Date: 16/11/2022
Researchers show techniques for malware persistence on F5 and Citrix load balancers
Over the past several years, hackers have targeted public-facing network devices such as routers, VPN concentrators, and load balancers to gain a foothold into corporate networks. While finding remote code execution vulnerabilities in such devices is not uncommon, incidents where attackers were able to deploy malware on them that can survive restarts or firmware upgrades […]
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Date: 15/11/2022
Russia behind Medibank breach: AFP
The Australian Federal Police have claimed the hackers behind Medibank’s data breach are located in Russia. The culprits are responsible for millions of customers’ data being exposed on the dark web. The commissioner of the Australian Federal Police Reece Kershaw announced at a media conference that authorities had flagged a group of “loosely affiliated” cyber […]
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Date: 10/11/2022
Medibank confirms names, addresses, birthdays posted to dark web by hackers after ransom deadline passes
Medibank confirms names, addresses, birthdays posted to dark web by hackers after ransom deadline passes Medibank has confirmed that cyber criminals have released customers’ personal data on a dark web forum following a data breach earlier this month. The information posted included names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, Medicare numbers for customers […]
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Date: 04/11/2022
Hackers target Defence social media platform
Hackers target Defence social media platform ForceNet, a defence e-Communications platform has been the latest target in a new cyber attack. The platform, run by external ICT provider Dialog Information Technology, said there is no cause for major concern as no data of current or former staff had been put at risk. The Chief of […]
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Date: 03/11/2022
Harcourts Melbourne City real estate agency advises customers of data breach
Harcourts Melbourne City real estate agency advises customers of data breach Harcourts real estate have suffered a data breach, potentially exposing customers’ names, addresses and bank details. According to an email sent to customers of Harcourts Melbourne City, the company’s rental property data base had been accessed on October 14. Harcourts maintain they only became […]
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Date: 03/11/2022
No cyber insurance as Medibank breach hits four million customers
No cyber insurance as Medibank breach hits four million customers Medibank has confirmed their lack of cyber insurance will cost the company between $25 and $35 million, following a recent breach. The health insurer announced on 26 October that cyber criminals gained access to personal data from all 3.9 million of Medibanks customers. Cyber thieves […]
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