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A staggering 1.8 million Australian user accounts have been leaked in data breaches in the first three months of 2024.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 24 Dec 2024
Exclusive: BlackSuit ransomware gang claims hack on Octapharma Plasma
Donor details, lab data, passports, and personal information have all been allegedly compromised in the US Octapharma hack.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 24 Apr 2024
Akira ransomware made US$42m in ransoms before its first birthday
International cyber agencies have banded together to release a new advisory on an infamous cyber gang after it reeled in over US$42 million in ransomware payments in less ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 23 Apr 2024
Palo Alto’s Unit 42 team reveals new wave of PAN-OS firewall hack attempts
PAN-OS firewalls are facing an “increasing number of attacks”, though so far, signs of active command execution are rare.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 23 Apr 2024
Makers of CrushFTP file transfer tool urge users to upgrade ‘ASAP’
Hackers are likely already taking advantage of a vulnerability in a particular version of the file transfer application.
UnitedHealth says ‘substantial proportion’ of Americans affected in breach
A “substantial proportion” of Americans may have been impacted by the Change Healthcare breach, according to parent company UnitedHealth.
Victorian councils’ call service affected by OracleCMS breach
Several Victorian councils have revealed that their after-hours call services are down following the OracleCMS breach that occurred earlier this month.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 22 Apr 2024
Stealthy new banking malware spotted targeting Korean users
Novel SoumniBot malware takes advantage of Android manifest bugs to avoid detection.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 22 Apr 2024
UN agency ransomware attack claimed by 8Base
Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on the IT systems of the United Nations (UN), which is now investigating the nature of the breach.
US telco Frontier Communications reports major disruptions following cyber attack
The telco giant said in an SEC filing that operational shutdowns could lead to a “material” impact and that personal information was accessed.
Hackers imitate LastPass staff to access passwords
LastPass has issued a warning to its customers regarding a phishing campaign in which cyber criminals disguise themselves as LastPass staff to access customer password ...
Daniel Croft • Fri, 19 Apr 2024
FBI director says Volt Typhoon positioning for US critical infrastructure attack
The FBI has warned that allegedly Chinese hackers are preparing to strike US critical infrastructure operators after injecting themselves into their systems.
US firm Octapharma Plasma may have shut down US operations due to ransomware attack
The US pharmaceutical company has closed more than 150 plasma collection locations, citing “network issues” – but the truth may be more sinister.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 19 Apr 2024
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