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Australia’s next cyber security coordinator has been all but confirmed, after sources close to the matter told media that an Australian Army major general would be ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 11 Feb 2025
Cyber security cooperation a key plank of Australia-Papua New Guinea Annual Leaders’ Dialogue
The prime ministers of the two countries met face to face in Canberra for annual talks on security and cooperation.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 08 Feb 2024
Australian cyber ambassador slammed by Chinese embassy official over Beijing cyber attack accusations
An official of the Chinese embassy has lashed out at Australia’s cyber ambassador regarding accusations that Beijing was behind a number of major cyber attacks targeting ...
Daniel Croft • Fri, 02 Feb 2024
Cyber focus: APRA releases Interim Policy and Supervision Priorities update
Cyber resilience is a key plank of new supervision from the Australian financial services regulator.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 31 Jan 2024
North Korean hackers making increased use of AI tools
South Korean intelligence officials are keeping a close eye on the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) by hackers to the north as crypto thefts rise.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 29 Jan 2024
Australian Defence chief meets with UK Strategic Command to talk cyber cooperation
Australian Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell has met with UK Defence Strategic Command Commander General Sir Jim Hockenhull to discuss a new cyber ...
Robert Dougherty • Wed, 24 Jan 2024
US, UK join sanctions against Russian Medibank hacker
Three out of five Five Eyes countries level sanctions against former REvil hacker Aleksandr Ermakov.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 24 Jan 2024
Government sanctions hacker behind Medibank data breach
The federal government has revealed that a Russian citizen is behind the nearly 10-million-person hack and will face serious sanctions under new cyber laws.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 23 Jan 2024
Bangladeshi hacking group claims takedown of Australian embassy website
Hackers launch a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against the Australian embassy to Israel’s website, to little effect.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 22 Jan 2024
Albanese faces questions regarding major retailer credential stuffing hacks
The Australian Prime Minister has faced heavy questioning following the spike in credential stuffing incidents targeting Australian businesses.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 22 Jan 2024
US government wants BreachForums creator behind bars for almost 16 years
The US government is pushing to see the creator of former hacking forum BreachForums put behind bars for 15 years.
Daniel Croft • Fri, 19 Jan 2024
Victorian government to use AI to keep schools cyber secure
One of three artificial intelligence platforms will be chosen as part of the state government’s Securing Connected Learners program.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 18 Jan 2024
Government mistakenly leaks consultancy fees of 400+ firms via forwarded email
The government has accidentally leaked the billing rates of over 400 consultancies via a mistakenly forwarded email.
Daniel Croft • Thu, 18 Jan 2024