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Australia’s financial services regulator has outlined its priorities for the coming four years, and cyber security and risk management are top of mind.
David Hollingworth • Sun, 20 Apr 2025
WA man sentenced to 17 years in prison for ‘one of the worst sextortion cases in history’
The 29-year-old posed as a teenage “social media celebrity” to coerce 286 victims into recording sexually explicit acts online.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 27 Aug 2024
Exclusive: Australian specialist underwriting agency hit by alleged ransomware attack
The Meow ransomware gang has listed All Parks Insurance as a victim on its leak site and posted several policy documents and employee data as proof of hack.
Hunters International claims cyber attack on US Marshals Service
The ransomware gang has reportedly stolen 386 gigabytes from the law enforcement agency, but the Marshals say the data is nothing new.
Russian hacktivists target French websites in the wake of Telegram founder’s arrest
A wave of DDoS attacks has been launched following the arrest of Russian-born billionaire Pavel Durov.
Exclusive: Lynx ransomware claims attack on Australian electrical wholesaler
Threat actors from the Lynx ransomware gang have allegedly compromised the systems of an Australian electrical wholesaler, claiming to have stolen data.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 26 Aug 2024
Exclusive: Rhysida ransomware gang claims hack on disability support organisation Engedi
Queensland-based registered NDIS provider Engedi was hit by an alleged ransomware attack, and staff data was posted on the dark web.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 26 Aug 2024
Halliburton confirms cyber attack behind system issues
US oil giant Halliburton has confirmed that issues affecting certain company systems last week were the result of a cyber attack.
Exclusive: Aussie not-for-profit community support service Meli confirms cyber attack
The Qilin ransomware gang has listed Victorian-based Meli as a victim on its darknet leak site. UPDATE: Meli responds to posting of stolen data online.
Interview: Brendan Conlon – an NSA background is ‘definitely an advantage’
Brendan Conlon, an expert on supply chain defence, talks about his experience getting into cyber and how CISOs really need to pay attention to supply chain ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 23 Aug 2024
McDonald’s Instagram crypto breach nets Grimace coin scammers over $1m
McDonald’s official Instagram account was breached by crypto scammers on Wednesday (21 August) to display advertising for their new meme coin – Grimace.
Daniel Croft • Fri, 23 Aug 2024
ACSC partners with US agencies to release best practice guide to threat detection
CISA, FBI, NSA, and other international partners release Best Practices for Event Logging and Threat Detection guidelines.
CommBank doubles free scam education seminars in regional Australia
The bank says it is “doubling down on safety in the bush”, with over 400 free seminars planned over the next 12 months.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 22 Aug 2024
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