Cyber Security Connect

Insights, information, and intelligence for Australia's cyber security industry. As the cyber security landscape becomes more complicated and threatening, the focus on this area has intensified. It's no wonder that the federal government plans to allocate $1.67 billion over the next ten years to enhance Australia's cyber security. To address the evolving needs for specialized information and insights, Momentum Media has launched Cyber Security Connect. Building a secure digital future is crucial for the well-being of the nation, and it is a shared responsibility among all Australians.

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Energy One says cyber incident had no sign of malicious activity

Oct 2, 2023 | cybersecurityconnect.com.au | Daniel P. Croft

Investigations into the cyber incident it suffered back in August have shown no signs of malicious activity, according to Australian critical infrastructure and software supplier Energy One. The incident, which led to its corporate systems across Australia and the UK being compromised, was first detected on August 18. The incident also saw the personal information of some of its former and current employees breached.
DoS attack on Royal Family claimed by pro-Russian hackers

Oct 2, 2023 | cybersecurityconnect.com.au | Daniel P. Croft

An attack on the website of the British Royal Family that saw it taken down has been claimed by pro-Russian hackers. The site, which serves as a place that shares knowledge on the workings of the Royal Family as well as news, was taken down for an hour on Sunday. The attack was claimed by the Killnet threat group, a collective known for taking down government websites and agencies through denial-of-service (DoS) and distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
Canadian air force and government sites hacked by Indian threat actor

Oct 2, 2023 | cybersecurityconnect.com.au | Daniel P. Croft

Websites belonging to Canadian military and government agencies have been hit by India based hackers, resulting in outages according to new reports. The group reportedly behind the attack, ‘Indian Cyber Force’, was quick to claim the attack, posting screenshots on X (formerly Twitter) showing that both the Canadian Air Force website and the Canadian Elections and Democracy sites were both offline, on the 28th and 27th of September respectively.
Chinese hackers steal 60,000 US State Department emails

Sep 28, 2023 | cybersecurityconnect.com.au | Daniel P. Croft

At least 60,000 emails have been stolen from the US State Department after Chinese hackers breached Microsoft’s Exchange email service. State department officials announced in a Senate staff briefing that back in May, tens of thousands of emails from 10 state department accounts, nine of which were in East Asia and the Pacific, and one was in Europe, according to an anonymous staffer of Senator Eric Schmitt.
Vatican pushes UN for AI weapon regulations

Sep 27, 2023 | cybersecurityconnect.com.au | Daniel P. Croft

The Vatican has called for the development of AI weaponry to be brought to a standstill until international regulations are introduced. Concerns over the humanitarian, ethical and legal challenges that arise with automated weapons have been widely discussed by experts, with Toby Walsh, chief scientist and UNSW’s AI institute calling for AI powered weapons to be covered in the UN’s Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, a treaty that regulates new forms of weaponry.
Spotify won't outright ban AI-generated music

Sep 26, 2023 | cybersecurityconnect.com.au | Daniel P. Croft

Despite its widespread controversy, Spotify has ruled out the idea of banning AI-generated content from its service completely. Speaking with BBC News, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek says that there are a number of valid uses for AI in the creation of music, but said that the use of AI within music falls into three categories – acceptable, not acceptable and a grey area. Ek said that the use of autotune or other tools to improve a track are an area where AI can be used positively and should be allowed.
5 class actions launched against MGM, Caesars

Sep 25, 2023 | cybersecurityconnect.com.au | Daniel P. Croft

A flush of class action lawsuits has been filed against MGM Resorts and Caesars entertainment following the cyber incidents both companies faced earlier this month. Four class actions were filed on Thursday by two law firms, two against MGM resorts and two against Caesars, on the behalf of individual customers Tonya Owens and Emily Kirwan against MGM, and Paul Garcia and Alex Giuffre against Caesars.
Australia makes top 10 list of ransomware victims

Sep 25, 2023 | cybersecurityconnect.com.au | Daniel P. Croft

Australia has earned its spot as one of the most targeted nations for ransomware attacks, with new findings revealing the nation is now in the top 10. The findings were published by industry leaders, Trend Micro, in a report analysing the actions of the worlds most notorious ransomware groups; LockBit, Clop and ALPHV (AKA BlackCat).
ALPHV claims attack on car audio manufacturer Clarion

Sep 24, 2023 | cybersecurityconnect.com.au | Daniel P. Croft

Major manufacturer of car and vehicle audio, Clarion, has reportedly been hacked by the prolific ALPHV (also known as BlackCat) hacking group. The company manufacturers audio and video equipment for cars and other vehicles, with products in their range including audio and video systems, car navigation and rearview cameras, as well as car repair and maintenance.
Medibank spends $22m on admin costs alone following cyber attack

Sep 24, 2023 | cybersecurityconnect.com.au | Daniel P. Croft

In a breakdown of its expenditure over the last 12 months, Medibank has revealed just how it spent almost $50 million in clean-up costs for the cyber attack it suffered back in October. The health insurer revealed in its 2023 annual report that it spent a total of $46.4 million, almost half of which went to administrative costs.