EFA calls for tracing app scrutiny
20 April, 2020Electronic Frontiers Australia wants the federal government to start talking to technologists, rights advocates and the public about its COVID-19 tracing app.
BlackBerry uncovers major APT campaign
09 April, 2020 by Amy SarcevicIts research uncovers a decade-long APT campaign on Linux servers, Microsoft and Android, which it says have all been conducted in the interests of the Chinese government.
More than 80% of cyberthreats involve COVID-19
01 April, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCybercriminals have incorporated COVID-19 themes into more than 80% of their email attack campaigns, according to research from Proofpoint.
Microsoft warns of RCE vulnerabilities
31 March, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft has discovered two remote code execution vulnerabilities in unpatched versions of the Adobe Type Manager Library for Windows 7.
Ransomware groups find new way of extorting companies
30 March, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMultiple ransomware threat actors are creating sites to leak data stolen during their infiltration of a target network to help further extort their victims.
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.
Evasive malware now used in majority of attacks
26 March, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingEvasive malware designed to conceal its presence from signature-based antivirus scans is now being used in 68% of malware attacks, according to WatchGuard.
Critical comms companies lax in security
17 March, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOne in five critical communications companies lack any form of cybersecurity system, despite the industry regularly experiencing cyber attacks.
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.
OAIC sues Facebook for major privacy violations
11 March, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Federal Court proceedings allege that Facebook wilfully violated the privacy of around 311,000 Facebook users by disclosing their sensitive personal information.
Oversight needed for police use of AI
04 March, 2020Digital Rights Watch is calling for facial recognition oversight after finding Australian police were allegedly using Clearview AI's tools for ID purposes.
ACSC warns of Telerik UI attacks
04 March, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Australian Cyber Security Centre has warned that "sophisticated actors" are targeting a remote code execution attack flaw in the Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX.
NDB notifications grew 19% in 2H19
03 March, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingBusinesses reported 537 data breaches under the NDB scheme in the second half of 2019, with 64% of these blamed on malicious activity, according to the OAIC.
MSSPs "high-value" targets for cyber attackers
02 March, 2020Managed security service providers are becoming high-value targets for cybercriminals, according to BlackBerry Cylance's 2020 Threat Report.
Clearview AI hit with major data breach
28 February, 2020 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingControversial image-scraping facial recognition company Clearview AI has disclosed a data breach involving the theft of its entire client list.
