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Video gamers looking to obliterate hordes of beasts and monsters over the weekend were disappointed by a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 24 Dec 2024
North Korean state hackers discovered using wiretapping malware
Hackers backed by the North Korean government have been observed using wiretapping malware as part of a campaign of surveillance attacks.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 26 Jun 2023
UK hacker gets a 5-year prison sentence over SIM-swapping fraud and 2020 Twitter hack
Following his indictment in November 2021 over a SIM-card-swapping operation that saw him and his co-conspirators steal US$784,000 in cryptocurrency, Joseph James ...
David Hollingworth • Mon, 26 Jun 2023
Smartwatches infected with malware are being ‘gifted’ to US military personnel
The US Army’s Criminal Investigation has warned service members to beware of receiving unsolicited gifts of a certain make of smartwatch.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 23 Jun 2023
PODCAST: Big data breaches are here to stay
In this episode of the Cyber Security Uncut podcast, Major General (Ret’d) Dr Marcus Thompson and Liam Garman unpack the MOVEit file transfer breach and discuss proposals ...
Robyn Tongol • Fri, 23 Jun 2023
Shadow cyber security minister James Paterson responds to cyber security coordinator appointment
Shadow cyber security minister James Paterson has responded to the government’s appointment of the nation’s first cyber security coordinator, saying that it comes too ...
Daniel Croft • Fri, 23 Jun 2023
Federal government appoints Australia’s first cyber security coordinator
The Australian federal government has appointed the nation’s first cyber security coordinator as part of its efforts to make Australia the most cyber secure nation in the ...
eSafety Commissioner takes Twitter to task over cyber bullying and hate speech
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has delivered an ultimatum to social media platform Twitter — explain how it plans to handle the proliferation of online hate speech or ...
Op-Ed: The biggest factors putting pressure on IT security teams in 2023
When asked to nominate the biggest source of stress for their organisation’s IT security team, most senior managers would point to cyber threats.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 22 Jun 2023
Medibank’s data breaches: As they happened
A poster child for the current cyber climate in Australia, Medibank can’t seem to catch a breath.
Daniel Croft • Thu, 22 Jun 2023
Chinese hackers are the leading nation-state-based cyber threat
China is the leading source of nation-state-based cyber attacks in the first quarter of 2023 around the world, according to a new threat intelligence report.
3 things you need to know about the Australian Signals Directorate
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) is Australia’s leading agency for signals intelligence and cyber security.
Reporter • Thu, 22 Jun 2023
Big 4 banks caught up in HWL Ebsworth hack
The list of high-profile victims of the HWL Ebsworth hack continues to grow, with Australia’s big four banks all confirming that they are clients of the Aussie law firm
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