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August 10, 2020 • In The Media
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Australian CSOs must be prepared to infiltrate dark web sites to get an early bead on potential compromises of their corporate information, a security specialist has warned as a string of Australian brands manage the ramifications of having sensitive data published online.
David Braue, CSO Online


Financial-services provider MyBudget and sportswear brand In Sport recently joined logistics giant Toll Groupin having corporate data published on the dark web by cyber criminals intent on squeezing a ransom out of the companies. Reports suggested that up to 200GB of Toll Group data alone had made its way to dark web forums, where cyber criminals congregate to sell and exchange the spoils of their hacks.