Hackers leak 16,000 Tasmanian documents on dark web

Hackers leak 16,000 Tasmanian documents on dark web

Thousands of financial statements and invoices containing names and addresses of school students and their parents had been released after third-party file transfer service GoAnywhere MFT was hacked.

  • byTara Cosoleto

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Russian hackers preparing new cyber assault against Ukraine’s suppliers:Microsoft report

Russian hackers preparing new cyber assault against Ukraine’s suppliers:Microsoft report

A Russian hacking team,known as Sandworm,was testing “additional ransomware-style capabilities” that could be used on organisations helping Kyiv’s war effort.

  • byChristopher Bing
We’ve bet everything on subs that will be obsolete by the time they arrive
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We’ve bet everything on subs that will be obsolete by the time they arrive

Submarines are useful in war because of their stealth. But soon,much cheaper technology will readily detect them. So why are we spending billions on them?

  • byDavid Livingstone
Woman charged for alleged cyberattack against Federal MP

Woman charged for alleged cyberattack against Federal MP

The woman was granted bail on the numerous conditions including she does not make any contact with the Attorney-General’s Department or access social media.

  • byOlivia Ireland
Albania reels from cyberattacks linked to Iran

Albania reels from cyberattacks linked to Iran

Customers at one of Albania’s biggest banks got a shock when a text popped up on their phones saying:“The balance of your account is zero”.

  • byAndrew Higgins
The software giant warning Ukraine where Russia plans to strike
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The software giant warning Ukraine where Russia plans to strike

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is exerting a clarifying effect on American Big Tech,and they’re under pressure to choose sides.

  • byPeter Hartcher
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As protests rage,Iranians hack activist and journalist critics,says rights groups

As protests rage,Iranians hack activist and journalist critics,says rights groups

Victims included an unnamed correspondent for a US newspaper and a women’s-rights activist,the groups said.

  • byJack Gillum
‘This is a business for them’:Why Medibank should have paid the hackers

‘This is a business for them’:Why Medibank should have paid the hackers

Chris Rock,a cybersecurity expert who has worked for governments and companies for three decades,has negotiated with hackers on behalf of businesses that have been the subject of cyberattacks.

  • byAnne Hyland
The secret weapon to fighting cybercrime is secrecy itself
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The secret weapon to fighting cybercrime is secrecy itself

Cyberattacks on Optus and Medibank will prompt a tougher approach to cybercrime in Australia,but the government shouldn’t give too much away about its approach. Ambiguity is its secret weapon.

  • byWilliam Stoltz
Ransom attack cripples Vanuatu government systems,forces staff to use pen and paper

Ransom attack cripples Vanuatu government systems,forces staff to use pen and paper

Australia is helping Vanuatu’s government rebuild its entire IT network after a cyberattack hobbled its systems,forcing departments offline and causing havoc throughout the civil service.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
We will hunt them down:O’Neil signals more action on Medibank hack

We will hunt them down:O’Neil signals more action on Medibank hack

The hack of Medibank and Optus should move Australia out of its “cyberslumber”,according to the Home Affairs Minister who signalled more forms on the agenda.

  • byShane Wright