Breaking news and updates daily.
Subscribe to our Newsletter
Explore
SECTIONS
MORE
Nearly 500 gigabytes of data was allegedly stolen in a ransomware attack on West Australian firm McDowall Affleck.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 23 Dec 2024
Fake Google Authenticator app spreads malware, not authentication
A threat actor has used a legitimate Google ad to direct victims to a fake site to download info-stealer malware.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 02 Aug 2024
Western Sydney University reveals full scope of January data breach
Hackers stole nearly 600 terabytes of data during an intrusion that lasted eight months and impacted at least 7,500 individuals.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 01 Aug 2024
Scams a ‘key driver’ behind record rise of financial complaints
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority received 105,000 complaints for the last financial year – a rise of 9 per cent year on year.
CrowdStrike faces multiple lawsuits in the wake of July outage
The embattled cyber security firm faces a class action from a group of investors and a likely lawsuit from Delta Airlines.
2% of all ransomware attacks worldwide target Australian organisations
Zscaler’s annual ransomware report also notes a new record-high ransomware payment of US$75 million.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 31 Jul 2024
Cyber attacks against Australian healthcare organisations rise by 33% YOY
Healthcare entities are coming under increased pressure as cyber extortion has risen by 61 per cent in Australia in the last 12 months.
3 in 5 IT professionals have fallen victim to ransomware, overconfidence to blame: Cohesity finds
Overconfidence in legacy cyber security procedures has left businesses exposed to continuity risks and ransomware attacks, with a recent Cohesity report finding alarming ...
Liam Garman • Wed, 31 Jul 2024
Westpac teams up with Optus to fight scammers
The new partnership will provide bank customers with verified, in-app calls directly from Westpac.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 30 Jul 2024
Change Healthcare begins the process of notifying victims of February hack
The US healthcare organisation is finally notifying victims of an ALPHV ransomware attack that affected millions and cost nearly a billion in losses.
Ransomware gangs observed exploiting VMware ESXi flaw in the wild
Security researchers warn of hackers taking advantage of CVE-2024-37085, first disclosed by VMware one week ago.
Tech companies call for changes to draft UN Cybercrime Convention
The Cybersecurity Tech Accord would like to see stronger protections for researchers, pen-testers, and journalists and greater restrictions on access to personal data.
Mitigating AI-driven cyber threats through an Olympic lens
Opinion: The upcoming Olympics and Paralympics Games are set to showcase the world’s best athletes; however, these highly anticipated sporting fixtures are also expected ...
Sharat Nautiyal • Mon, 29 Jul 2024
iscover
