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Sydney’s Cross City Tunnel attacked by Russian state-sponsored hackers

Sydney’s Cross City Tunnel attacked by Russian state-sponsored hackers

An attack on Australian critical infrastructure has been launched by Russian-state backed hackers, with the operator of ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 14 Jun 2023
Tasmanian government reports possible data breach linked to HWL Ebsworth hack

Tasmanian government reports possible data breach linked to HWL Ebsworth hack

The Tasmanian government is reporting that the federal government has been in touch regarding a possible leak of ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 12 Jun 2023
ChatGPT sued for defamation

ChatGPT sued for defamation

In an unprecedented case, a man has sued ChatGPT and its creator, OpenAI, for defamation after he claimed that the ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 09 Jun 2023
Microsoft fined $30m for the illegal collection of child data

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 ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 08 Jun 2023
ACT government falls victim to Barracuda email gateway breach

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 ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 08 Jun 2023
AI development should require a license, says UK's Labour Party

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

Daniel Croft Tue, 06 Jun 2023
Australian government releases discussion paper on the responsible use of AI

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 ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 01 Jun 2023
Aus government received user data from Meta and TikTok 3,654 times in 2022

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 ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 31 May 2023
3 things you should know about the Five Eyes alliance

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 ...

Reporter Tue, 30 May 2023
PODCAST: Regulating the AI industry and building a whole-of-government cyber framework

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 ...

Robyn Tongol Fri, 26 May 2023
State-sponsored Chinese hackers appear to target US critical infrastructure

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 ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 25 May 2023
Vulnerability Disclosure Program kept under wraps by NSW government

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 ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 25 May 2023
EU committee questions delays in Irish probes into TikTok and user privacy

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 ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 24 May 2023