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AI-driven cyberattacks surge, targeting Australian organisations

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AI-driven cyberattacks have surged in Australia, targeting major firms like Qantas and CommBank as attackers exploit browser flaws and stolen credentials.
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AI-driven DNS threats & malicious adtech surge worldwide

Tue, 5th Aug 2025
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Infoblox's 2025 report reveals a surge in AI-driven DNS threats and widespread malicious adtech affecting global organisations, urging proactive cyber defence.
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AI-driven DNS threats & malicious adtech fuel cybercrime surge

Tue, 5th Aug 2025
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Infoblox reports a surge in AI-driven DNS threats and malicious adtech, with 25% of new domains found malicious, urging firms to adopt proactive cyber defences.
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Microsoft & Fortra's joint fight against Cobalt Strike abuse

Wed, 12th Mar 2025
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Microsoft, Fortra, and Health ISAC unite against cybercrime, significantly reducing Cobalt Strike misuse by 80% through international cooperation and proactive strategies.
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Elastic report: Azure outpaces AWS in 2024 cyber threats analysis

Wed, 2nd Oct 2024
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In a significant shift, Microsoft Azure has eclipsed AWS as the leading environment for cyber threats, accounting for 64% of anomalous signals, according to Elastic's new report.
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Elastic report: misconfigurations & OSTs heighten cyber risk

Wed, 2nd Oct 2024
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Elastic's 2024 Global Threat Report reveals that misconfigurations and offensive security tools significantly elevate cyber risks, notably in cloud environments.
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RansomEXX ransomware disrupts India's banking services

Wed, 7th Aug 2024
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A cyberattack by RansomEXX has disrupted services at around 300 Indian banks, affecting ATMs and UPI transactions. CloudSEK investigates the breach.
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Elastic discovers new attack vector in Microsoft Management Console

Wed, 26th Jun 2024
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Elastic Security Labs has unveiled GrimResource, a new attack technique exploiting the Microsoft Management Console, allowing full code execution with minimal security alerts.
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Bridewell reveals top cyber threats to national infrastructure

Tue, 13th Feb 2024
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Bridewell's 2024 CyberScape Briefing unveils severe cyber threats impacting critical national infrastructure, including Cobalt Strike usage swell.
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Cybersecurity firm Group-IB tracks major new threat actor GambleForce

Thu, 14th Dec 2023
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Threat actor GambleForce has struck 24 organisations in 8 countries in 3 months, exploiting SQL vulnerabilities to steal sensitive data.
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Huge increase in threat actors using Cobalt Strike - Proofpoint research

Wed, 7th Jul 2021
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Proofpoint cybersecurity company has released research finding a 161% increase in threat actors using the threat emulation tool Cobalt Strike.
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Hackers using spearphishing to target banks –Bitdefender

Tue, 21st Aug 2018
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To limit the risk of being discovered, attackers operated outside of normal business hours and cashout operations were planned for weekends.