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The Tasmanian government is reporting that the federal government has been in touch regarding a possible leak of government data on the dark web, linked to the hack of ...
David Hollingworth • Sun, 31 Aug 2025
ChatGPT sued for defamation
In an unprecedented case, a man has sued ChatGPT and its creator, OpenAI, for defamation after he claimed that the chatbot falsely identified a man related to an ongoing ...
Daniel Croft • Fri, 09 Jun 2023
Microsoft fined $30m for the illegal collection of child data
US technology giant Microsoft has been slapped with a $30 million fine after it was found harvesting the data of children via their Xbox accounts illegally.
Daniel Croft • Thu, 08 Jun 2023
ACT government falls victim to Barracuda email gateway breach
The ACT government has announced it is undertaking an investigation into a data breach following the revelation that a piece of its network infrastructure was compromised ...
David Hollingworth • Thu, 08 Jun 2023
AI development should require a license, says UK's Labour Party
Organisations looking to develop artificial intelligence (AI) should be required to hold a license to do so. These are comments made by the UK Labour Party’s digital ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 06 Jun 2023
Australian government releases discussion paper on the responsible use of AI
The federal government has released a discussion paper today (1 June), seeking comments on ways it can mitigate the risks of artificial intelligence (AI) while still ...
David Hollingworth • Thu, 01 Jun 2023
Aus government received user data from Meta and TikTok 3,654 times in 2022
Requests by Australian government authorities for user data from giants Meta and TikTok were met over 3,600 times last year, according to transparency reports from the ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 31 May 2023
3 things you should know about the Five Eyes alliance
The Five Eyes alliance stands as one of the most prominent and secretive partnerships in the realm of international intelligence cooperation. Formed in the aftermath of ...
Reporter • Tue, 30 May 2023
PODCAST: Regulating the AI industry and building a whole-of-government cyber framework
In this episode of the Cyber Security Uncut podcast, Phil Tarrant and Major General (Ret’d) Dr Marcus Thompson unpack the latest in cyber security, from national security ...
Robyn Tongol • Fri, 26 May 2023
State-sponsored Chinese hackers appear to target US critical infrastructure
Security researchers at Microsoft have uncovered what appears to be a cyber campaign targeting critical infrastructure in Guam and the mainland US, operated by a threat ...
David Hollingworth • Thu, 25 May 2023
Vulnerability Disclosure Program kept under wraps by NSW government
A UNSW research group submission has unearthed an NSW government cyber security consultation, which could lead to the state developing its first bug bounty program.
Daniel Croft • Thu, 25 May 2023
EU committee questions delays in Irish probes into TikTok and user privacy
Members of the European Union’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee have called out concerns over a pair of probes launched by Ireland’s Data Protection ...
David Hollingworth • Wed, 24 May 2023
Quad nations establish new secure-by-design principles to be followed by government
The Quad nations have established a new set of secure-by-design principles that will be applied to government and government contractors, in an effort to reduce the ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 23 May 2023