West Coast Cyber

Story 1: https://cybernews.com/security/uk-water-firm-fined-1m-windows-server-2003/ Story 2: https://news.bitcoin.com/australian-cybercrime-squad-charges-man-in-3-5-million-crypto-scam/ Main Topic: https://www.instructure.com/incident_update Did you know that subscribing to West Coast Cyber is free? Just follow the links in the show notes or search for West Coast Cyber in your favourite podcast li...

This episode comes with a content warning as we do touch on some serious topics that might distress some listeners. If you or someone you know needs help, reach out to a mental health support service like Lifeline on 131114. The Headlines https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cyberpress-org_cyberpress-cybersecuritynews-activity-7439576347037020160-uGid/?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=android...

The Headlines ASIC Fine https://www.cyberdaily.au/security/13197-fiig-securities-faces-2-5m-fine-following-2023-cyber-attack Apple’s first Zero day of 2026  https://www.google.com/search?q=https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/apple-fixes-new-dyld-zero-day.html https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Apple+Patches+Everything+February+2026/32706/ https://www.securityweek.com/apple-patches-ios-zero-day-exploite...

S5E9 - We made out alive in 2025! Story 1 Fake Domains - https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/russian-hackers-create-4300-fake-travel.html Story 2 The change to the internet that nobody is talking about. Age verification controls on Search Engines! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-11/age-verification-search-engines/105516256 Main Topic Looking back and Looking forward - The panel discusses what we...

S5E8 - Destiny Rescue Special CONTENT WARNING - Child Exploitation We speak with Matt Valentine from  destinyrescue.org  about his fight against child exploitation. To support Destiny Rescue and their mission to make a difference to the lives of children impacted by exploitation, simply go to the website or contact Destiny Rescue’s corporate partnerships manager, Julia Yeow, di...

S5E7 - What the hell is going on with the Infosec job market? Story 1 Australia heading towards age restrictions and verification in weeks. Social media minimum age https://tinyurl.com/33e9r296 Australia is quietly introducing 'unprecedented' age checks for search engines like Google https://tinyurl.com/4tthrs2z Main Topic OAIC is getting some teeth and has come out swinging. Landmark privacy pena...

S5E6 - Jaguar’s roar goes quiet for another week. Story 1 NPM Hack https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/09/self-replicating-worm-hits-180-software-packages/ https://thehackernews.com/2025/09/40-npm-packages-compromised-in-supply.html https://www.cyber.gov.au/about-us/view-all-content/alerts-and-advisories/ongoing-targeting-of-online-code-repositories https://www.cyberdaily.au/security/12668-acsc-warns...

Story 1 Qantas and social engineering. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/06/qantas-attack-reveals-one-phone-call-is-all-it-takes-to-crack-cybersecuritys-weakest-link-humans Story 2 Ingram Micro taken down by Safepay Ransomware Gang https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ingram-micro-outage-caused-by-safepay-ransomware-attack/ https://redpiranha.net/news/what-is-safepay-ransomwa...

S5E4 - Responsible Reporting and Drivers Licenses Story 1 Mandatory reporting of Ransom Payments https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/cyber-security-subsite/files/factsheet-ransomware-payment-reporting.pdf Story 2 Tax Time Scams https://www.ato.gov.au/online-services/scams-cyber-safety-and-identity-protection/scam-data Main Topic https://pulsetasmania.com.au/news/government-error-leaks-data-of-260-tasma...

Story 1 https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/ms-co-op-cyberattackers-duped-it-help-desks-into-resetting-passwords-says-report-2025-05-06/ Story 2 Disney Employee gets 3 years https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/fired-disney-employee-gets-3-years-in-prison-for-hacking-and-changing-menus Main Topic Guest Interview - Sean Hannan Upcoming Events Red Piranha Crystal Eye 5.5 launch events....

Story 1 https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/former-disney-employee-files-wrongful-termination-complaint-after-cyber-attack/ https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal/the-download-that-led-to-a-massive-hack-at-disney/50791f04-b675-4e9e-a033-7c4d37cd523b Story 2 From SCIFs to Signal: How Signalgate sends a message of institutional disdain | Lowy Institute https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/...

