This week has seen a significant escalation in cyber activity targeting Australian critical infrastructure and supply chains. The most alarming development is a confirmed breach of a major Defence contractor, potentially exposing sensitive naval data. Simultaneously, a sophisticated campaign by the "Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters" group is aggressively targeting SaaS platforms, with Qantas and Zendesk users in the crosshairs. As we approach the holiday season, a new report warns that ransomware operators are leveraging Generative AI to time attacks for weekends and public holidays, specifically targeting periods of reduced staffing in Security Operations Centres (SOCs).