Liam Tung
CSO Journalist
Liam Tung is a seasoned CSOonline.com tech reporter who's been covering cybersecurity, privacy, business, and legal issues that shape the tech industry in the US, Europe and Australia. Over the past decade, his work has frequently been distributed on influential tech news aggregator sites including Techmeme, Reddit, and Hacker News, the news-sharing site run by Silicon Valley accelerator, Y Combinator. Liam has worked with IDG Australia's CSOonline.com since 2011 and today remains one of its key contributors, offering news and insights into the latest ransomware threats from cybercriminals and government surveillance, as well as new initiatives from government cybersecurity agencies and global tech giants, including Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, Oracle and the many companies and organizations that specialize in cybersecurity. He's always on the lookout for the latest information about vulnerabilities and cyberattacks that could compromise the integrity of your data.
Ransomware strikes Aussie freight firm Henning Harders
Meanwhile, ransomware victim Toll Group has nearly completed its recovery from a 31 January attack.
Privacy watchdog sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal
The OAIC claims “serious and/or repeated” interference with over 300,000 Australians whose privacy was affected.
Citrix security flaw took down a Defence Force personnel database
The Defence Force Recruiting Network (DFRN) electronic records system was taken offline for 10 days until it could be patched and judged safe
Aussie Troy Hunt drops Have I Been Pwned sale
The Have I Been Pwned data breach alert service will remain independent
Ransomware: Toll deliveries recover but wool industry gets snagged
The latest ransomware attack delays wool trading in Australia and New Zealand, while logistics provider Toll partially recovers from a January attack
ASD warning: DDoS extortion attacks threaten Aussie banks
The attack claims so far seem empty, but the threats mirror actual attacks that have been carried out elsewhere
ASIO head: Oz anti-encryption law swiftly used, didn’t break internet
Mike Burgess, chief of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), has once again defended Australia’s new encryption laws as lawmakers seek new rules for judicial oversight. In his first threat assessment...
Australia FBI’s fifth largest source of cybercrime reports in 2019
Cybercrime victims in Australia were behind the fifth largest number of complaints to the US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in 2019.
Toll Group: 11 days after ransomware attack key IT systems still offline
Toll Group today said it’s still working to restore key online systems some 11 days after taking core IT systems offline to mitigate a Mailto ransomware infection. The Japan Post-owned Australian logistics firm however suggested...
Update: Toll says IT systems infected by new variant of ‘Mailto’ ransomware
Australian logistics and delivery firm Toll has confirmed the ransomware attack that forced it to take its IT systems offline was a new variant of the Mailto ransomware. Toll Group took some key IT systems offline last Friday...
Toll confirms ransomware behind IT shutdown
Australian logistics and delivery firm Toll on Tuesday confirmed it took core IT systems offline in to mitigate a “targeted ransomware” attack. Toll on Monday revealed it took IT systems offline to contain an cyberattack but on...