Black market for stolen streaming accounts thriving
30 March, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe popularity of streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+ and Apple Music has created a lucrative new market for attackers able to steal login details.
Gen Z Australia's fastest growing scam victims
11 March, 2020Gen Z Australians are the fastest growing scam victims, losing $5 million and making 12,000 reports in 2019, according to the ACCC.
Toll Group responding to ransomware attack
06 February, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralian transport and logistics giant Toll Group has fallen victim to a ransomware attack that forced the company to take some core IT systems offline.
TrickBot cybercrime ring develops fileless backdoor
14 January, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingRussian cybercrime enterprise TrickBot has developed a PowerShell-based fileless backdoor designed to stay hidden from modern cybersecurity controls.
BlueKeep exploit found in the wild
05 November, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe security researcher who named the BlueKeep vulnerability has warned that honeypots set up to detect such attacks have been targeted by threat actors.
Pitney Bowes hit by ransomware attack
16 October, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingLogistics and e-commerce technology company Pitney Bowes is working to restore services after a ransomware attack took some of its systems out of commission.
'FinalBlacklist' to help businesses hone cybersecurity
08 October, 2019Researchers have released the "largest publicly available data set" of malicious activity to help businesses hone their cybersecurity capabilities.
Cybercriminals set their sights on SMBs
08 August, 2019Cyber attackers are turning their focus to SMBs as larger corporations tighten their security, according to cybersecurity firm CTRL Group.
Updated kill chain model could help improve cybersecurity
02 August, 2019Carbon Black's Cognitive Attack Loop model identifies three phases of cybercriminal behaviour and claims to help defenders better understand the root cause of attacks.
Trend Micro report exposes criminal uses of Twitter
01 August, 2019Cybercriminals are abusing Twitter via tech support scams, command-and-control operations and data exfiltration, cybersecurity researchers have shown.
NSW Cyber Security Innovation Node launched
18 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustCyber and the NSW Government have formally launched the sixth national Cyber Security Innovation Node at the Joint Cyber Security Centre in Sydney.
CSIRO's Data61 develops digital 'vaccine'
21 June, 2019CSIRO's Data61 researchers have figured out a way to essentially 'vaccinate' AI and machine learning algorithms against adversarial attacks.
Australia is 8th top target for credential attacks
14 June, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia was the eighth most targeted country in the world for credential stuffing attacks from November 2017 to March 2019, research shows.
Cybercrime may be underreported, new study shows
05 June, 2019Half of survey respondents believe most enterprises underreport cybercrime, even when it's legally required, according to a new study.
ANU staff and student data stolen in breach
04 June, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Australian National University has disclosed a data breach affecting 19 years' worth of personal information on staff, students and visitors.
