Recent articles by Staff Writer

Nova Entertainment suffers data breach

Nova Entertainment suffers data breach

Listener data held on system no longer in regular use.
Staff Writer Dec 29 2018 12:15AM Security
Encryption committee caught in crossfire as debate flares

Encryption committee caught in crossfire as debate flares

Don’t buckle to govt pressure, says industry.
Staff Writer Nov 23 2018 7:10AM Security
Australia's data breach numbers steady at 245 in three months

Australia's data breach numbers steady at 245 in three months

Better staff training needed.
Staff Writer Oct 30 2018 10:26AM Security
Tesco Bank fined $29.5m over 2016 cyber attack

Tesco Bank fined $29.5m over 2016 cyber attack

Did not heed warning until after attack began.
Staff Writer Oct 2 2018 12:21PM Security
ABBYY 'temporary data breach' exposed 200,000 scanned docs

ABBYY 'temporary data breach' exposed 200,000 scanned docs

Database left open to internet.
Staff Writer Aug 28 2018 2:40PM Security
Aussie corporate and government websites with poor HTTPS redirects outed

Aussie corporate and government websites with poor HTTPS redirects outed

Coincides with release of Chrome 68.
Staff Writer Jul 25 2018 2:08AM Security
BMW's in-car systems found to contain 14 flaws

BMW's in-car systems found to contain 14 flaws

Can be remotely exploited under certain conditions.
Staff Writer May 23 2018 12:39AM Security
Qld residents lose $100,000s to online lottery scam

Qld residents lose $100,000s to online lottery scam

Sent 'realistic' Facebook-branded credit card.
Staff Writer May 3 2018 8:42PM Security
Vic govt to spend $17.6m on cyber security strategy

Vic govt to spend $17.6m on cyber security strategy

After appointing whole-of-govt CISO last year.
Staff Writer May 1 2018 3:28PM Security
AMD, Microsoft patch 'variant two' Spectre chip flaw

AMD, Microsoft patch 'variant two' Spectre chip flaw

Covers processors dating back to 2011.
Staff Writer Apr 11 2018 6:23AM Security
Apple fixes Telugu bug that crashed devices

Apple fixes Telugu bug that crashed devices

Couldn’t handle specific Unicode-based characters.
Staff Writer Feb 20 2018 11:29AM Software
US Homeland Security sheds light on data breach

US Homeland Security sheds light on data breach

Follows leaked documents late last year.
Staff Writer Jan 4 2018 12:49PM Security
Govt, industry invest $140m for cybersecurity CRC

Govt, industry invest $140m for cybersecurity CRC

Enterprise-focused, industry-led.
Staff Writer Sep 22 2017 5:27PM Security
G20 leaders fret over 'malicious' bank attacks

G20 leaders fret over 'malicious' bank attacks

Await October report.
Staff Writer Jul 10 2017 11:59AM Financial Services
Softbank puts another $132m into Cybereason

Softbank puts another $132m into Cybereason

AI-powered security start-up’s value surges over $1bn.
Staff Writer Jun 21 2017 3:27PM Security
Dropbox hack affected 68 million accounts

Dropbox hack affected 68 million accounts

Password change advised.
Staff Writer Sep 1 2016 6:21AM Security
AVG 'safe browsing' plug-in risked Chrome users' security

AVG 'safe browsing' plug-in risked Chrome users' security

Patch issued for up to nine million users.
Staff Writer Dec 31 2015 6:36AM Security
Dangerous CoreBot info-stealing malware discovered

Dangerous CoreBot info-stealing malware discovered

Attackers create upgradeable malware.
Doug Olenick , Staff Writer Sep 3 2015 5:19AM Security
Rootkit hole left in Intel processors for 16 years

Rootkit hole left in Intel processors for 16 years

Memory sinkhole leaves older chips permanently vulnerable.
Staff Writer Aug 12 2015 4:36PM Security
Gogo inflight wi-fi uses man-in-the-middle malware tactics

Gogo inflight wi-fi uses man-in-the-middle malware tactics

Spoofs web security to keep flyers off You Tube.
Staff Writer Jan 7 2015 12:48PM Security

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