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The BBC has revealed that it suffered a cyber incident in which an unauthorised party accessed some of its files.
Daniel Croft • Fri, 31 May 2024
Clare O’Neil calls out MediSecure over delay in breach reporting
The Home Affairs Minister has said the hacked e-prescription is taking an “unacceptably long time” to confirm how much ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 31 May 2024
Castle Hill RSL Group confirms data compromised in 8Base hack
The CHRG has begun sending letters to those impacted by a February ransomware attack.
Exclusive: James Paterson calls for clarity on ABF’s ‘secret drone surveillance program’
Shadow home affairs minister “startled” by Andrew Giles’ admission that released immigration detainees are being ...
David Hollingworth • Thu, 30 May 2024
Cyber Wardens warns Ticketmaster breach aftermath could harm small businesses
Cyber Wardens has weighed in on the Ticketmaster breach that was disclosed this week, warning of the dangers that an ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 30 May 2024
Hacker puts the heat on Cooler Master, claims 103GB of data stolen
A threat actor has claimed to have breached the website of major computer hardware manufacturer Cooler Master, ...
Russian hacker opens bidding on 18,000 lines of Australian bank account details
Bank details up for auction include account numbers, BSBs, and a long list of employment data.
Aussies affected in alleged Shell fuel data breach
Major oil and gas multinational Shell has reportedly suffered a data breach affecting almost a dozen countries.
Exclusive: Akira ransomware gang claims scalp of Sydney law firm
Hackers allege they have client documents and court details belonging to Brett Slater Solicitors.
Wayback under attack: 3-day DDoS hits Internet Archive site
The Internet Archive, best known for running the Wayback Machine, has revealed that it has been fighting off distributed ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 29 May 2024
BlackSuit unveiled: Timeline of a ransomware attack
A new report into the activity of the BlackSuit ransomware gang reveals in-depth hacker habits and tactics.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 29 May 2024
ASD urges early incident intel sharing following LockBit takedown lessons
Australia is currently looking at mechanisms for the effective sharing of incident response (IR) intelligence after the ...
Dementia Australia launches virtual reality training tool
The new D-Esc tool will teach carers how to empathise and de-escalate incidents with people living with dementia.
Spyware firm ‘out of business’ after data leaked on own site by hacker
A cyber attack on spyware app pcTattletale has killed the business, according to the company’s founder.
Hackers claim Ticketmaster/Live Nation data breach, more than 500m compromised
An infamous hacking collective claims to have 1.3 terabytes of customer data stolen from the entertainment giant, as ...
Australia is the no.10 most targeted country for phishing attacks
A new report from Zscaler sheds light on a rising number of phishing attacks and the huge surge in attacks aimed at and ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 28 May 2024
Papua New Guinea finalises data protection and governance policy
A Pacific islands nation announces it will soon have a national data policy in digital transformation milestone.
2.8m affected in Sav-Rx data breach
A major US prescription management firm has disclosed that a data breach on its systems resulted in the theft of data ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 28 May 2024
Courtroom AV software firm warns of supply chain attack
Security researchers spot malicious backdoor in JAVS Viewer courtroom audio/video platform.
RansomHub posts Christie’s Auction House data sample, claims 500k customers affected
A sample of data belonging to Christie’s Auction House has been posted online, just weeks after a major auction was ...