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A user of the now-defunct hacking marketplace Genesis Market has paid a high price for purchasing stolen login ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 22 Dec 2023
Stop the clock! War Thunder players post sensitive documents again
This time, gamers have shown their passion by sharing the specs of the M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 21 Dec 2023
NSA installs new head of cyber command
The US National Security Agency (NSA) has appointed Air Force Lieutenant General Timothy Haugh as its new head of cyber ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 21 Dec 2023
Ransomware operators are increasingly using remote encryption in their attacks
Researchers at Sophos have spotted a scary new trend among cyber criminals.
French hacktivist’s clever ploy to rid Shein of €1.25m
A French activist group is planning a legal attack on Chinese fast-fashion platform Shein, with the intention of costing ...
Alert: Scams on the rise for the holidays!
ACCC warns of package delivery scams, while Bitdefender says scams in general are picking up.
ACCC warns of scammers taking advantage of Airbnb compensation payout
Don’t trust scams claiming they can get you a refund from the homestay operator.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 20 Dec 2023
Almost 36m affected in Xfinity data breach
Comcast subsidiary Xfinity has begun informing its customers of a cyber incident that resulted in customer data being ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 20 Dec 2023
AFP reveals its role in global ALPHV takedown
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has revealed that it played a role in the international operation that took down the ...
Charles Sturt University receives $500k grant for driverless car research
Australian researchers receive grant as part of a global research effort into object detection and avoidance.
ALPHV takes the gloves off as FBI confirms responsibility for leak site outage
The infamous ALPHV hacking group has all but declared war after a disruption campaign took out its dark web leak site ...
Home Affairs Minister could get more cyber security powers under proposed legislation
The federal government has released a consultation paper on a range of amendments to Australia’s cyber security laws
Mr. Cooper cyber attack exposes data of almost 15m
US-based mortgage broker Mr. Cooper has revealed that a cyber attack on its network has resulted in the data of almost ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 19 Dec 2023
OpenAI combats risks of superintelligent AI with new framework
In an effort to curb the dangers presented by powerful and potentially threatening artificial intelligence (AI), ChatGPT ...
Snikt! Rhysida dumps more than a terabyte of Insomniac Games’ internal data
The Rhysida ransomware gang publishes 98 per cent of leaked data minutes after the ransom deadline passes – Wolverine ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 19 Dec 2023
Rapid7 announces reseller Duo as New Zealand distributor
Sektor’s Duo gets the nod as cyber security spending is tipped to increase in 2024.
Iran investigates attack on fuel network as Israeli group claims responsibility
A cyber attack has disrupted the operations of petrol stations across Iran, with the nation’s government pointing the ...
ACSC, CISA, and FBI release joint alert over Play ransomware gang
Australian and US authorities break down how the Play operation works, from tools to tactics.
Sat One deploys first low-Earth orbit broadband service in southern hemisphere
Australian company Sat One partners with Eutelsat OneWeb and Hitachi on an orbital connectivity project.
Aus government’s smart device labelling scheme will cost under $5m annually
The government has determined that the smart device labelling scheme it suggested last month would cost under $5 million ...
Daniel Croft • Mon, 18 Dec 2023
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