ed: Paving a pathway to better Australian cyber security preparedness
Australia’s goal of seeding a zero-trust culture across all organisations can be significantly achieved by focusing on ...
Pieter Danhieux, co-founder and CEO of Secure Code Warrior • Mon, 31 Mar 2025
Combating Australia’s cyber crime
As cyber crime escalates in scale and sophistication, organisations must remain hyper-vigilant of emerging cyber threats ...
Arabella Walton • Mon, 31 Mar 2025
Q&A: Understanding ‘Signalgate’ with Penten’s Matthew Wilson
While politicians and commentators alike question just how a journalist was added to a confidential military planning ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 28 Mar 2025
The industry speaks: World Backup Day 2025
Backups are an essential part of keeping your data secure, but many Australians would still prefer to do almost anything ...
StreamElements confirms third-party data breach
Following threat actors posting samples online, popular cloud-based streaming platform StreamElements has confirmed that ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 27 Mar 2025
Exclusive: Australian medical device company Compumedics listed on ransomware leak site
Ransomware newcomer VanHelsing claims successful breach of a Victoria-based manufacturer of diagnostic equipment.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 27 Mar 2025
Papua New Guinea disables Facebook to curb disinformation
In an attempt to mitigate misinformation, disinformation, hate speech and porn, Papua New Guinea has blocked local ...
NSW Police investigating ‘significant’ Department of Communities and Justice data breach
Police warn that around 9,000 “sensitive court files” have been accessed, including AVOs and court affidavits.
Sydney Tools exposes 34m customer records after leaving database unprotected
Major Australian hardware and DIY supply store Sydney Tools has exposed the data of its employees and customers after it ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 26 Mar 2025
Signal defends its security as Trump administration suffers Yemen leak fallout
The president of secure messaging app Signal has defended the security of the service following the Trump administration ...
Active exploitation of DrayTek router vulnerabilities underway in the wild
As DrayTek routers around the world randomly reboot for no apparent reason, security researchers have spotted hackers ...
David Hollingworth • Wed, 26 Mar 2025
ACSC shares critical alert regarding vulnerabilities in Kubernetes Ingress-NGINX Controller
The Australian Cyber Security Centre recommends users of Ingress-NGINX Controller to act now regarding flaws that could ...
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