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Norton Labs has found nearly three-quarters of phishing sites imitating Facebook following a year-long analysis.
• Sun, 22 Dec 2024
Cyber attackers continue to double down on targeting ANZ education sector
According to a new report by Check Point Research, the ANZ education sector is experiencing more than double monthly attacks compared to other industries.
• Fri, 12 Aug 2022
SpaceX’s Starlink hacked with $25 hacking tool
A Belgian researcher has created a $25 hacking tool that could cause a glitch to Starlink’s internet terminals.
New supercomputer unveiled by Defence
The rapid data processing capability is tipped to support the development of modern weapons systems, including technology promised under the AUKUS agreement.
Charbel Kadib • Fri, 12 Aug 2022
ACCC permits proposed Google LLC acquisition of Mandiant
The ACCC does not challenge Google LLC’s proposed acquisition of Mandiant Inc.
• Thu, 11 Aug 2022
AFP arrests Sydney man over SMS phishing scam
The AFP has arrested a 30-year-old man for his alleged role in a Sydney-based criminal syndicate accused of stealing personal data, aiming to access thousands of Aussie ...
‘Action needed now’ to regulate new neurotechnology advances
New “brain-monitoring” tech advances could change the way criminal offenders are tracked, according to a world-first report from the University of Sydney Law School
Lauren Croft • Thu, 11 Aug 2022
Meta cracks down on cross-platform cyber espionage
Meta has claimed it disrupted two cross-platform cyber espionage campaigns targeted at Facebook, which aimed to deliver malware via online platforms.
• Wed, 10 Aug 2022
US sanctions Tornado Cash due to North Korea ties
The United States Treasury Department has announced sanctions against Tornado Cash due to links with the hacking collective Lazarus Group, amid reports the virtual ...
Major General (Ret’d) Dr Marcus Thompson joins ParaFlare board
Major General (Ret’d) Dr Marcus Thompson, AM, PhD, and Mandy Ross, chief information and digital officer of Super Retail Group, have joined ParaFlare’s board as ...
Ransomware gangs Hive, LockBit and BlackCat double-tapping target networks
Sophos researchers have found that Hive, LockBit and BlackCat, three prominent ransomware gangs, consecutively attacked the same network.
Over $1.2bn stolen via weak crypto ‘bridges’, report reveals
According to data from London-based blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, hackers have stolen crypto worth some $1.2 billion from “bridges”, which is more than double from ...
• Tue, 09 Aug 2022
Deepfake attacks and cyber extortion, new tools in cyber crime playbook
VMware’s eighth annual Global Incident Response Threat Report has found that emerging threats such as deepfakes and attacks on API are on the rise, along with cyber ...
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