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Three Australian telcos have fallen foul of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) after being used by scammers to send out malicious SMS messages.
David Hollingworth • Sat, 21 Sep 2024
7 out of 10 Australian organisations hit by ransomware in 2022
A new report has revealed the scale of ransomware attacks against Australian businesses in 2022, and while the number of attacks has dropped, their cost has risen ...
David Hollingworth • Mon, 15 May 2023
Toyota data breach exposes 10 years’ worth of data for over 2m customers
A data breach affecting the world’s largest car manufacturer, Toyota, has led to the data of over 2 million customers over 10 years being revealed.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 15 May 2023
Third-party hack leads to Discord data breach
Gaming social media giant Discord has revealed that a hack of one of its third-party providers has led to a significant data breach.
Op-Ed: Australia’s battle against water security — the hidden challenges of wastewater management
Australia, the driest inhabited continent on earth, unsurprisingly, has a water problem.
Dean Frye • Mon, 15 May 2023
US federal data breach affects 237,000
A US government data breach has led to the personal details of over 200,000 former and current US government staff being leaked.
Cyber security must be a pillar of pandemic preparedness, says US lawmaker
A US politician has called for cyber security to become a greater focus of pandemic preparedness, as a 2018 pandemic act looks set to be reauthorised ahead of its planned ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 12 May 2023
Cyber firm Dragos targeted by known threat group
Hackers have attempted to infiltrate the network of Dragos, a cyber security firm based in the US.
Daniel Croft • Fri, 12 May 2023
How to land the best jobs in cyber security
Cyber security in Australia has become an integral part of every organisation’s infrastructure. In today’s digital age, the demand for cyber security professionals has ...
UNSW Online • Fri, 12 May 2023
UK authorities concerned over under-reporting of ransomware attacks
Representatives from the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have aired their fears that many organisations and people ...
David Hollingworth • Thu, 11 May 2023
Capita facing bill of up to £20m following Russian cyber attack
Capita is looking at a bill of as much as £20 million (roughly $37.2 million) for the cyber attack it suffered last month, which led to customer, staff and supplier data ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 11 May 2023
Cyber attack the main fear for Eurovision organisers
Organisers of the infamous Eurovision song contest have said that cyber attacks are the most significant concern, in light of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Australian company TechnologyOne halts trading over cyber security incident
Software-as-a-service company TechnologyOne announced today (10 May) that it was halting trading on the Australian Stock Exchange after it detected unauthorised access to ...
David Hollingworth • Wed, 10 May 2023