Australia experienced a staggering 12-times increase in breached accounts in 2024, ranking it 11th globally, with cybersecurity incidents rising to an average detection time of over 400 days. Hackers are exploiting the unique vulnerabilities in the healthcare sector, demonstrated by a case involving a Medibank IT service desk operator. Although two-thirds of attacks are financially motivated, cyber espionage instances are becoming more prevalent and difficult to detect.

Threat Actors Mimic Commander Tool for Windows to Deploy LummaC2 Malware
Security researchers at AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) have uncovered a malware campaign distributing the LummaC2 information stealer disguised as a cracked version of Total