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Silk Road Thief Pleads Guilty to $3.4bn Raid
PRIVACY PRIVACY Man stole 50,000 Bitcoin from notorious dark web marketplace Read More
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Vultur Android Banking Trojan Reaches 100,000+ Downloads on Google Play Store
PRIVACY PRIVACY The dropper hides behind a fake utility app with limited permissions and a small footprint Read More
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Medibank refuses to pay ransom after 9.7 million health insurance customers have their data stolen
PRIVACY PRIVACY Embattled Australian health insurer Medibank says that it will not pay a ransom to cyber extortionists who stolen the personal data of almost ten million customers. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Read More
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CIS Benchmarks November 2022 Update
PRIVACY PRIVACY The CIS Benchmarks development team has been hard at work preparing several brand new Benchmarks and updates for November 2022. Read More
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Medibank Refuses to Pay Ransom After Data Breach
PRIVACY PRIVACY Medibank believes there is a limited chance paying a ransom would return customers’ data Read More
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Android RAT Group Targets Indian Defense Personnel
PRIVACY PRIVACY The app asked for several permissions, including camera, microphone, internet and storage Read More
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Cyber Insurance Market Stabilizing as Security Awareness Improves
PRIVACY PRIVACY The cyber insurance market is beginning to stabilize following several years of steep rate increases, according to a recent report Read More
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The Conviction of Uber’s Chief Security Officer
PRIVACY PRIVACY I have been meaning to write about Joe Sullivan, Uber’s former Chief Security Officer. He was convicted of crimes related to covering up a cyberattack against Uber. It’s a complicated case, and I’m not convinced that he deserved a guilty ruling or that it’s a good thing for the industry. I may still…
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How Cyberbullying Looks In Australia in 2022
PRIVACY PRIVACY There’s no doubt that cyber bullying ranks towards the top of most parents ‘worry list’. As a mum of 4, I can tell you it always came in my top five, usually alongside driving, drugs, cigarettes and alcohol! But when McAfee research in May revealed that Aussie kids experience the 2nd highest rate…
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10 Cybersecurity predictions for 2023
PRIVACY PRIVACY As we head into 2023, we look back at the last year and the focus will continue to be on reducing risk exposure and resilience. Organizations are strengthening their ransomware defense, security, and privacy approach to product development, cyberattack response, supply chain risk management and operational technology (OT) security and based on working…