Tag:Australia Pacific

Disclosure Obligations for Cyber Ransom Payments: A New Cyber Security Act is Coming

Aug 12 2024

By Cameron Abbott, Rob Pulham, Stephanie Mayhew, Dadar Ahmadi-Pirshahid and Lauren Hrysomallis

A new Cyber Security Act is set to be unveiled in Parliament’s next sitting from 12 August, as reported by the ABC. The proposed Act would require Australian businesses and government bodies to disclose when they make a ransom payment to cybercriminals in the event of a hack, or face penalties of up to AU$15,000 for failing to notify.

9,948,575,739 Reasons to Change Your Passwords now

Jul 18 2024

By Cameron Abbott, Rob Pulham, Stephanie Mayhew and Jordan Booth

Cybernews has reported on its researchers’ discovery of what could be the largest leaked password compilation of all time, with a record 9,948,575,739 plaintext passwords in a file called “rockyou2024.txt” (see article).