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2 weeks ago | 
ia.acs.org.au | Leonard Bernardone
Victorian private hospital group Epworth Healthcare has been caught in an alleged data breach after a ransomware outfit leaked 40 gigabytes of allegedly stolen data to the dark web.
On Tuesday morning, ransomware gang Global Group dropped a dataset that appeared to contain sensitive information related to Epworth Healthcare, Melbourne Private Hospital, Epworth Hospital in Richmond, and Royal Melbourne Hospital.
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2 weeks ago | 
ia.acs.org.au | Leonard Bernardone
Victorian private hospital group Epworth Healthcare has been caught in an alleged data breach after a ransomware outfit leaked 40 gigabytes of allegedly stolen data to the dark web.
On Tuesday morning, ransomware gang Global Group dropped a dataset that appeared to contain sensitive information related to Epworth Healthcare, Melbourne Private Hospital, Epworth Hospital in Richmond, and Royal Melbourne Hospital.
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3 weeks ago | 
ia.acs.org.au | Leonard Bernardone
Australian police have warned against a rise in scams relating to cryptocurrency ATMs after $3 million lost was to scammers last year.
‘Crypto ATMs’ are teller machines which enable users to buy cryptocurrency in exchange for cash.
Appearing in petrol stations, convenience stores and shopping centres, scammers have increasingly exploited the technology to extort and convert large sums of cash from their victims.
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1 month ago | 
ia.acs.org.au | Leonard Bernardone
More than 184 million user logins for the likes of the Department of Home Affairs, Facebook, Google and many others have been exposed in what appears to be a large infostealer campaign.
Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler first discovered the leaked logins in early May when he came upon a “publicly exposed database” which contained fully 184,162,718 unique logins and passwords.
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1 month ago | 
ia.acs.org.au | Leonard Bernardone
EXCLUSIVE
“Don't go to the police or the FBI for help and don't tell anyone that we attacked you.”
That’s how ransomware gang Lockbit greets its victims.
In ransom notes left on compromised systems, the Russia-linked group directs its targets to a “secret chat” link where it promises to restore their sensitive data – for a price.
“[The police] will forbid you from paying the ransom and will not help you in any way,” one note read.
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1 month ago | 
ia.acs.org.au | Leonard Bernardone
More than $4.2m in Bitcoin, a beachside mansion, and a luxury car and are among the assets forfeited from a Queensland man after police identified the goods as suspected proceeds of crime.
Authorities started investigating 32-year-old Shane Duffy in 2018 after the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre was tipped off to “suspicious Bitcoin transactions” linked to a “Queensland man previously convicted of hacking” in the US.
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1 month ago | 
ia.acs.org.au | Leonard Bernardone
Australia’s latest data breach tally topped more than 1,100 incidents reported to the national privacy watchdog last year, marking the highest total since mandatory breach notifications were introduced in 2018.
In statistics released Tuesday, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) said it received 595 data breach notifications in the second half of 2024, bringing the year to a total of 1,113 notifications and marking a 25 per cent increase from 2023.
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1 month ago | 
ia.acs.org.au | Leonard Bernardone
Security experts have found almost 100 compromised login credentials for staff at Australia’s Big Four banks.
Cyber intelligence firm Hudson Rock identified the stolen credentials through multiple data giveaways and illicit data sales tracked across the dark web and messaging platform Telegram.
The credentials reportedly belonged to contractors or current and former staff, and used corporate email addresses with domain names such as “anz.com.au” or “cba.com.au”.
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1 month ago | 
ia.acs.org.au | Leonard Bernardone
After disappearing in early April, hacking forum BreachForums has resurfaced through multiple clone websites which security experts suggest may be part of a covert law enforcement takedown.
BreachForums has provided hackers with a discussion and trading platform since March 2022, with its illicit data brokerage being linked to such cyberattacks as the 2022 Optus attack and this year’s alleged mega breach at cloud giant Oracle.
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2 months ago | 
ia.acs.org.au | Leonard Bernardone
Internet forum 4chan is back online after a hack from a rival website tanked its servers for nearly two weeks.
On 14 April, anime enthusiasts, conspiracy theorists and alt-right internet trolls were remiss to find their mutual gathering place 4chan.org had been taken offline by a significant cyberattack.
