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Microsoft says Ukraine, Poland targetted with novel ransomware attack

A newly discovered hacking group has attacked transportation and logistics companies in Ukraine and Poland with a novel kind of ransomware, Microsoft said in a blog post on Friday.

Reuters

Major data breach at Woolworths offshoot

An estimated 2.2 million customers' details have been compromised in a data breach at the Woolworths-owned MyDeal website.

AAP

Parent company of fast-fashion brand Shein to pay New York state $1.9m for data breach

Personal information of millions of Shein customers was stolen in 2018 data breach

The Independent UK

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Push to scrap Australia privacy exemptions for political parties due to risk of data breaches

Digital Rights Watch says cyber-attacks on political parties in 2019 narrowly avoided a breach that would have caused ‘unimaginable damage’

The Guardian - AU

Singtel confirms 2020 data breach after cyber-attack on Optus

Parent company of Australian telco says that the personal data of 129,000 customers and 23 businesses was obtained in a cyber-attack two years ago

The Guardian - AU

How to examine the Peralez home during Dream On in Cyberpunk 2077

How to examine the Peralez apartment and follow the surveillance van in Cyberpunk 2077

GamesRadar

Sydney teenager charged after allegedly blackmailing 93 Optus customers affected by data breach

A 19-year-old Sydney man is charged after allegedly using information obtained during last month’s Optus data breach to blackmail people.

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'Hybrid warfare': Nord Stream attacks show how war is evolving

It’s not yet clear who carried out the attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea last week, although many Western nations are suspicious it was an act of sabotage by Russia.

The Conversation

What is multi-factor authentication, and how should I be using it?

Data breaches are becoming commonplace in both small and big tech companies. The most recent victim was Australian telecommunications company Optus, resulting in unauthorised access to the identity data of roughly 10 million people.

The Conversation

Australia's Telstra hit by data breach, two weeks after attack on Optus

Australia's largest telecoms firm Telstra Corp Ltd said on Tuesday it had suffered what it called a small data breach, a disclosure that comes two weeks after its main rival Optus was left reeling by a massive cyberattack.

Reuters

Can you save Jackie in Cyberpunk 2077?

What options are there for the Heist and can you prevent Jackie's death?

GamesRadar

Cyber security experts reveal 10 worrying signs that hackers are spying on your phone

A possible indication of spyware operating on your phone is constant slowing down or lagging

Irish Mirror

What does the Optus data breach reveal about corporate governance problems around cyber security?

The Optus data breach "should strike fear in the hearts of all directors and senior managers" in Australia, says Governance Institute of Australia chief Megan Motto.

ABC News

£50m Defence Cyber Academy ‘will counter global cyber security threats’

The expansion in UK-based cyber training builds on the work of the Defence Cyber School.

The Independent UK

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Cyber Warfare Rife in Ukraine, but Impact Stays in Shadows

Hackings, network sabotage and other cyber warfare campaigns are being intensely deployed by both sides as Russia's invasion of Ukraine grinds on, though the covert operations have not proved decisive on the battlefield -- at least so far. Western allies initially feared a tsunami of cyberattacks against Ukraine's military command…

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Yr 5-Min Explainer On How The Optus Data Breach Happened And The Likelihood Of More Attacks

How did the Optus hack happen and what’s the likelihood of another data breach happening again? We asked a couple of cybersecurity experts.

France 24

Israel's former cyber policy chief on cyber warfare and abuse of surveillance technology

With its joint expertise in security and technology, Israel has become a cyber security powerhouse over the past decade. The former head of Israeli cyber policy, Eviatar Matania, was key in that evolution. He founded and led the Israel National Cyber Bureau under former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and recently…

The Independent UK

New video contradicts Trump ally accused of Georgia voting data breach

Video shows Trump ally was at a county elections office for four hours total instead of for a brief moment

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Reuters

U.S. charges three Iranians for ransomware attacks on women's shelter, businesses

Three Iranians have been charged with trying to extort hundreds of thousands of dollars from organizations in the United States, Europe, Iran and Israel, including a domestic violence shelter, by hacking in to their computer systems, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

The Conversation

Apple's PassKeys update could make traditional passwords obsolete

Sometimes it seems like passwords have been with us forever, and yet every year we’re reminded how we still don’t use them properly!

The Independent UK

Los Angeles Unified School District targeted by ‘ransomware attack’

Teachers were among those unable to access online accounts

Birmingham Post

Go-Ahead hit by cyber security 'incident' before takeover process completes

The bus and rail operator said it had forensic IT specialists looking at the issue

The Conversation

Five things South Africa must do to combat cybercrime

Cyber-attacks are on the rise globally, with seriously negative implications for countries’ strategic, national, economic and social well-being.

The Independent UK

Irish regulators fine Instagram 405M euros for data breach

Irish regulators are slapping Instagram with a big fine after an investigation found the social media platform mishandled teenagers’ personal data

The Guardian - UK

Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data breach lawsuit ends in 11th hour settlement

Dramatic move shows Mark Zuckerberg ‘desperate to avoid being questioned over cover-up’, says Observer journalist

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