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Free voice AI can be used for Centrelink fraud

Free voice AI can be used for Centrelink fraud

Voice AI can be used for Centrelink and Australian Taxation Office fraud, and the government needs to reallocate cyber ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 21 Mar 2023
Hackers jump on SVB bank crash

Hackers jump on SVB bank crash

Threat actors are jumping at the opportunity to steal money and data following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 15 Mar 2023
Letter from US Congress asks insurance marketplace, ‘how badly have we been hacked?’

Letter from US Congress asks insurance marketplace, ‘how badly have we been hacked?’

The speaker of the United States House of Representatives and its Democratic leader have sent a remarkable letter to a ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 10 Mar 2023
New French cyber insurance law raises more questions than it answers

New French cyber insurance law raises more questions than it answers

A new law is set to take effect in France next month that requires companies to report any cyber incidents to French ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 10 Mar 2023
Russia needs to deal with its hackers, says Australia

Russia needs to deal with its hackers, says Australia

Australia has called out Russia for the large number of cyber crime organisations it harbours.

Daniel Croft Thu, 09 Mar 2023
Oakland City Hall police data released online, including investigations and complaint details

Oakland City Hall police data released online, including investigations and complaint details

A non-profit whistleblower site has published 11.7 gigabytes worth of data from a recent ransomware attack on the ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 09 Mar 2023
Sydney woman charged after federal MP targeted in alleged cyber attack

Sydney woman charged after federal MP targeted in alleged cyber attack

A 34-year-old woman has been charged in court for allegedly spamming a federal MP with over 32,000 emails over a 24-hour ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 03 Mar 2023
Students’ mental health records leaked online following US school district hack

Students’ mental health records leaked online following US school district hack

The fallout from the hacking of a Los Angeles Unified School District last September continues, as the threat actor ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 02 Mar 2023
China clamps down on companies shifting personal data beyond its borders

China clamps down on companies shifting personal data beyond its borders

The Cyberspace Administration of China has announced new regulations governing the movement of personal data across its ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 28 Feb 2023
Canada bans TikTok on government devices

Canada bans TikTok on government devices

Canada’s federal government has announced it is banning TikTok on devices supplied to government employees.

David Hollingworth Tue, 28 Feb 2023
Cyber crime laws are leading to LGBTI people being arrested throughout the Middle East

Cyber crime laws are leading to LGBTI people being arrested throughout the Middle East

Cyber crime laws and fake dating profiles are being used to target LGBTI individuals in a number of Middle Eastern ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 22 Feb 2023
Canberra responds to mandatory data retention review, metadata laws set for an overhaul

Canberra responds to mandatory data retention review, metadata laws set for an overhaul

The Australian federal government has released its responses to a set of recommendations to overhaul the mandatory data ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 22 Feb 2023
ASIC to get tough on cyber attack disclosure

ASIC to get tough on cyber attack disclosure

In the wake of the largest fine for failing to follow market disclosure rules, the Australian Securities and Investments ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 21 Feb 2023