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The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has alleged that leading pathology company Australian ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 30 Nov 2023
Ukrainian hacktivist attack finds Russian propaganda agency cherrypicking Western media
Ukrainian hacktivists have leaked data belonging to a Russian propaganda agency known for reposting carefully curated ...
Tackling cyber crime a key driver behind increased AFP cooperation with INTERPOL
The Australian Federal Police reports a 50 per cent increase in Australian-requested INTERPOL notices.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 30 Nov 2023
Report: Australian government agencies see a sharp increase in cyber attacks
Australia may not be the number one target of cyber attacks, but the HWL Ebsworth hack has more than made up for it.
Trio of major ownCloud vulnerabilities sparks ACSC critical alert
A critical alert has been issued by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) after it discovered a trio of major ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 29 Nov 2023
PwC security questioned as firm’s head of risk fooled by fake email
Ever-troubled consulting firm PwC has launched an investigation after a fake email ironically fooled the company’s head ...
LockBit ransomware gang claims hack on Queensland-based Q Automotive Group
Hackers claim to have customer and internal data totalling more than 50 gigabytes.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 29 Nov 2023
Report: In the wake of a data breach, customer experience matters
New research shows that how companies act after a breach has occurred can greatly impact a brand – for better or worse
Hacked healthcare organisation forced to shut down emergency rooms, divert ambulances
Emergency rooms across the US have been shut down following a cyber attack, forcing hospitals to reschedule elective ...
Flaw in Google Workplaces could lead to theft of data and emails
Threat researchers have uncovered a design flaw in Google’s domain-wide delegation feature.
Report: Cyber attacks lead to job creation in majority of cases
Australian boards are learning the hard way that more expertise is needed to combat growing cyber threats.
UK cyber watchdog releases international guidelines for AI development
Australia, the US and 15 more countries have shown their support for new global guidelines for AI development released ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 28 Nov 2023
DP World Australia confirms employee data stolen during cyber incident
The Australian port operator has released a statement on the hack: “Files were accessed by the unauthorised third party
David Hollingworth • Tue, 28 Nov 2023
Cloudflare appoints Steve Bray as new ANZ chief
World-leading cloud cyber security company Cloudflare has announced the appointment of a new head of the ANZ region.
UK cyber attack shuts down hundreds of UK realtors and lawyers
The hack of legal IT firm CTS has disrupted law firms and real estate agents across the UK – but could the same thing ...
Government investigates Optus outage after hundreds unable to access 000
The government has announced that it will be reviewing the almost full-day Optus outage that occurred earlier in the ...
Australian Banking Association launches ‘new offensive in the war on scams’
The ABA joins with community banks to tackle scams and put scammers out of business with Scam-safe Accord.
Ukraine claims responsibility for attack on Russian aviation agency, leaks ‘stolen’ data
A cyber attack on Russia’s civil aviation agency has been claimed by Ukrainian intelligence, which says it has stolen a ...
Ransomware hack destroys 17,000 player accounts on indie MMO
Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore developers promise to restore every account by hand if necessary.
Albanese government appoints dedicated privacy commissioner
Reversing the decision of the Abbott government in 2015, the role of information and privacy commissioner will once ...
Daniel Croft • Mon, 27 Nov 2023
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