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A repository of news, media articles, explanatory content and related items.
US, Global Allies Accuse China of Massive Microsoft Exchange Attack
The “cyber” front of the U.S. and China’s geopolitical tensions show no signs of abating. Washington has now pointed the finger squarely at China for a major attack earlier this year.
July 22, 2021
REvil ransomware gang’s websites disappear, prompting speculation
July 15, 2021
Websites run by the ransomware gang REvil suddenly became unreachable this week, sparking widespread speculation that the group had been knocked offline.
Too far behind – What the NSW Education cyber incident tells us about Australia’s readiness
July 9, 2021
NSW Education has been hit with a significant cyber crisis. With the COVID-19 instigated lock downs in full swing, this incident only heightens questions about the coherence of Australia’s cyber security strategy in the education sector.
Everything you need to know about the Kaseya Crisis – the global Ransomware hurricane
July 5, 2021
A supply chain attack by the notorious REvil ransomware gang has locked up the systems of hundreds of organisations in one fell swoop after a malicious update was pushed out to customers of IT management software firm Kaseya on Friday.
Ransomware disrupts world’s largest meat supply company
June 2, 2021
The supply of meat around the world has been thrown into disarray after a ransomware attack struck the world’s largest meat processing company.
“The craziest f***ing thing I’d ever seen” – Reflections on SolarWinds, 6 months on
June 1, 2021
We get behind the scenes of the Solarwinds back, one of the largest cyber security breaches in history.
Malvertising: When simply viewing an ad means you could be “hacked”
May 19, 2021
A sometimes obscure web of online crime known as malvertising (‘malicious advertising’) is back. It has made millions for its criminal operators over more than a decade. At its worst, the attacks can infect your computer without so much as a mouse click. Simply view an ad and you’re hacked. Think the ads are on nefarious websites? Think again. The New York Times, Reuters, and even Telstra have housed malvertising ads.
