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The industry reacts: Medicare’s OpenAI cyber incident

The industry reacts: Medicare’s OpenAI cyber incident

Medicare and at least three other government systems were compromised by an AI agent in June – and we’re only finding ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 24 Sep 2026
Alert! Australian Cyber Security Centre issues warning over AI misalignment risks

Alert! Australian Cyber Security Centre issues warning over AI misalignment risks

ACSC says it is aware of AI agents performing “unexpected actions that were not intended or authorised by its operators”

David Hollingworth • Thu, 24 Sep 2026
PC hardware giant ASUS warns customers of eShop data breach

PC hardware giant ASUS warns customers of eShop data breach

Company urges shoppers to stay vigilant after a data security incident exposed customer contact and order details.

David Hollingworth • Thu, 24 Sep 2026
Breached! PM calls OpenAI hack of Medicare ‘unacceptable’; 3 other government systems potentially compromised

Breached! PM calls OpenAI hack of Medicare ‘unacceptable’; 3 other government systems potentially compromised

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese outlined in a UN speech how an AI agent hacked Australia’s public health insurance and ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 24 Sep 2026
AI guardrails: What they are, and why they matter

AI guardrails: What they are, and why they matter

When Trump says AI doesn’t need guardrails, what exactly is he rejecting? The term is broad, says one academic, but made ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 23 Sep 2026
2026 Intergenerational Report: AI ambitions must be built on cyber resilience, expert says

2026 Intergenerational Report: AI ambitions must be built on cyber resilience, expert says

The Australian government has identified artificial intelligence as a key driver of the Australian economy and community ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 23 Sep 2026
AI fraud model cuts false positives by more than 80%

AI fraud model cuts false positives by more than 80%

LexisNexis Risk Solutions says its self-calibrating AI fraud model can capture about 90 per cent of fraud among the ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 23 Sep 2026
Australia joins NATO Distributed Synthetic Training partnership as associated member

Australia joins NATO Distributed Synthetic Training partnership as associated member

Australia has joined the NATO Distributed Synthetic Training (DST) partnership as an associated member, opening new ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 23 Sep 2026
ShinyHunters hacks FBI, challenges agency over ‘unfounded allegations’

ShinyHunters hacks FBI, challenges agency over ‘unfounded allegations’

Hackers claim the US law enforcement agency published disinformation about them after allegedly defacing an FBI jobs ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 23 Sep 2026
Op-Ed: Why organisations should put customer experience at the centre of technology control

Op-Ed: Why organisations should put customer experience at the centre of technology control

Reliability, responsiveness, and continuity influence not only whether a service works, but also the trust customers ...

Cassie Loder, Chief Customer Officer at Kinetic IT • Wed, 23 Sep 2026
The Great Slowdown: World leaders sign declaration calling for greater control of frontier AI

The Great Slowdown: World leaders sign declaration calling for greater control of frontier AI

Aussie PM and more than 20 other leaders sign open letter ahead of the UN General Assembly in New York.

David Hollingworth • Tue, 22 Sep 2026
Quest Hotels data breach: Almost 2m impacted, almost 50k credit cards compromised

Quest Hotels data breach: Almost 2m impacted, almost 50k credit cards compromised

The hotel chain’s managing director has confirmed that the August data breach impacted 1.9 million customers: “I ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 22 Sep 2026
DigiCert targets AI agent trust with new identity platform

DigiCert targets AI agent trust with new identity platform

DigiCert has launched its AI Trust Manager, saying Aussie organisations need a “kill switch” to tackle rising AI ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 22 Sep 2026
Hacker drama! ShinyHunters hacks, extorts Cl0p cyber extortion group

Hacker drama! ShinyHunters hacks, extorts Cl0p cyber extortion group

A feud has broken into open cyber warfare on the dark web between two heavyweights in the cyber extortion ecosystem – ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 22 Sep 2026
Dragos acquires NetRise and runZero to expand xOT security

Dragos acquires NetRise and runZero to expand xOT security

Dragos has acquired NetRise and runZero as it expands its platform to provide visibility across connected devices, IT, ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 22 Sep 2026
Bank PINs, logins being stolen through new Android malware

Bank PINs, logins being stolen through new Android malware

A new Android-based malware has been discovered being deployed to steal PINs and bank details.

David Hollingworth • Tue, 22 Sep 2026
Australia’s Intergenerational Report 2026 outlines the country’s AI opportunities

Australia’s Intergenerational Report 2026 outlines the country’s AI opportunities

AI will bring “the biggest economic transformation of our lifetime”, Jim Chalmers has said as the government lays out ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 21 Sep 2026
Report: 44% of Australian cyber crime victims fail to report the incident

Report: 44% of Australian cyber crime victims fail to report the incident

Nearly half of Australians who have experienced cyber crime did not report it, with researchers warning that serious ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 21 Sep 2026
Exclusive: Aussie not-for-profit Thorndale Foundation investigating Qilin breach claims

Exclusive: Aussie not-for-profit Thorndale Foundation investigating Qilin breach claims

Hackers have targeted a local disability support organisation, with passports and confidentiality agreements already ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 21 Sep 2026
Hacked? Qantas investigating WhatsApp phishing reports

Hacked? Qantas investigating WhatsApp phishing reports

The Flying Kangaroo and a Sydney hotel warn customers not to share payment details following suspicious messages ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 21 Sep 2026