Number of customer records affected in Latitude data breach rises to 14M
Microsoft announces Microsoft 365 Copilot powered by GPT-4
146b threats detected worldwide in 2022
Thousands of customer IDs ransacked in Latitude cyber attack
Fortinet Global Threat Landscape Report for second half of 2022
PC company Acer confirms 160GB of data stolen in its latest breach
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How the Russia-Ukraine war makes ransomware payments harder Before the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, nearly 75 per cent of cryptocurrency payouts for ransomware went to Russia, according to a study conducted by Chainanalysis. As Russia is now a sanctioned country, the legal ramifications of paying ransoms means that victims seeking response and negotiation services […]
Researchers Spot New Microsoft Office Zero-Day Exploit in the Wild Microsoft has confirmed a zero-day flaw in its Office Software that could be abused to achieve arbitrary code execution on affected Windows systems. The vulnerability has been tracked as CVE-2022-30190, with a CVSS severity score of 7.8 out of 10. The vulnerability uses Word’s external […]
A Lack of Employee Cyber Hygiene is the Next Big Threat A new report has identified employee cyber risk as a multifaceted issue currently revolving around cyber hygiene within an organisation. Data in Mobile Mentor’s inaugural Endpoint Ecosystem Report suggests that everything from endpoints, passwords, training, security policies, to a lack of awareness are all contributing […]
Okta breach leads to questions on disclosure, reliance on third-party vendors – CyberScoop In another supply chain attack, The Lapsus$ hacker group has targeted Microsoft and Okta in recent breaches confirmed by both technology organizations. Okta is an prominent identity and access management company based in San Francisco. It provides cloud software that helps companies […]
Inside Conti leaks: The Panama Papers of ransomware – The Record by Recorded Future The leaking of more than a hundred thousand internal chats at the world’s biggest ransomware gang has offered explosive insights into how it attacks its victims which include Australian companies. On February 25 Conti announced “Full support of the Russian government” […]
Australia’s lead cyber agency has issued a warning to Australian organisations that a wave of cyber attacks on Ukraine and NATO countries could spill over in coming months. The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is urging businesses not to be complacent as Russian attacks escalate. 2022-02: Australian organisations should urgently adopt an enhanced cyber security […]