Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Bitter harvest for Australia's Mackay Sugar, attacked in peak cane crushing season

Frequent flyers’ info takes flight Australian airline Qantas on Wednesday revealed it fell victim to a cyberattack that saw information describing six million customers stolen.…

Akira ransomware crooks brag of swiping thousands of ID documents during break-in Over the next few weeks, Nissan Oceania will make contact with around 100,000 people in Australia and New Zealand whose data was pilfered in a December 2023 attack on its systems – perhaps by the Akira ransomware gang.…

Hot on heels of Optus and Dialog breaches, criminals turn sights to insurance sector Mediabank, a private health insurer in Australia with 3.7 million customers, has confirmed today it is the latest business down under to fall victim to a digital break-in.…

Customers were allegedly sent texts demanding $1,300 or face having ID used in financial crime Aussie police have cuffed a 19-year-old Sydney resident accused of trying to extort money from victims of the recent cyberattack and digital burglary at national telecommunications provider Optus.…

Subscribers have questions – like 'When were you going to tell us?' Australian telecommunications company Optus has fallen victim to a significant cyberattack and data breach.…