UNSW Institute for Cyber Security Director Nigel Phair says the original Optus hacker was really amateurish. A million dollars is not very much to ask for.
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Optus Hack AFP Operation Guardian
In response to Optus being hacked, the Australian Federal Police announces Operation Guardian to help 10,000 people who were breached in the cyber attack.
Continue ReadingHacking Optus A Beginner’s Guide
The cyber attack on Optus was apparently so unsophisticated, some analysts say a primary school student could have pulled it off.
Continue ReadingAustralians Ready For Cyber Attacks
Millions of Australians are at risk after telecommunications company Optus was hacked. The question now is now are companies prepared for more cyber attacks?
Continue ReadingCyber Crime Laws Useless Optus Hack
Minister Clare O’Neil has described our current laws on cyber crime as “bloody useless,” after the Optus hack affected nearly 10 million Australians.
Continue ReadingWhite House Questions Optus Breach
Cyber security expert White House insider Theresa Payton raises questions over the Optus data breach, FBI has been brought in to trace the hacker.
Continue Reading10 million Hacked by Optus Breach
Optus major data breach has resulted in almost 10 million compromised identities, which will affect every business and government department.
Continue ReadingFederal Government Takes Aim at Optus
The federal government is taking aim at Optus with claims that the telco is not fully cooperating following the cyberattack.
Continue ReadingLinkedin Profiles For Hackers
A hacker can get personal information from your LinkedIn profiles when you leave your Linkedin profile public setting turned on.
Continue ReadingOpen Source Intelligence OSINT
Intelligence gathering usually starts with scraping information from public sources, collectively known as open source intelligence or OSINT.
Continue ReadingScams Targeting Truist Bank
Small business owners say they’ve had thousands of dollars stolen from scams from their Truist bank accounts.
Continue ReadingData Breach Costs T-Mobile $350 Million
Following the data breach T- Mobile has agreed to pay $350 million to customers affected by the data breach after a class action lawsuit was lodged.
Continue ReadingMajor Optus Data Breach
Major Optus Data Breach and Optus is in major damage control after hackers accessed the personal details of up to nine million current and past customers.
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