Detectives from the Cybercrime squad have today arrested a man as part of their investigation into a report of a data breach involving a former CFMEU member and subsequent sharing of personal information and photographs. A 39-year-old Taylor Lakes man was arrested this morning and interviewed by police. He has…
Researchers have uncovered a fast and highly destructive ransomware playbook used by The Gentlemen ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation. The group, tracked as GOLD SHERWOOD, steals data, disables security tools and backup services, then encrypts systems across victim networks. The attacks can move from initial access to ransomware deployment in less than…
In brief Galaxy Research said Monday that 97.09 BTC, worth about $7.7 million, has left the Wave 3 vaults. The coins went out through THORChain on September 2 and into CoinJoin rounds over the weekend. Across the whole Coldcard exploit, 82% of the stolen Bitcoin has still not moved. The…
F5 Inc. stock (ISIN US3156161024) is back in the spotlight after the company reported solid growth in its fiscal third quarter 2026, with investors focusing on how AI-driven security and software revenues can support future performance as of September 7, 2026.PChome technology news The shares recently closed at 390.47 USD…
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested five more accused in its ongoing Operation Chakra-VI against digital arrest crimes, taking the total number of people apprehended in three cases to eight. The latest arrests follow coordinated searches across 89 locations in 20 states as part of the agency’s nationwide crackdown…
WWE Women’s Champion Chelsea Green has confirmed that she has left X/Twitter for good after deciding that the platform was no longer worth the impact it was having on her life. The decision follows months of online criticism, including an exchange in July when a fan accused “The Hot Mess”…
Advocates of internet safety and child protection will gather in Dublin later this week for a conference on online safety, against the backdrop of a landmark settlement involving Meta last month. The Department of Culture, Communications and Sport is hosting conference, titled Online Safety for Children and Young People, as…
Everyone agrees that social media should be more heavily regulated to protect young people. Everyone is wrong. It should be less regulated to protect young people. Regulation provides a semblance of safety, an illusion of safety. It is better to admit that there is no possibility of safety here. Imagine…
U.S. law-enforcement agencies and the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike took down a 23-year-old Russia-based botnet on Monday. Authorities from the Justice Department, the FBI and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service seized U.S.-based domain names belonging to the Sality botnet, while CrowdStrike analysts worked with the agencies to sever infected computers from…
In Malmesbury, South Africa, a 16-year-old boy was detained on suspicion of involvement in the transnational online extortion network 764, which police link to the exploitation of minors. As TimesLIVE reports, the detention took place on August 17 following an intelligence-led international investigation. South African police said that their Serial…
