24 Oct Security Report – 24 Oct 2025
History shows that even the strongest defenses crumble when attackers innovate. Constantinople had walls so thick and high that for centuries no army could get past them. Yet the Ottomans brought cannons that eventually broke through those walls. The defenders believed their defenses were enough, and that false sense of security cost them their city. Now think of the Battle of Cannae. Hannibal, outnumbered by the Romans by almost two to one, didn’t sit behind walls. He planned an offensive maneuver that surrounded the Roman army and crushed it. Hannibal won not with numbers but with strategy. Cybersecurity is no different. You simply cannot stack defenses and hope attackers give up. You need a plan that combines prevention with an active, rapid response when enemies inevitably slip through. Your cybersecurity strategy needs both sides of the battlefield covered. Prevention without response is fragile and response without prevention is chaos. When both work together, you build resilience.
Recent Breaches
Australia & New Zealand – Vocus – Telecommunications
Exploit: Hacking
Risk to Business: Moderate: Vocus, Australia’s fourth-largest telco, announced that 1,600 home internet and mobile customers were affected by a hack targeting its business email and mobile services. On October 17, the company — which owns Dodo and iPrimus — detected suspicious activity in its email system. An investigation revealed unauthorised access to approximately 1,600 email accounts, resulting in SIM swaps on 34 Dodo Mobile accounts. In response, Vocus temporarily suspended certain services to contain the issue and begin recovery efforts. Vocus said it continues to monitor the situation closely and has worked with affected customers to reverse the SIM swaps and restore their services.
Europe – Volkswagen – Manufacturing
Exploit: Hacking
Risk to Business: Moderate: Volkswagen, one of the world’s largest automakers, has reportedly been hit by the ransomware group 8Base. The group publicly claimed in September 2024 that it had breached Volkswagen’s systems. Known for deploying Phobos ransomware and using double-extortion tactics, 8Base claimed to have exfiltrated confidential files on September 23, 2024, threatening to leak them by September 26. Although no data appeared immediately after the deadline, the group later listed the allegedly stolen information on its dark web site, including invoices, accounting records, employee files, contracts, certificates and multiple confidentiality agreements. While Volkswagen maintains that its core IT infrastructure remains unaffected, the limited response has raised questions about the full scope of the incident and whether a third-party system may have been compromised.
Talk to a TCT team member today about implementing IT strategy plan for your business.
Robert Brown
24/10/2025
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