Top Ransomware Actors Actively Attacking Financial Sector, 406 Incidents Publicly Disclosed
08
May
2025

Top Ransomware Actors Actively Attacking Financial Sector, 406 Incidents Publicly Disclosed

The financial sector has emerged as a prime target for sophisticated ransomware operations, with a staggering 406 publicly disclosed incidents…

Agenda Ransomware Group Upgraded Their Arsenal With SmokeLoader and NETXLOADER
08
May
2025

Agenda Ransomware Group Upgraded Their Arsenal With SmokeLoader and NETXLOADER

In a significant evolution of their attack capabilities, the Agenda ransomware group has recently incorporated SmokeLoader malware and a new…

Security Fears are Holding Back AI in Australia
08
May
2025

Security Fears are Holding Back AI in Australia

By Katherine Boiciuc, EY Regional Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Oceania In boardrooms across Australia, executives are asking “is it…

PoC Tool Released for Max Severity Apache Parquet Vulnerability to Detect Affected Servers
08
May
2025

PoC Tool Released for Max Severity Apache Parquet Vulnerability to Detect Affected Servers

A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit tool has been publicly released for a maximum severity vulnerability in Apache Parquet, enabling security teams…

NSW Police to tackle staff turnover with new insights platform
08
May
2025

NSW Police to tackle staff turnover with new insights platform

NSW Police Force is seeking a new employee engagement platform in an effort to address workforce attrition and help it…

CPA Australia and ACS Ink IT Skills MOU
08
May
2025

CPA Australia and ACS Ink IT Skills MOU

CPA Australia and Australian Computer Society (ACS) have signed a memorandum of understanding having decided to collaborate to improve the…

LockBit
08
May
2025

LockBit ransomware gang hacked, victim negotiations exposed

The LockBit ransomware gang has suffered a data breach after its dark web affiliate panels were defaced and replaced with…

Europol Take Down DDoS-for-Hire Empire & Arrested 4 Admins
08
May
2025

Europol Take Down DDoS-for-Hire Empire & Arrested 4 Admins

In a major blow to the cybercriminal ecosystem, Polish authorities have arrested four individuals who allegedly operated a network of…

Wormable Linux Rootkit Attack Multiple Systems to Steal SSH Keys and Privilege Escalation
08
May
2025

Wormable Linux Rootkit Attack Multiple Systems to Steal SSH Keys and Privilege Escalation

Cybersecurity researchers at ANY.RUN have uncovered a sophisticated attack leveraging the Diamorphine rootkit to deploy a cryptocurrency miner on Linux…

PowerSchool customers hit by downstream extortion threats
08
May
2025

PowerSchool customers hit by downstream extortion threats

Five months after education software vendor PowerSchool paid an unnamed threat actor a ransom in exchange for the deletion of…

UK Government Sets Timeline to Replace Passwords With Passkeys
08
May
2025

UK Government Sets Timeline to Replace Passwords With Passkeys

The UK government has unveiled plans to roll out passkey technology across its digital services as it seeks to reduce…

You Trust Your Helm Charts — Here’s Why That’s a Huge Mistake That Could Lead to a Cloud Breach
08
May
2025

You Trust Your Helm Charts — Here’s Why That’s a Huge Mistake That Could Lead to a Cloud Breach

Helm has revolutionized how Kubernetes applications are deployed. A single helm install can launch a fully functioning stack in seconds….