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BBC and British Airways Affected By Payroll Data Breach

📅 06/06/2023

The BBC, British Airways (BA) and Boots all confirmed this week that the personal data of their staff has been exposed to hackers, following a ransomware incident impacting their payroll provider Zellis. A spokesperson for the BBC confirmed that the…

The Cybersecurity Concerns of AI

📅 26/05/2023

The newest trend in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the advancement of deep learning techniques and the emergence of more sophisticated models, such as GPT-3. Deep learning models are becoming increasingly capable of understanding and generating human-like text,…

Why SMEs Should Invest In Cybersecurity

📅 10/05/2023

In today’s modern world, every enterprise should be concerned about cybersecurity and have access to protection from hackers, scammers, phishers, and bad actors around the world. In particular, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) should invest in cybersecurity for several reasons,…

Malicious HTML Email Attachments On The Rise

📅 04/05/2023

New research has shown that up to half of all HTML attachments sent via email are malicious, which is double the rate of 2022. “Malicious HTML is still being used by attackers because it works. Getting the right security in…

Minecraft Clones Spread Dangerous Adware

📅 01/05/2023

A group of 38 Google Play Minecraft knockoff apps infected devices with the Android adware “HiddenAds” to secretly load adverts, making money for the games’ creators. Minecraft is a successful sandbox game with over 140 million active players monthly. About…

Home Affairs’ Vulnerable To Hacking

📅 03/04/2023

A joint public accounts and audit committee hearing has revealed that the areas that Home Affairs are responsible for have tripled, while they have received no additional funding to cover the increased workload. This in turn has meant budget cuts,…

What You Need To Know About TikTok and Cybersecurity

📅 16/03/2023

If you haven’t been living under a rock, you’ll know what TikTok is. If you haven’t, here is a brief rundown. TikTok is a video-sharing app that allows users to create and share short-form videos on any topic. It’s mainly…

The Security Risks of Working Remotely

📅 09/03/2023

Working remotely has become increasingly popular over the past few years, particularly during and post-Covid. While working remotely offers many benefits, it also comes with its own set of security risks. Some of the most common security risks of working…

The ACCC Warns Against myGov Scam

📅 06/03/2023

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has warned Australians against recent myGov email and text scams, with the intent behind these scams to “harvest login credentials to facilitate identity takeover and commit fraud”. “They may also use the fake…

New Cybersecurity Agenda for the Federal Government

📅 03/03/2023

After the major Optus and Medibank data breaches of 2022, the Australian federal government is pursuing a new cybersecurity agenda. “For businesses these days, cybersecurity is as important as having a lock on the door”, said Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.…

How Australian Companies Are Using AI and ML

📅 28/02/2023

One of the biggest trends in cybersecurity right now is the growing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to improve security measures and responses, and many Australian companies are using this technology. AI and ML can be…

LastPass Data Breach As Cloud Storage Hacked

📅 13/12/2022

Password management company LastPass has suffered it’s second data breach in five months, after attackers gained access to customer data using information they had stolen from the previous breach in August 2022. LastPass Data Breach Statement LastPass CEO, Karim Toubba,…

How Not To Respond To Penetration Testers In Your Network

📅 09/12/2022

As penetration testers, we’re used to getting caught. Getting caught tells us we’ve done our job, and the responders are evidently doing theirs. However, as I highlighted in my AusCERT Talk in 2020, the recurring revenue and price point for…

AGL Cyber Incident Affects Thousands

📅 07/12/2022

Australian energy provider AGL has been hit by a cyber incident on the “My Account” customer platform, affecting around 6,000 of it’s 4.2 million customers. “Based on current analysis it appears malicious actors have used stolen credentials acquired externally (such…

Medibank Refuses To Pay Hackers For Stolen Data

📅 16/11/2022

The Australian Federal Police are assisting Medibank to contain the fallout after data pertaining to over 480,000 customers was hacked. There is emerging evidence that sensitive health data leaked by cyber criminals is becoming more publicly available. The hackers have…

Uber Hack Uses Slack Server To Taunt Employees

📅 26/10/2022

Stolen credentials were used by an 18 year-old hacker who bypassed Multi-Factor Authentification (MFA) protocols to access Uber’s Slack server and taunt Uber employees. The attack, which occurred in October 2022, combined stolen credentials, an MFA attack, and social engineering…

Multiple Investigations Launched Following Optus Data Breach

📅 14/10/2022

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner commenced an examination of the personal information handling practices of Optus and its parent company in early October, after the data breach that occurred on the 22 September 2022. The investigation will focus…

Will Predictive Cyber Security Prevent A Cyber-Attack?

📅 14/06/2022

According to data on cyber-attacks gathered by the Hartford Steam Boiler and Insurance Company (HSB), a Connecticut-based firm that surveyed over a hundred risk managers, 9 out of 10 businesses in the US will experience at least one hacking incident…

Authentication Errors Caused By Microsoft Patch Update

📅 10/06/2022

Microsoft has been alerting customers about the May 2022 patch update that is causing authentication errors and failures. The patch update has been linked to Windows Active Directory Domain Services, and Microsoft released an update advising that it was investigating…

Project REDSPICE and Australia’s Cybersecurity Investment

📅 03/06/2022

The Australian Federal Government has created a ten year plan which invests heavily in the cyber security sector. The government initially established a cyber security strategy in 2020, with the goal of ensuring full online security for individuals, businesses and…

Category: Cyber Security & Data Privacy

BBC and British Airways Affected By Payroll Data Breach

The Cybersecurity Concerns of AI

Why SMEs Should Invest In Cybersecurity

Malicious HTML Email Attachments On The Rise

Minecraft Clones Spread Dangerous Adware

Home Affairs’ Vulnerable To Hacking

What You Need To Know About TikTok and Cybersecurity

The Security Risks of Working Remotely

The ACCC Warns Against myGov Scam

New Cybersecurity Agenda for the Federal Government

How Australian Companies Are Using AI and ML

LastPass Data Breach As Cloud Storage Hacked

How Not To Respond To Penetration Testers In Your Network

AGL Cyber Incident Affects Thousands

Medibank Refuses To Pay Hackers For Stolen Data

Uber Hack Uses Slack Server To Taunt Employees

Multiple Investigations Launched Following Optus Data Breach

Will Predictive Cyber Security Prevent A Cyber-Attack?

Authentication Errors Caused By Microsoft Patch Update

Project REDSPICE and Australia’s Cybersecurity Investment

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