3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (670+ words) The cyber criminal responsible for breaching the financial data of almost half a million Australians claims the risk of a "wave of identity theft across" the country is too great. As embattled fintech firm youX continues to manage the fallout…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (344+ words) According to watchTowr's head of proactive threat intelligence, "webmail services are a goldmine" for hackers. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a pair of Roundcube Webmail vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, as one security…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (347+ words) An Australian hospitality company has confirmed that it suffered a cyber incident, following claims by a notorious hacking group that they launched an attack on the company's network, exfiltrating data. Seagrass Boutique Hospitality Group is a Rhodes, NSW-based hospitality organisation…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (350+ words) CVE-2026-24423 was disclosed three weeks ago, but hackers are making hay while the sun shines, and the vulnerability remains unpatched. SmarterTools" very bad, no good time with its SmarterMail email management platform continues, with cyber security analysts observing the continued…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (868+ words) The newly emerged 0APT hacking group lists a Victorian healthcare provider, while the victim says "no verified evidence" of any such incident. Epworth HealthCare, which operates several locations throughout Melbourne and Geelong, has found itself at the centre of another alleged…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (498+ words) Labyrinth Chollima has evolved into three "distinct adversaries" according to new CrowdStrike research. Security researchers have observed an alarming evolution among nation-state hackers backed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. CrowdStrike shared its observations of the LABYRINTH CHOLLIMA " which…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (322+ words) Feras Khalil Ahmad Albashiti has pleaded guilty to selling unauthorised access to at least 50 company networks. A 40-year-old Jordanian national has pleaded guilty to charges relating to selling unauthorised network access to around 50 companies. Feras Khalil Ahmad Albashiti " also known…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (284+ words) New research has revealed the scale of crypto crime in 2025, and to put it simply, it's huge. Payment values in impersonation crypto scams also saw a major increase, growing by 600 per cent. Like many other trends and reports emerging in…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (672+ words) As students and their families recover from the shock of this week's revelation of a major cyber incident involving about 1,700 schools, here's what could happen next, and best practices to stay safe. On 14 January, the Victorian government announced catastrophic news…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (468+ words) A new CrowdStrike report illustrates that while many Aussie organisations say they're ready for a ransomware attack, too many are still taking too long to recover once they are targeted. Ransomware attacks are becoming an all too common occurrence in…...