Yesterday
- Exclusive
- Healthcare
Hackers hold Australian prescription platform to ransom
The government’s cybersecurity co-ordinator is managing the fallout from a “large-scale ransomware data breach” at digital prescription network MediSecure.
- Nick Bonyhady and Euan Black
This Month
Hackers steal the keys to Iress’ OneVue platform
Financial software provider Iress is investigating if any client data has been breached after discovering hackers stole a credential to gain access to its systems.
- Tess Bennett
Firstmac hack deepens, credit card data stolen
The theft of credit card details has raised concerns about the Brisbane-based lender’s security and encryption standards.
- Liam Walsh
- Exclusive
- Clare O'Neil
This industry needs 5000 new workers every year just to keep up
Australian cybersecurity workers warn the domestic industry is not competitive with foreign rivals.
- Andrew Tillett
- Exclusive
- Privacy
CBA beats government to start-up opportunity from data breach scandals
Commonwealth Bank has a new app launching on Tuesday to warn citizens when their identity documents are in the wrong hands.
- Paul Smith
615,000 customers locked out of super accounts by Google fail
The super fund has blamed Google’s cloud computing services for the prolonged outage.
- Lucy Dean
Man arrested in Sydney’s west over clubs data breach
Disgruntled software developers who claim not to have been paid are being blamed for releasing details of more than 1 million pub and club patrons in NSW.
- Updated
- Max Mason, David Marin-Guzman and Zoe Samios
Ransomware group claims attack on valuer HTW
In a post on the dark web, Black Suit says it has obtained 20 gigabytes of the valuation firm’s customer and transaction data.
- Michael Bleby
Employee wellbeing is a winner in the war for tech talent
In a competitive market where talent is the “most-prized commodity”, a tech workplace’s offering to their employees is crucial.
- Christopher Niesche
April
Firstmac hackers claim tax file numbers
The Brisbane-based lender has warned customers that tax file numbers and dates of birth have been stolen.
- Liam Walsh
The Riverside Company seeks to acquire Wollongong-based IT business
The mooted sale comes after Virtual IT fielded interest from a bunch of private capital players in 2023.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
HTW employee details may have been compromised in valuer data breach
Banks are still waiting for an independent evaluation of the data breach and some are increasing their restrictions on the valuation firm.
- Michael Bleby
- Exclusive
- Consulting
Consulting giant builds $300m Aussie cyber group with acquisitions
Following a string of acquisitions, Fujitsu has created a 300-strong team of cyber professionals to take on IBM, Accenture and CyberCX in Australia and New Zealand.
- Tess Bennett
- Exclusive
- Suncorp
Suncorp’s bank suffers breach, customer funds stolen
The bank said it had restricted a “small number” of accounts that had been accessed and returned money to affected customers.
- Nick Bonyhady
- Exclusive
- Information security
Valuation firm HTW suspended by banks after data breach
The company, one of Australia’s three largest valuers, gave no details of the incident and declined to say if it was a ransomware attack.
- Updated
- Michael Bleby
Why companies are refusing to pay cyber ransoms
Fewer companies are giving in to cybercriminal demands, with around half suffering no adverse impacts.
- Max Mason
US private equity firm K1 builds stake in Qoria; MS on the scene
It is believed K1 now has a call option over 15 per cent of the shares on issue, and the support of the company’s two largest shareholders.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
CrowdStrike’s Australian boss snares $225m cybersecurity fortune
Mike Sentonas, a computer science graduate from Edith Cowan University, has risen to become one of the leading Australians in Silicon Valley.
- Tom Richardson
March
- Exclusive
- Cyber warfare
Leaked documents reveal Australia targeted by Chinese hackers
The revelations come as the UK sanctions a Chinese state-affiliated group that hacked into its Electoral Commission systems.
- Max Mason and Andrew Tillett
US, UK, NZ accuse China of ‘prolific’ cyber spying
US and UK officials have filed charges, imposed sanctions and accused Beijing of a cyber-espionage campaign that hit millions of people as well as companies.
- Updated
- David Sanger and Mark Landler
