The Latest Breaking News on Cybersecurity

Woolworths Has Confirmed More Than 2M MyDeal Customers Have Been Impacted By A Data Breach

DJ Khaled voice: *another one*

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 15, 2022

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 · Oct 14, 2022

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 · Oct 14, 2022

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.

ABC News · Oct 6, 2022

'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 · Oct 5, 2022

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 · Oct 4, 2022

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 · Oct 4, 2022

Can you save Jackie in Cyberpunk 2077?

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

GamesRadar · Oct 2, 2022

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 · Sep 29, 2022

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 · Sep 28, 2022