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Axios NPM Supply Chain Attack: Cross-Platform RAT Deployed to 100 Million Weekly Downloads
The Axios NPM Compromise: A Supply Chain Attack of Unprecedented Scale On March 31, 2026, the JavaScript ecosystem faced one of its most significant supply chain attacks when the axios npm package was compromised. With over 100 million weekly downloads and 174,000 dependent packages, axios is a foundational HTTP client library used across countless applications,…
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ACSC Warns of Targeting Campaign Against Australian Code Repositories
ACSC Warns of Targeting Campaign Against Australian Code Repositories The Australian Cyber Security Centre has issued an urgent alert warning that threat actors are actively targeting online code repositories used by Australian developers and organisations. The campaign represents a significant supply chain risk that could compromise software deployed across Australian businesses and government agencies. The…
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Federal Court Hits Binance Australia With $10 Million Penalty for Misclassifying Retail Investors
The Federal Court of Australia has ordered Oztures Trading Pty Ltd, operating as Binance Australia Derivatives, to pay a $10 million penalty after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) found the cryptocurrency exchange had misclassified more than 85 per cent of its Australian clients. Between July 2022 and April 2023, 524 retail investors were…
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Sydney Man Charged Over $5 Million Cryptocurrency Scam That Defrauded 190 Elderly Australians
NSW Cybercrime Squad detectives have charged a 42-year-old Sydney man following a Strike Force Resaca investigation into a large-scale cryptocurrency investment scam that has defrauded more than 190 elderly and vulnerable Australians of approximately $5 million. Search warrants were executed at properties in Strathfield, Cammeray, and Burwood on 20 February 2026. The man was charged…
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RedLine Infostealer Developer Extradited to United States Facing 30 Years
RedLine Infostealer Developer Extradited to United States Hambardzum Minasyan, an alleged administrator and developer of the RedLine infostealer malware, has been extradited to the United States and appeared in an Austin federal court this week. He faces charges of conspiracy to commit access device fraud, conspiracy to violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and…
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Dutch court threatens xAI with fines over Grok’s nonconsensual nude images
A Dutch court has issued a ruling ordering Elon Musk’s xAI and its Grok AI chatbot to stop generating and distributing non-consensual nude images in the Netherlands, with daily financial penalties of EUR100,000 (approximately AUD185,000) applying if the company fails to comply, capped at a maximum of EUR10 million. The case was brought by Dutch…
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Russian hacker who helped Yanluowang ransomware gang gets nearly 7-year prison sentence
A federal court in the Southern District of Indiana has sentenced Aleksei Olegovich Volkov, a 26-year-old Russian national from St. Petersburg, to 81 months in prison for his role as an initial access broker for multiple ransomware groups, including the Yanluowang gang. Volkov operated between July 2021 and November 2022, identifying vulnerabilities in corporate networks…
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What AICS membership means for Australian professionals
AICS membership provides Australian professionals in cyber security, law, accounting, and IT with industry-recognised credentials, a structured accreditation pathway, and a community committed to advancing the profession.
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Federal Court imposes first cyber security penalty under financial services law
A landmark Federal Court ruling has ordered FIIG Securities to pay $2.5 million for cyber security failures affecting 18,000 clients, marking the first civil penalty imposed under Australian Financial Services Licence obligations.
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AICS courses updated and expanded with richer curriculum
The Australian Institute of Cyber Security has strengthened and expanded its course curriculum across all four programs, offering deeper content, new case studies, and clearer pathways to professional accreditation.
