When a website’s user database gets compromised, that information invariably turns up on hacker forums whereby cybercriminals can use their infrastructure to crack user passwords.

The Python security team has fixed today three vulnerabilities impacting the Python Package Index (PyPI), including one that could have allowed a threat actor to take full control over the portal.

While conceding that foreign interference campaigns on its platforms targeting other jurisdictions have made their way to Australia, Google said none pursued the country specifically.

The MDBR service from CIS is available at no cost to all U.S. SLTT organizations, as well as all public and private hospitals in the U.S., in partnership with technology provider Akamai.

A recent Sophos survey found that the average post-attack remediation costs, including lost business, grew to nearly $2 million in 2021, about 10 times the size of the ransom payment itself.

A vulnerability patched recently in the WordPress Download Manager plugin could be abused to execute arbitrary code under specific configurations, the Wordfence team at Defiant warns.

Based in Melbourne, SecureWorx specializes in multi-cloud services, managed security operations, and security advisory services for customers dealing with sensitive information.

The Department of Home Affairs has requested a rush for the passage of the country’s looming critical infrastructure Bill, saying the sector specific rules could be nutted out following Royal Assent.

An organization in India faced cyberattack 1,738 times on average per week in the last six months compared to 757 attacks per organization globally, a report showed on Thursday.

If a target recipient does decide to call the phone number indicated in the email, they will speak with a real person from a fraudulent call center set up by BazaCall’s operators.