Story 1 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-19/genea-ivf-investigating-cyber-incident/104954470 Story 2 https://readwrite.com/ai-deepfake-scam-italy-defense-minister-targeting-wealthy-tycoons/ Main Topic - Landmark Decision on invoice fraud. https://cybersecurity4smallbusiness.com/10-landmark-cybersecurity-court-ruling-on-email-fraud-who-pays-the-price/ Upcoming Events https://www.aisa.org.au/Publ...

Season 4 Episode 10 - The Fundamentals with Dan Haagman Story 1 Docusign APIs exploited in new phishing campaign. https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/docusign-api-abused-invoice-attack https://www.docusign.com/trust/alerts/alert-phishing-campaign-observed-november-6-2024 Story 2 Hacker behind Snowflake arrested in Canada, held on extradition charges. https://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/alexande...

Special Note: For your own safety, do not look for or try to access the resources mentioned in this main story without a good VPN or other anonymising service. Exercise caution at all times. Story 1 ChatGPT errors of judgement puts child at risk. https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2024/chatgpt-error-of-judgement-puts-child-at-risk-.html Main Topic - Jacob Larsen - Research : Doxxing takes a serious tur...

In this episode of West Coast Cyber, we talk about the global problem of fraud. Story 1 Telegram - CEO Arrested https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-29/telegram-pavel-durov-banned-from-leaving-france-charges-laid/104283704 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/sep/06/pavel-durov-telegram-founder-post-comments-arrest-france Story 2 Change Healthcare - Update https://www.npr.org/section...

Season 4 Episode 7 What actually caused the Medibank breach? Story 1 Link to Crowdstrike blog update https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/falcon-update-for-windows-hosts-technical-details/ https://www.inc-aus.com/associated-press/crowdstrike-ceo-called-to-testify-before-congress-over-global-tech-outage.html?cid=pushly https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/24/business/crowdstrike-outage-uber-eats/index.html...

Story 1 Crowd Strike - Just a quick note “Early days, lots to unfold.” Story 2 https://amp-abc-net-au.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/104126074 Main Topic Free WiFi  https://www.afp.gov.au/news-centre/media-release/man-charged-over-creation-evil-twin-free-wifi-networks-access-personal Event Calendar -  24th - 26th July Indian Ocean Defence and Security Conference - PCEC 26t...

This time we talk about big medical breaches, the fallout, and our most favourite thing: Cyberwest. Show Notes Season 4, Episode 5, Cyberwest Rewind. Story 1 https://www.itnews.com.au/news/medisecure-calls-in-administrators-after-cyber-breach-608580 Story 2 https://www.oaic.gov.au/newsroom/oaic-takes-civil-penalty-action-against-medibank Main Topic CyberWest Summit 2024 Event Calendar: 19/6 (Wedne...

Show Notes Season 4 Episode 4 The S in IOT stands for Security Articles Story 1 Qantas fixes data breach after passengers' personal details shared - ABC News Story 2 Authentication failure blamed for Change Healthcare ransomware attack | CSO Online (ampproject.org) https://amp.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/family-violence-and-sex-assault-victims-exposed-in-monash-health-data-breach-20240503-p5fo...

The Cyberhype around the Baltimore Bridge story has got us talking about FUD and its impact. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Politician spy https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-68420795 https://www.9news.com.au/national/mike-burgess-asio-speech-australian-politician-sold-out-their-country-spy-boss-reveals/9201ec83-63a4-48c1-96f0-1d6abf01e644 Medicare Hackers https://cybernews.com/news/medibank-hacker-detained-russia/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-22/russian-ermakov-reportedly-detained-medibank-cyber-crime/1034...

In this 2024 season return we look at what has been called the Mother of all Breaches and ask if it lives up to the hype. Show Notes Season 4 Episode 1 Was it really the MOAB? Articles AU Govt names and sanctions Medibank Hacker https://amp-smh-com-au.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.smh.com.au/politics/federal/identity-of-medibank-hacker-confirmed-government-invokes-cyber-sanctions-20240123-p5ezbl.html...

Cyberwest Summit Interviews - Troy Hunt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cyberwest Summit Interviews - Bex Nitert Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cyberwest Summit Interviews - Catherine Manstead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.