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National Public Data hacker USDoD arrested in Brazil
Brazil’s federal police force has arrested the infamous hacker USDoD, the same threat actor connected to the National ...
CommBank cops $7.5m fine for spamming customers
The big four bank has been forced to pay up a second time after spamming more than 170 million messages to Australian ...
Australian government evaluates AI impact on Australian Consumer Law
As part of its analysis of AI use, the Australian government is currently investigating whether or not Australian ...
State-of-the-art digital and cyber forensics facility to be built in NSW
CBIT Digital Forensics Services will establish the facility at the South Jerrabomberra Regional Jobs Precinct.
Industry responds to Australia’s Cyber Security Act
Following lessons learnt from the 2023–2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy, the government is currently deliberating ...
Russia blocks access to Discord as experts call it an attack on free speech
Russia’s censorship agency has blocked the nation’s access to Discord, resulting in uproar from Russia’s citizens who ...
Australia’s first standalone Cyber Security Act to make ransom payment reporting mandatory
Australia is set to enable mandatory reporting of ransom payments and new standards for smart devices with new ...
AFP continues to work with Thai counterparts to fight scams, organised crime
Sharing digital forensics skills and experience is a key part of the 30-year-old law enforcement partnership.
NSW government launches Digital Strategy roadmap
The new roadmap tracks five key missions: accessibility, productivity, trust, resilience, and digital skills.
NSW IPC reports government, councils and universities suffered 52 data breaches in 7 months
NSW universities, government agencies, and councils collectively reported 52 data breaches in the seven months ending in ...
At-risk NSW government agencies have not set deadlines to address cyber issues
A state audit has revealed that a large majority of assessed NSW government agencies have cyber risk levels above their ...
archTIS announces $2.3m Australian Department of Defence contract
Aussie data security firm archTIS is contracted to roll out its NC Protect access control platform in a program ...
3 Iranian hackers charged over hack-and-leak election interference campaign
The US Department of Justice has indicted three members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for their alleged role ...