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China suspected in cyber attack on Australian political parties
The IT systems of the Australian government have been targeted by a “sophisticated” state-sponsored cyber attack, the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed The networks of all three of Australia’s... Read More
Chinese state hackers attack Norwegian cloud computing firm
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a Chinese state-sponsored cyber attack against Norwegian cloud software provider Visma, which says no client data was affected Chinese intelligence breached the network of Norwegian software... Read More
IoT smartphone apps ripe for breaches, say researchers
Researchers in the US and Brazil who comprehensively reviewed the security policies of IoT companion apps claim half of them are potentially vulnerable to security exploits, an estimate they say... Read More
Collection #2-5 data dump is three times the size of #1
A fortnight ago Collection #1 set the record for the world’s largest online data breach. It turns out it was just a fraction of what has been out there all along... Read More
Airbus commercial aircraft IT system suffers cyber breach
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus said it has detected a security breach that targeted its commercial aircraft business information systems, resulting in unauthorised access to employees’ personal data In a press release,... Read More
Rubrik reportedly leaks massive customer database
A server security lapse exposed a huge database of customer information belonging to Rubrik, an IT security and cloud data management giant, TechCrunch reports The server was discovered by security researcher... Read More
Global ransomware attack could cost businesses $200bn
A global ransomware cyber attack could cost $193bn and affect more than 600,000 businesses worldwide, says Singapore-based Cyber Risk Management (CyRiM) project CyRiM is a research project that is attempting... Read More
Govt should name and shame cybersecurity negligence, say academics
Kings College London academics say naming and shaming will incentivise private sector firms to combat cybercrime In the UK almost half of businesses and one-fifth of charities were subject to... Read More
‘Reliable’ Huawei defended by Canadian telco Telus
As critics lament Huawei ‘hysteria’, Western telcos are being forced to take sides The feud between the US and China over hardware giant Huawei shows no signs of relenting, leading... Read More
Collection #1 data dump exposes more than 772 million email addresses
One of the largest data leaks in recent memory strikes just one month into 2019 Renowned security researcher Troy Hunt yesterday revealed that a set of 772 million email addresses... Read More
Cryptocurrency malware still king of cyber threats
Coinhive retains number one spot for 13th month in a row, impacting 12 percent of organisations Cryptocurrency plundering software remains the most prevalent form of malware identified by security firm Check... Read More
Thales and Welsh Gov partner on £20m cybersecurity centre
Ebbw Vale project will be first under Welsh Government’s Tech Valleys initiative, which aims to create 1,500 jobs The Welsh Government is working with French-owned Thales to establish a £20 million... Read More