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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Canada bans TikTok on government devices
Canada’s federal government has announced it is banning TikTok on devices supplied to government employees.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Businesses required to submit annual cyber risk reports
Directors and board members of businesses and critical infrastructure in Australia will now be forced to submit an ...
2023 is the year Australia must begin to prepare for quantum threats
Much of today’s sensitive data has a long “shelf life” — the health and identity data of the public, trade secrets (and ...
FBI investigating suspected cyber attack
An investigation is currently underway by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after it detected suspicious ...
Cyber threats to industrial systems increased dramatically in 2022
A new report has revealed the growing level of threats against industry and critical infrastructure in 2022, driven in ...
China would target critical infrastructure with cyber warfare, says Morrison
Cyber warfare will be the weapon of choice for Beijing in the event of a conflict, says former Australian prime minister ...