The Inconvenient Reality: When Clicks Become Cyber Calamities in Australia One of the most alarming cyber incidents to shake Australia wasn’t a complex, multi-layered attack; it was alarmingly simple. The 2017 malware attack on the Cadbury Chocolate factory in Tasmania wasn’t a high-tech thriller; rather, it was a standard ransomware attack. But it still managed…
Earlier this month, reports surfaced which suggested that Cosmos Bank, India’s oldest at 112 years old, had become the victim of a cyberattack which left the institution millions out of pocket. The attack reportedly took place in two stages been August 10 – 13. According to the Hindustan Times, malware was used on the bank’s…
Guarding Your Digital Castle: The Great Australian Guide to Bulletproof Data Destruction Hello, tech warriors of the sunburnt country! In the land Down Under, we pride ourselves on a fair go, but when it comes to data destruction, you don’t want to give anyone a chance to exploit your vulnerabilities. As our lives become increasingly…
Well, there’s something quite embarrassing for Apple fans. Though Apple servers are widely believed to be unhackable, a 16-year-old high school student proved that nothing is impossible. The teenager from Melbourne, Australia, managed to break into Apple servers and downloaded some 90GB of secure files, including extremely secure authorized keys used to grant login access…
The True Cost of Data Breaches: Unpacking the Aussie Experience Navigating the financial ramifications of a data breach can be as perilous as steering through a cyclone. To provide some local context: the 2016 Red Cross Blood Service breach exposed the personal information of over 500,000 donors, and it’s estimated that the cleanup and reputation…
The Digital Underbelly: Navigating Social Media Scams Down Under G’day, savvy netizens! Picture this: You’ve unwittingly funded a cybercriminal’s dream vacation to the Whitsundays. Sounds bonkers, right? Welcome to the dark underbelly of social media, where phishing is not just a weekend hobby but a lucrative scheme. In this age of ‘always-on’ connectivity, Australia has…
