08 Nov Security Breach – 8 Nov 2024
As 2024 draws to a close, businesses can expect to face new and evolving challenges in 2025 and beyond. With advanced threats like AI-driven cyberattacks and increasingly sophisticated ransomware on the rise, organisations across industries face heightened risks. Additionally, regulatory frameworks are tightening, pushing businesses to adopt more robust security practices and demonstrate compliance. The rapid growth of connected devices and cloud infrastructure continues to expand the potential attack surface, making traditional defences less effective. As IT professionals navigate a rapidly shifting cybersecurity landscape, the challenges are as dynamic as the technologies emerging to address them. AI’s integration into both offensive and defensive strategies has fundamentally changed the game, requiring IT teams to adopt proactive and adaptable approaches. Meanwhile, economic pressures are driving cybercriminals to intensify their activities, creating even more urgency for robust defences. Yet these challenges also present opportunities. Building a resilient IT infrastructure isn’t just about staying ahead of today’s threats — it’s about creating agile systems that can adapt to future challenges. Standing on the frontier of cybersecurity, it’s clear that a commitment to innovation, investment in next-gen solutions and increased preparedness will be essential to securing a brighter digital future. As we look ahead to 2025, the cybersecurity challenges facing businesses require IT professionals to be proactive and pursue forward-thinking strategies.
Recent Breaches
Australia – Australian Nursing Home Foundation – Healthcare
Exploit: Hacking
Risk to Business: Moderate: The Australian Nursing Home Foundation, which provides community care and accommodation for elderly Chinese and Southeast Asian residents, has been listed on the Abyss ransomware gang’s dark web leak site. The group claims to have stolen 1.5 terabytes of uncompressed data, with plans to publish the information on November 5. Abyss is believed to have connections to the notorious HelloKitty ransomware gang, utilising some of its source code for its malware.
Australia – LEE – Retail
Exploit: Hacking
Risk to Business: Moderate: LEE, an Australian organisation selling garage lighting and equipment, was reportedly targeted by a threat actor named “joonas,” who claimed to be selling a database with 210,000 records stolen from LEE. Although details about the data or the breach are scarce, a sample shared with the listing indicates that the stolen information includes names, mobile numbers, email addresses and residential addresses.
Talk to a TCT team member today about implementing cyber security plan for your business.
Robert Brown
08/11/2024
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