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Twisted Firestarter! Aussie, US, UK cyber agencies warn of Cisco malware campaign

Twisted Firestarter! Aussie, US, UK cyber agencies warn of Cisco malware campaign

Firestarter backdoor found targeting Cisco Firepower and Secure Firewall devices despite upgrades.

David Hollingworth Tue, 28 Apr 2026
Generation Life informs customers of ‘cyber incident’ as owner shares incident with ASX

Generation Life informs customers of ‘cyber incident’ as owner shares incident with ASX

Australian investment firm Generation Life says there is no evidence of any unauthorised transaction, but is ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 28 Apr 2026
CBA launches new scam-finding AI agent

CBA launches new scam-finding AI agent

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has launched a new agentic AI system designed to identify scams and cases of ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 24 Apr 2026
Australian Army research paper advocates for Australian national cyber reserve force, volunteer cyber organisations

Australian Army research paper advocates for Australian national cyber reserve force, volunteer cyber organisations

A newly published Australian Army Research Centre paper has highlighted the need for Australia to establish an ...

Robert Dougherty Fri, 24 Apr 2026
ANZ appoints its first chief AI officer

ANZ appoints its first chief AI officer

Major Australian bank ANZ has appointed its first chief AI officer as it looks to join the ranks of banks globally ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 24 Apr 2026
AI adoption highest for finance and property SMEs, says NAB

AI adoption highest for finance and property SMEs, says NAB

AI uptake varies across the workplace, with the property services and finance and insurance sectors being the highest ...

Carlos Tse Thu, 23 Apr 2026
Westpac appoints chief AI innovation officer as part of technology push

Westpac appoints chief AI innovation officer as part of technology push

Australian big four bank Westpac has announced the appointment of a chief AI innovation officer, with the new role ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 24 Apr 2026
ADF strengthens skills as Cyber Command marks 2 years of operation

ADF strengthens skills as Cyber Command marks 2 years of operation

The Australian Defence Force has continued efforts to strengthen its response and readiness in changing information ...

Bethany Alvaro Fri, 24 Apr 2026
Sri Lankan government hack sees $3.7m destined for Australia stolen

Sri Lankan government hack sees $3.7m destined for Australia stolen

The Sri Lankan government has confirmed that a cyber attack on its finance ministry has led to several million dollars ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 24 Apr 2026
CrowdStrike extends cloud threat detection to Google Cloud

CrowdStrike extends cloud threat detection to Google Cloud

Falcon platform update answers real-time response and sovereignty demands across multi-cloud environments.

David Hollingworth Thu, 23 Apr 2026
Outsiders are already accessing Anthropic’s new AI model, but is Claude Mythos really that powerful?

Outsiders are already accessing Anthropic’s new AI model, but is Claude Mythos really that powerful?

Anthropic’s vulnerability-hunting AI wunderkind may have already been compromised, but one security expert has serious ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 23 Apr 2026
Hey big spender! Microsoft to invest $25bn in Australian AI infrastructure

Hey big spender! Microsoft to invest $25bn in Australian AI infrastructure

Microsoft boss Satya Nadella joins Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to announce the company’s “largest investment in ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 23 Apr 2026
Genetec marks Sydney milestone with visit by high commissioner of Canada to Australia

Genetec marks Sydney milestone with visit by high commissioner of Canada to Australia

Canadian physical security vendor Genetec celebrates the second anniversary of its Sydney Experience Centre with a ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 23 Apr 2026
Rental platform under fire for collecting excessive personal data

Rental platform under fire for collecting excessive personal data

A rental platform has been found to have over-collected renter data through coercive design tactics that exploited power ...

Emilie Lauer Thu, 23 Apr 2026
Exclusive: SA genealogical research firm confirms cyber incident following SafePay ransom claims

Exclusive: SA genealogical research firm confirms cyber incident following SafePay ransom claims

Threat actors have claimed to have hacked a South Australia-based genealogy non-profit, allegedly having stolen and ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 23 Apr 2026
Q A: Quantum cryptography will be a ‘Y2K times 10 problem’, says DigiCert CEO

Q A: Quantum cryptography will be a ‘Y2K times 10 problem’, says DigiCert CEO

Cyber Daily recently sat down with DigiCert’s CEO, Amit Sinha, about AI agents, trust, and the looming impact of quantum ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 22 Apr 2026
PentenAmio announces acquisition of Armour Communications

PentenAmio announces acquisition of Armour Communications

Secure communications, artificial intelligence and cyber company PentenAmio has announced the acquisition of Armour ...

Robert Dougherty Wed, 22 Apr 2026
Exclusive: Aussie passports compromised in alleged Favelle Favco data breach

Exclusive: Aussie passports compromised in alleged Favelle Favco data breach

Employee identity documents and Melbourne crane collapse data were posted to the dark web by SafePay ransomware gang.

David Hollingworth Wed, 22 Apr 2026
Cutting edge: Anthropic’s Claude Mythos preview is a ‘double-edged sword’, expert says

Cutting edge: Anthropic’s Claude Mythos preview is a ‘double-edged sword’, expert says

Frontier models focused on cyber security and vulnerability hunting are a boon to network defenders – but the race ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 22 Apr 2026
Treasury staffer charged for NSW government data breach

Treasury staffer charged for NSW government data breach

The NSW government declared a significant data breach over the weekend, which it says involved alleged data transfer by ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 21 Apr 2026