University of Sydney Students Suffers Data Breach

Sep 4, 2023 | Podcast

The University of Sydney has suffered a third-party data breach exposing students’ personal information. The university released a notification on 31st August stating that it was made aware of a data breach involving one of their third-party provider. The...

Data Breach Victim Gets Fined by Courts

Sep 1, 2023 | Podcast

A data breach victim suffered additional emotional toll when she was charged by the courts and fined US$1.2 million. The Australian victim from Byron Bay had her information compromised in the Medibank data breach in October 2022. This is the only breach of her...

Malicious Word Documents Hiding As PDFs

Aug 31, 2023 | Podcast

If it looks like a PDF file and passes traditional PDF scanning, then you might think that the file is a PDF file. When it could be a malicious word document disguised as a PDF file. Japan’s computer emergency response team (JPCERT) recently shared a newly...

Data Stealing Libraries Found in Rust Registry

Aug 31, 2023 | Podcast

Developers are being targeted in supply chain attacks as more open-source libraries are caught stealing data. Software developers are increasingly being targeted in supply chain attacks. Their machines might have SSH keys providing access to other systems, they might...

The Risks of Public Wi-Fi

Aug 29, 2023 | Podcast

A Forbes study found that 40% of respondents had their information compromised while using public Wi-Fi. The study found that only 23% of people think public Wi-Fi is safe. However 35% access public Wi-Fi three to four times a month with 23% using it to cut down on...