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You might not consider it a problem, but storing unnecessary data can leave businesses liable to legal action and ...
Liam Garman • Tue, 28 May 2024
Op-Ed: Windows’ new Recall feature is a security nightmare
Do we really need a function that remembers everything we do on our PCs? Does your company? Probably not.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 27 May 2024
BreachForums relaunches on dark web, clear web too risky?
BreachForums appears to be back, but not like it once was, with the recently seized platform’s admin announcing a new ...
Daniel Croft • Mon, 27 May 2024
Anti-scam chatbot Scamio now available for WhatsApp in Australia
Bitdefender’s free scam-fighting tool is now available locally on a popular Messenger alternative.
11 big pharma firms affected in Cencora cyber attack
A February attack on a US pharmaceutical solutions company has resulted in almost a dozen drug companies disclosing ...
Optus loses appeal to keep Deloitte cyber attack report secret
The Federal Court has dismissed Optus’ appeal to hold back a Deloitte report into its 2022 cyber attack from class ...
Act Now, Stay Secure campaign launched to warn First Nations Australians of cyber crime
A new cyber security campaign asks the question, “What are you risking online?” and calls on First Nations communities ...
Transparency promises do not include Deloitte report, Medibank chair says
Medibank’s chairman told a court an external report into a major data hack cannot be included in the company’s earlier ...
Naomi Neilson • Mon, 27 May 2024
Russian hacking groups are switching tactics: Here’s what to watch out for
Spear phishing appears to be the new weapon of choice for state-backed Russian threat groups, along with a proliferation ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 24 May 2024
Staff documents stolen in EU Parliament data breach
The European Parliament is notifying its staff that a threat actor breached its systems and exfiltrated sensitive data
Daniel Croft • Fri, 24 May 2024
70m-record-strong US criminal database allegedly posted online by infamous hacker
Threat actors claim to have access to a US criminal database with over 70 million records containing personal data.
Exclusive: Stolen MediSecure data posted for sale on Russian hacking forum
A week after the e-prescription service revealed it was hacked, more than six terabytes of patient data, consisting of ...
Vigilante hacks scam call centre, proceeds to warn victims
A vigilante hacker calls out alleged “fake antivirus company” Waredot for scamming users.
Right-wing think tank labels eSafety Commissioner a ‘global threat to free speech’
The Institute of Public Affairs has written a letter to federal MPs calling for the Online Safety Act 2021 to be ...
David Hollingworth • Thu, 23 May 2024
Aussie printing company suffers alleged 300Gb data breach
Data extortion group Ransom House has listed printing company Advance Press on its dark web leak site, claiming to have ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 23 May 2024
Making the most of health technology could save Australia billions
Research released by the Australian Productivity Commission suggests greater integration of digital technologies into ...
ACMA sues Optus for 2022 cyber attack
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has filed a lawsuit against Optus, alleging that it failed to ...
Nissan Oceania call centre impacted by OracleCMS data breach
Nissan’s Australian operation has revealed that the call centre it set up to respond to its data breach was compromised ...
Lucy Fidock wins this year’s ESET Women in Cyber Security Scholarship
A student at the University of Adelaide takes home a prized scholarship with the support of the Minister for Home ...
Major US fuel distributor allegedly breached by Black Basta
Infamous hacking group Black Basta has listed one of the largest fuel distributors in the US on its dark web leak site, ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 22 May 2024
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