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Albanese faces questions regarding major retailer credential stuffing hacks

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 ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 22 Jan 2024
US government wants BreachForums creator behind bars for almost 16 years

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

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 ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 18 Jan 2024
Government mistakenly leaks consultancy fees of 400+ firms via forwarded email

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
Government to mandate AI safeguards for ‘high-risk’ AI platforms

Government to mandate AI safeguards for ‘high-risk’ AI platforms

The Australian government has released its interim response to last year’s AI consultation paper, pushing for a careful ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 17 Jan 2024
US lawmakers call for investigation into SEC X account takeover

US lawmakers call for investigation into SEC X account takeover

Republican and Democrat odd couple want to know how the social media account of the Securities and Exchange Commission ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 16 Jan 2024
Full list of government agencies affected by HWL Ebsworth hack revealed

Full list of government agencies affected by HWL Ebsworth hack revealed

The full list of government agencies affected by the HWL Ebsworth cyber attack has been released by the government, ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 15 Jan 2024
Home Affairs unable to say who was responsible for October cyber attack

Home Affairs unable to say who was responsible for October cyber attack

The Department of Home Affairs cannot pin a 2023 distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on a particular group, ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 15 Jan 2024
European Commission looking closely at Microsoft/OpenAI relationship

European Commission looking closely at Microsoft/OpenAI relationship

EU Merger Regulations may lead to a review of the working relationship between the two companies.

David Hollingworth Thu, 11 Jan 2024
Industry predictions for 2024: What can the government do to combat cyber crime?

Industry predictions for 2024: What can the government do to combat cyber crime?

What’s next now that the government has locked in its 2023–2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy action plan?

David Hollingworth Tue, 09 Jan 2024
NSA installs new head of cyber command

NSA installs new head of cyber command

The US National Security Agency (NSA) has appointed Air Force Lieutenant General Timothy Haugh as its new head of cyber ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 21 Dec 2023
Home Affairs Minister could get more cyber security powers under proposed legislation

Home Affairs Minister could get more cyber security powers under proposed legislation

The federal government has released a consultation paper on a range of amendments to Australia’s cyber security laws.

David Hollingworth Wed, 20 Dec 2023
Aus government’s smart device labelling scheme will cost under $5m annually

Aus government’s smart device labelling scheme will cost under $5m annually

The government has determined that the smart device labelling scheme it suggested last month would cost under $5 million ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 18 Dec 2023