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13cabs may have suffered a major data breach

13cabs may have suffered a major data breach

Major Australian cab service 13cabs has published a notice detailing a potential cyber attack after it discovered ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 01 Apr 2025
Data uploads to generative AI apps surge thirtyfold in just 1 year

Data uploads to generative AI apps surge thirtyfold in just 1 year

Source code, passwords, and intellectual property are all finding their way into GenAI, fuelling a growing risk of data ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 01 Apr 2025
Exclusive: Royal Mail suffers alleged data breach as threat actor claims 144GB stolen

Exclusive: Royal Mail suffers alleged data breach as threat actor claims 144GB stolen

A threat actor has claimed a data breach of the British Royal Mail, the UK’s national postal service.

Daniel Croft Tue, 01 Apr 2025
Exclusive: Contractor Brighton Australia listed on SafePay’s ransomware leak site

Exclusive: Contractor Brighton Australia listed on SafePay’s ransomware leak site

Hackers claim to have stolen more than 160 gigabytes of data from a Sydney-based construction contractor.

David Hollingworth Mon, 31 Mar 2025
Musk buys own company as xAI acquires X

Musk buys own company as xAI acquires X

Elon Musk’s AI firm, xAI has purchased Musk’s social media giant, X (formerly Twitter).

Daniel Croft Mon, 31 Mar 2025
Op-Ed: Paving a pathway to better Australian cyber security preparedness

Op-Ed: Paving a pathway to better Australian cyber security preparedness

Australia’s goal of seeding a zero-trust culture across all organisations can be significantly achieved by focusing on ...

Pieter Danhieux, co-founder and CEO of Secure Code Warrior Mon, 31 Mar 2025
Combating Australia’s cyber crime

Combating Australia’s cyber crime

As cyber crime escalates in scale and sophistication, organisations must remain hyper-vigilant of emerging cyber threats ...

Liam Garman Fri, 28 Mar 2025
Q A: Understanding ‘Signalgate’ with Penten’s Matthew Wilson

Q A: Understanding ‘Signalgate’ with Penten’s Matthew Wilson

While politicians and commentators alike question just how a journalist was added to a confidential military planning ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 28 Mar 2025
The industry speaks: World Backup Day 2025

The industry speaks: World Backup Day 2025

Backups are an essential part of keeping your data secure, but many Australians would still prefer to do almost anything ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 28 Mar 2025
StreamElements confirms third-party data breach

StreamElements confirms third-party data breach

Following threat actors posting samples online, popular cloud-based streaming platform StreamElements has confirmed that ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 27 Mar 2025
Exclusive: Australian medical device company Compumedics listed on ransomware leak site

Exclusive: Australian medical device company Compumedics listed on ransomware leak site

Ransomware newcomer VanHelsing claims successful breach of a Victoria-based manufacturer of diagnostic equipment.

David Hollingworth Thu, 27 Mar 2025
Papua New Guinea disables Facebook to curb disinformation

Papua New Guinea disables Facebook to curb disinformation

In an attempt to mitigate misinformation, disinformation, hate speech and porn, Papua New Guinea has blocked local ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 27 Mar 2025
NSW Police investigating ‘significant’ Department of Communities and Justice data breach

NSW Police investigating ‘significant’ Department of Communities and Justice data breach

Police warn that around 9,000 “sensitive court files” have been accessed, including AVOs and court affidavits.

David Hollingworth Thu, 27 Mar 2025
Sydney Tools exposes 34m customer records after leaving database unprotected

Sydney Tools exposes 34m customer records after leaving database unprotected

Major Australian hardware and DIY supply store Sydney Tools has exposed the data of its employees and customers after it ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 26 Mar 2025
Signal defends its security as Trump administration suffers Yemen leak fallout

Signal defends its security as Trump administration suffers Yemen leak fallout

The president of secure messaging app Signal has defended the security of the service following the Trump administration ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 26 Mar 2025
Active exploitation of DrayTek router vulnerabilities underway in the wild

Active exploitation of DrayTek router vulnerabilities underway in the wild

As DrayTek routers around the world randomly reboot for no apparent reason, security researchers have spotted hackers ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 26 Mar 2025
ACSC shares critical alert regarding vulnerabilities in Kubernetes Ingress-NGINX Controller

ACSC shares critical alert regarding vulnerabilities in Kubernetes Ingress-NGINX Controller

The Australian Cyber Security Centre recommends users of Ingress-NGINX Controller to act now regarding flaws that could ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 26 Mar 2025
Meta users flock to X following another Facebook, Instagram outage

Meta users flock to X following another Facebook, Instagram outage

Yet another Facebook and Instagram outage has pushed users of Meta’s suite of social media platforms to rival X ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 26 Mar 2025
The industry responds to budget 2025: Small businesses need more support

The industry responds to budget 2025: Small businesses need more support

The Labor government’s 2025 budget was an exercise in electioneering, with little offered to support businesses getting ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 26 Mar 2025
Federal Budget 2025: Cyber security loses out in pre-election budget

Federal Budget 2025: Cyber security loses out in pre-election budget

While previous Federal Budgets have had varying levels of focus on boosting Australia’s cyber security, the 2025 budget ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 25 Mar 2025