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More Medibank details released, hacker ‘hunt down’ begins

November 14, 2022 News Centre 0

More personal details of customers of Australia’s biggest health insurer Medibank, hit by a massive cyber attack, were released Friday, hacker hunt down begins. Read more…

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Hackers now hold the trump cards as attacks spiral out of control

August 16, 2021 Alex Leslie 0

It is clear that hackers now hold the trump cards, as attacks across every arena and sector of our world spiral into an uncontrollable mess. Read more…

Poly Network
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The Poly Network heist: here’s how it played out and what we learned

August 12, 2021 News Centre 0

Poly Network: hackers pulled off the biggest ever cryptocurrency heist, stealing $613 million in digital coins from token-swapping platform . Read more…

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Hackers behind massive extortion attack demand $70mn to restore data

July 5, 2021 News Centre 0

Hackers behind a mass extortion attack that affected hundreds of companies worldwide late on Sunday demanded $70 million to restore the data. Read more…

Facebook users personal information
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Information on more than 500 million Facebook users being offered

April 4, 2021 News Centre 0

A leaker is offering information on more than 500 million Facebook Inc users – including phone numbers and other data – virtually for free. Read more…

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New wave of ‘hacktivism’ – activist hackers look to make a political point

March 26, 2021 News Centre 0

A different kind of cyber threat is re-emerging – hacktivism, the exposure of AI-driven video surveillance, as hackers make a political point Read more…

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Guide to protecting your privacy online with a few simple tricks

March 3, 2021 Guest Writer 0

The online environment is full of hackers. This is one of the reasons why you need to know a few simple tricks to protect your online privacy. Read more…

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Zero-day attacks are still a big threat and not being taken seriously enough

February 8, 2021 Alex Leslie 0

Zero-day attacks are scary for security and easy for hackers because flaws can be reused. And the root of the problem is time and money. Read more…

AstraZeneca vaccine COVID-19
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COVID-19 vaccine maker AstraZeneca attacked by North Korean hackers

November 28, 2020 News Centre 0

Suspected North Korean hackers have tried to break into the systems of British COVID-19 vaccine developer, drugmaker AstraZeneca. Read more…

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Cybercriminals move to target educational institutions in Asia-Pacific

November 3, 2020 News Centre 0

As many schools and colleges across the Asia-Pacific region continue to work remotely cybercriminals are taking advantage of the situation. Read more…

Saudi hackers
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Hackers for hire target senior Saudi diplomats and Indian executives

October 8, 2020 News Centre 0

Saudi diplomats, Sikh separatists and Indian business executives have been among those targeted by a group of hired hackers. Read more…

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One of the biggest online piracy groups in the world taken down

September 1, 2020 News Centre 0

One of the biggest online piracy groups in the world known as Sparks was taken down by US authorities and counterparts in 18 countries. Read more…

CWT ransomware
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US travel management firm CWT paid $4.5mn in ransomware attack

July 31, 2020 News Centre 0

US travel management firm CWT paid $4.5mn to ransomware hackers who stole sensitive corporate files and threatened to take computers offline. Read more…

Vietnamese hackers
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Vietnamese hackers targeting Chinese organisations fighting coronavirus

April 23, 2020 News Centre 0

Hackers working in support of the Vietnamese government attempted to break into Chinese state organisations containing coronavirus outbreak. Read more…

Hackers
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Hackers are enjoying COVID-19 immensely as attacks skyrocket

April 15, 2020 Alex Leslie 0

Hackers are having a great time in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. They are using COVID-19 as a platform to launch cyberattacks. Read more…

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Growth in newly remote workforce creates opening for hackers

March 20, 2020 News Centre 0

As people disperse to their homes to work and study and remote workforce numbers increase, cybersecurity experts say hackers will follow. Read more…

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Hackers are using COVID-19 as an attack vector

March 12, 2020 Alex Leslie 0

COVID-19 was bound to spawn hundreds of ‘impact’ stories. From hackers and digital disruption, to economic meltdown, to the impact of a work force working from home, they keep coming. Read more…

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Great! Now we have hackers with a sense of humour

February 6, 2020 Alex Leslie 0

Hackers will be in the news, one way or another, for a long time. Most of the time, their work will be filed under ‘serious news’. Read more…

Off the Wire

Security firm releases flawed blockchain to help educate hackers

July 31, 2019 News Centre Comments Off on Security firm releases flawed blockchain to help educate hackers

Despite their supposed security, there are still many exploitable vulnerabilities that can compromise a blockchain. Read more…

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Mercenary hackers inside UAE Project Raven – special report

January 31, 2019 News Centre 0

Story of Project Raven reveals how former U.S. government hackers employed state-of-the-art cyber-espionage tools on behalf of a foreign intelligence service. Read more…

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