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 Ransomware Attack October 2022: Singtel-owned Australian-based IT services provider Dialog hit by Windows ransomware. The attack on Dialog was carried out using the Agenda ransomware that runs only on Windows systems
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New Zealand Ransomware Attack February 2022. NZ technology company iTCo Solutions hacked, data stolen. Those responsible are claiming to have stolen more than 4 gigabytes of data.
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Australia Software Company Cyberattack April 2021: Enterprises need to change passwords following Australian privilege access management company ClickStudios, Passwordstate attack. Advises “please reset all the stored passwords, VPNs/Firewall/Switches, local accounts or any server passwords”
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Australian Service Provider Hacked? October 2020: Nitro Software user database put up for sale on dark web. A group that uses the name Shiny Hunters appears to have put up a database exfiltrated during a data breach of ASX-listed Nitro Software, a firm that offers a service to create, edit and sign PDFs and digital documents, on the dark web for sale.
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Australian Cyber Incident August 2020: Data#3 says it has been hit by a non-notifiable cyber incident. Company has made contact with 28 of its impacted customers and says its ongoing operations are fine.
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Australian Ransomware Attack June 2020: Matthews Australasia and Fitzpatrick Rushinek Associates have been hit by attackers using the Mespinoza/Pysa Windows ransomware, the same malware that was used to take down the Australian money management firm MyBudget, security sources have told iTWire
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Australian Ransomware Attack March 2020: Melbourne government-accredited IT services provider Geidi hit by REvil ransomware
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Australian Information Security Incident Reported: May 24 2019 Hacker claims to have stolen the...
Read MoreVocus has launched an audit of the physical security of one of its New Zealand data centres after a viral video showed the data centre foyer could be accessed by simply pushing two doors open. Source: Broken door lock at Vocus...
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
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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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Directors told to stop admiring the AI problem and start governing it Friday, 15 May 2026 Brisbane played host to the AICDs’ Tech Governance Forum last … [...]
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Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on an Australian engineering solutions company and are threatening to publish data they allegedly … [...]
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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. • … [...]
A 35-year-old man from Lynbrook, south-east Melbourne, has received a prison sentence of two years and two months, with a 12-month non-parole period, … [...]
NSW Police have charged three people over an alleged $600,000 business email compromise (BEC) scam operation, after detectives caught a young woman … [...]