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Victorian woman loses AUD $13,000 in bank scam call

Victims are being pressured by increasingly convincing calls as scam losses across Australia hit AUD $2.18 billion in a year.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 26th Aug 2026

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Phishing

PHP flaws trigger outage fears & retail fraud warnings

Millions of sites may need urgent patching after critical PHP bugs raised fears of outages, data theft and account fraud ahead of peak shopping.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Artificial Intelligence

Urgent PHP flaws expose websites to remote attacks

Website operators face remote code execution risks unless they patch PHP promptly, as flaws in the runtime affect WordPress and other platforms.

By Mara Sugue • 6 min read • Yesterday

Phishing

Jev AI lookalike domains surge after launch, UpGuard warns

Users could have prompts, files and API keys stolen as 167 lookalike domains linked to Jev were registered within 13 days of launch.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Malware

Recorded Future warns of rising Magecart attacks & exploits

Online checkout systems face greater risk as attackers increasingly hide skimming code inside trusted payment tools and services.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 4 days ago

Malware

Australia targeted in massive phishing network takedown

Financial, healthcare and public-sector organisations face less immediate pressure after a disruption effort hit a phishing network sending more than 1 billion malicious messages.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Malware

Identity-led intrusions drive cyber extortion tactics

Attackers are exploiting trusted identities and collaboration tools to steal data and extort victims, leaving defenders with only brief windows to react.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Space

FBI & CrowdStrike disrupt North Korean remote worker plot

The bust seizes 187 laptops in Texas and exposes a remote hiring fraud that infiltrated more than 70 US companies, officials said.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • Last week

Malware

Ransomware gangs steal 896 terabytes, Zscaler says

Data theft is now driving ransom demands, with average payments rising and attackers increasingly targeting senior staff at exposed companies.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Malware

Red Heron exploits Gitea flaw, uncovers SIXZUT rootkit

Attackers turned a newly disclosed Gitea flaw into automated intrusions within days, hitting systems in five countries and exposing source code and secrets.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last month

Malware

CrowdStrike links PhantomRaven malware to bug bounty hunter

The stealer's use of typosquatted npm packages has raised fears that bug bounty channels are being abused to monetise stolen developer data.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Malware

Google warns of AI-powered cyberattacks in live ops

Defenders now have minutes, not hours, as attackers use agentic AI to automate credential theft, scanning and extortion across live operations.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month

Malware

Google warns cyber attackers are moving to agentic AI

Attackers are compressing intrusions into hours, leaving defenders less time to spot and stop credential-harvesting campaigns.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month

Phishing

Bitdefender warns of school scams across Asia-Pacific

Families across Asia-Pacific are being lured by fake grants, scholarships and delivery alerts as scammers exploit rising education costs and AI tools.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 28th Aug 2026