Microsoft Azure outage caused by DDoS attack
Microsoft has confirmed that the cause of the July 30 service outage was a distributed denial of service attack. However,…
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Microsoft says ransomware groups are exploiting a VMware ESXi flaw
VMware patched a vulnerability in its ESXi hypervisor last week, but Microsoft has revealed that it has already been exploited…
Ransomware attacks are driving record payouts in Australia. Should you pay the ransom?
Ransomware remains one of the most common forms of cyberattack, and it's particularly threatening because it can be incredibly effective.…
Australian SMEs look to cut IT costs amid growing technological complexity
According to a survey commissioned by IT management software provider ManageEngine, IT costs are the biggest challenge facing technology leaders…
CrowdStrike outage shows our dependence on tech giants
From Thursday With ripple effects for days afterward, a routine software update triggered an unprecedented freeze across much of the…
Public-private cybersecurity partnerships are taking off in the APAC region
Governments in the APAC region are working more closely with private sector organisations and cybersecurity technology providers as part of…
Data of almost all AT&T customers was downloaded in a security breach | Cybersecurity news
Data on nearly all of telecom giant AT&T's customers was downloaded to a third-party platform in a security breach, the…
Vulnerability discovered in RADIUS protocol
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a vulnerability in the RADIUS protocol, dubbed BlastRADIUS. While there is no evidence that threat actors…
Cisco Talos: Key ransomware tactics and techniques exposed
Cisco Talos analyzed the top 14 ransomware groups from 2023 to 2024 to expose their attack chain and highlight interesting…
Nearly 10 billion passwords leaked in largest hacker ever
A Cybernews research team has discovered the world's largest collection of passwords leaked on the internet, containing 9,948,575,739 unique plaintext…