Tangerine Telecom, a challenger retail service provider, says a legacy customer database containing details of 232,000 current and former customers was accessed by an unknown party. This incident occurred on the 18th of February, and the management team learned of...
Cybercriminals are ramping up efforts to scam Australians out of their money ahead of Christmas, with plans to prey on stressed-out families. Westpac has issued a warning to be extra careful around scams this festive season, as new data reveals that buying and...
In today’s day and age, caution surrounding USB devices is becoming more and more prevalent. This is due to the dangers of what could be stored on the device. USB devices are extremely cheap, portable, and popular among cybercriminals. Attackers use USB devices to...
ChatGPT is a natural language processing tool driven by AI technology that allows you to have human-like conversations and much more with a chatbot. The language model can answer questions, and assist you with tasks such as composing emails, essays, and code. This...
What Is a Drive-by Download Attack? A Drive-by Download attack involves the unintentional download of malicious files, code, or software onto your device. This can range from downloading Spyware, Trojans, Ransomware, and the list goes on. The download is often...
With school holidays well underway, kids are spending more time online gaming, talking with friends, and posting on social media. It is an excellent time for parents and carers to teach or remind their children of cyber security behaviours. Remind them to take a...
What Has Happened? In August, Twitter came forward and admitted a vulnerability had been exploited by a third party to obtain user data. This vulnerability had been present since June 2021 and was only patched in January 2022. Twitter confirmed the attack after...
It’s that time of year again: holiday shopping has begun! With the holiday season fast approaching, online shopping is expected to rise rapidly. The ease and convenience of online shopping make the holiday season the perfect time for cybercriminals to take...
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