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INC ransomware surges as Australia stays in sights

Australian businesses face renewed ransomware pressure as INC expands quickly after LockBit and BlackCat were disrupted, researchers say.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026

Security Operations Centres

Team Cymru makes Sydney APJ hub in regional expansion

Sydney will coordinate wider APJ growth as demand rises for earlier warning on cyber threats hitting critical infrastructure and finance.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Jun 2026

Global Stories

Threat actors stories

Cloud Security

Mini Shai-Hulud worm turns public, NCC Group warns

Public release of the Mini Shai-Hulud code means copycat attacks can now hit developers, CI/CD systems and open-source supply chains.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jun 2026

Malware

Barracuda launches AI email protection for Microsoft 365

A single phishing email can now compromise identities, bypass multifactor authentication and hit endpoints within five minutes, Barracuda said.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 18th Jun 2026

Virtual Private Networks

Arctic Wolf says one in three IT assets lack controls

Thousands of corporate devices may be exposed because many remain unpatched, unseen or missing endpoint protection, Arctic Wolf found.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Jun 2026

Data Protection

Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 sparks cybersecurity warnings

Cybersecurity teams fear the release could speed up vulnerability hunting on both sides, forcing faster patching and tighter controls.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Sat, 13th Jun 2026

Security Operations Centres

New China-linked OP-512 cluster targets old IIS servers

Older, internet-facing IIS servers are being singled out by China-linked hackers, with one new cluster able to persist despite partial containment.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2026

Ransomware

China-linked hackers target tech firms for AI secrets

Access to AI research and software is drawing state-backed and criminal attacks, with technology firms now the world's most targeted sector.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026

Malware

North Korea-linked hackers target developers via GitHub

Nearly 100 organisations were hit in a six-week phishing spree that used GitHub repositories and Visual Studio Code tools to infect developers.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026

Data Protection

Technology firms become top cyber target in AI race

CrowdStrike said state-backed espionage and extortion are surging as AI assets inside tech groups draw hackers seeking code, models and access.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026

Cloud Security

TrendAI joins Anthropic's Project Glasswing for security

The partnership could speed up flaw detection and patching for critical software used by businesses and public sector organisations across the region.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2026

Ransomware

Financial ransomware & supplier risks rise, report warns

Banks and investment firms face mounting exposure as ransomware incidents jump and more than half of vendors carry high-severity flaws.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Jun 2026

Customer Relationship Management

Companies wildly unprepared for new era of security threats

Many firms are exposing sensitive data as shadow AI and weak controls leave them open to breaches, hallucinations and unauthorised access.

By David Shilovsky • 5 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2026

Disaster Recovery

Visibility can shield you against $15k/min downtime

Blind spots in monitoring are pushing outage bills higher, with Splunk estimating average downtime now costs USD $15,000 a minute.

By Anthony Caruana • 4 min read • Thu, 4th Jun 2026

Data Protection

Rubrik uses Anthropic Mythos to probe software flaws

Early access to Anthropic's Mythos in Australia is helping Rubrik scan its code for flaws before attackers can exploit them.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Jun 2026

Data Protection

Commvault urges four-step resilience against AI threats

AI-driven vulnerability discovery is leaving companies less time to patch, prompting new focus on clean recovery, air-gapped backups and testing.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2026

Robotics

ESET links China-aligned hacks to oil, Syria & tech

The report says Chinese threat groups are now tracking oil, reconstruction and strategic technologies across Venezuela, Syria, South Korea and the Gulf.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 2nd Jun 2026