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Australian Ports Cyber Attack, 11 November 2023: Major Australian port operator DP World Australia shuts down amid cyber security incident, impacting goods in and out of the country. Operator failed to fix a critical IT vulnerability; the patch had been released over a month earlier.
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Australian Ransomware Attack, 05 September 2023: Russian ransomware gang AlphV targets pathology company, law firms in latest string of attacks. Breached: Code Desktop, TissuPath, Strata Plan, Barry Plant Blackburn, Tisher Liner FC Law
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Australian Critical Infrastructure Attack, 11 July 2023: Australian critical infrastructure company Ventia has been breached in an online attack. Ventia specialises in long-term operation, maintenance, and management of critical public and private assets and infrastructure.
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Australian Water Utility Hacked November 2021: Queensland water supplier Sunwater targeted by hackers in months-long undetected cyber security breach. A Queensland Audit Office report found “threat actors” had targeted an older, more vulnerable version of the system.
Read MoreForeign-backed saboteurs who plant sleeper bugs in critical infrastructure that could be mobilised to wreak havoc will face up to 15 years’ jail. Source: New sabotage laws for cyber attacks on Australia’s critical...
Read MoreCyber attacks have labelled the number one threat to power and utility companies worldwide, a new EY report has found. Source: Cyber security threat: Is Australia’s power grid safe from hackers?
Read MoreThe Federal Government calls for industry feedback over its proposed critical infrastructure security laws. Source: What will the Govt’s critical infrastructure laws mean for IT partners? – ARN
Read MoreAbout 100 operators of critical electricity, water and port infrastructure in Australia may be forced to detail their IT security postures and outsourcers to the government under new rules proposed today. Source: Utilities,...
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Scammers are advertising crypto trading websites filled with fake data to share trading message groups – and taking victims’ money right now. • Mon, … [...]
The Adviser, a media outlet based in Shepparton, has been hit by a potential 350-plus gigabyte data breach. • Mon, 25 May 2026 • Security *]:clear-none … [...]
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A Sydney-based vocational college has found no evidence of compromised student data after being listed on the leak site of a prolific hacking group. • … [...]
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NSW Police have charged three people over an alleged $600,000 business email compromise (BEC) scam operation, after detectives caught a young woman … [...]