Victoria: Simmering anger from firies over cyber attack details

Two years on from a cyber attack firefighters say their systems are not fully restored and they still do not know if their information was leaked. Victoria’s fire service says it continues to update the workforce about a cyber attack, Read More …

ACSC chief appointed new top cyber spy

Australian Cyber Security Centre chief Abigail Bradshaw has been named the new director-general of the Australian Signals Directorate, replacing outgoing chief Rachel Noble. Ms Bradshaw, a former Navy officer with deep expertise in cyber, national security, crisis management and incident Read More …

Optus and Medibank Data Breach Cases Allege Cyber Security Failures

2022 was a big year for cyber security breaches in Australia. Both telecommunications provider Optus and private health insurer Medibank suffered large-scale data breaches affecting tens of millions of Australians, leading to heightened regulatory and business focus on cyber security Read More …

CrowdStrike Took Down Australia And Half The World Now Facing Massive Compensation Claims

The reputation of a Company that describes themselves as one of the world’s best cyber security Companies is in tatters tonight, with the US business facing the potential of being sued by hundreds of business including major retailers in Australia Read More …

MediSecure reveals 12.9 million Australians had personal data stolen in cyber attack earlier this year

eScript provider MediSecure has revealed the personal data of 12.9 million Australians was stolen by hackers earlier this year, making it one of the largest cyber breaches in Australian history. MediSecure, which facilitates electronic prescriptions and dispensing, confirmed it was Read More …

APT40 Advisory PRC MSS tradecraft in action

The PRC state-sponsored cyber group has previously targeted organisationsin various countries, including Australia and the United States, and the techniques highlighted below are regularly used by other PRC state-sponsored actors globally. Therefore, the authoring agencies believe the group, and similar Read More …

Europol coordinates global action against criminal abuse of Cobalt Strike

Law enforcement has teamed up with the private sector to fight against the abuse of a legitimate security tool by criminals who were using it to infiltrate victims’ IT systems. Older, unlicensed versions of the Cobalt Strike red teaming tool Read More …

Personal data stolen from unsuspecting airport visitors and plane passengers in “evil twin” attacks

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have charged a man for setting up fake free WiFi access points in order to steal personal data from people. The crime was discovered when an airline reported a suspicious WiFi network identified by its Read More …

MediSecure put into administration weeks after massive data breach

Online prescription provider MediSecure has collapsed into administration and liquidation just weeks after a large-scale ransomware attack resulted in customer details being leaked on the dark web. The Melbourne-based health provider last month confirmed the massive data breach had taken Read More …