Australian Cyber Threat Landscape¶
At a Glance¶
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130
Active Advisories (ACSC, Five Eyes CERTs, CISA)
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1590
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
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200
Recent ThreatFox IOCs (7 days)
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50
OTX Threat Intelligence Pulses
Latest Advisories¶
| Advisory | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Adapting Zero Trust Principles to Operational Technology | CISA | Wed, 29 Apr 26 1 |
| The near-term impact of AI on the cyber threat | NCSC UK | Wed, 24 Jan 2024 |
| Technical report: Responsible use of the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) for ISP... | NCSC UK | Wed, 20 Jan 2021 |
| The threat from commercial cyber proliferation | NCSC UK | Wed, 19 Apr 2023 |
| Impact of AI on cyber threat from now to 2027 | NCSC UK | Wed, 07 May 2025 |
Critical Vulnerabilities (Last 14 Days)¶
| CVE ID | CVSS | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-7037 | 9.8 | A security flaw has been discovered in Totolink A8000RU 7.1cu.643_b20200521. This issue affects... |
| CVE-2026-42363 | 9.3 | An insufficient encryption vulnerability exists in the Device Authentication functionality of... |
Key APAC Threat Actors¶
| Actor | Attribution | Primary Targets | Active |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimsuky | Russia | Government, Education | |
| Lazarus Group | North Korea / RGB | Financial | |
| APT28 | Russia / GRU | Military | |
| Mustang Panda | China | Government, Diplomatic | |
| APT41 | China | Financial, Telecommunications, Healthcare, Technology, Education |
Australian Data Breach Trends (OAIC NDB)¶
| Period | Total | Malicious Attacks | Human Error |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul-Dec 2023 | 483 | 310 | 144 |
| Jan-Jun 2023 | 409 | 264 | 123 |
| Jul-Dec 2022 | 497 | 350 | 123 |
| Jan-Jun 2022 | 396 | 250 | 123 |
Geopolitical & Strategic News¶
- Expanding frontiers: how China normalises its presence (ASPI, Wed, 29 Apr 2026)
- Creating a northern hybrid zone to turn ambition into action (ASPI, Wed, 29 Apr 2026)
- Australia’s partnership with Japan helps deter China from starting a war (ASPI, Wed, 06 May 2026)
- Abundant electricity isn’t enough: China’s overbuilt AI computing power is underused (ASPI, Wed, 06 May 2026)
- ASPI’s China Defence Universities Tracker: China–Iran research ties (ASPI, Tue, 28 Apr 2026)
- Expanding frontiers: China’s military push beyond the first island chain (ASPI, Tue, 28 Apr 2026)
- A concern for Australia: Britain looks unserious about naval defence (ASPI, Tue, 28 Apr 2026)
- Australian Defence AI policy risks writing modern EW out of the force (ASPI, Tue, 05 May 2026)