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Don’t trust scams claiming they can get you a refund from the homestay operator.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 20 Dec 2023
Almost 36m affected in Xfinity data breach
Comcast subsidiary Xfinity has begun informing its customers of a cyber incident that resulted in customer data being ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 20 Dec 2023
AFP reveals its role in global ALPHV takedown
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has revealed that it played a role in the international operation that took down the ...
Charles Sturt University receives $500k grant for driverless car research
Australian researchers receive grant as part of a global research effort into object detection and avoidance.
ALPHV takes the gloves off as FBI confirms responsibility for leak site outage
The infamous ALPHV hacking group has all but declared war after a disruption campaign took out its dark web leak site ...
Home Affairs Minister could get more cyber security powers under proposed legislation
The federal government has released a consultation paper on a range of amendments to Australia’s cyber security laws
Mr. Cooper cyber attack exposes data of almost 15m
US-based mortgage broker Mr. Cooper has revealed that a cyber attack on its network has resulted in the data of almost ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 19 Dec 2023
OpenAI combats risks of superintelligent AI with new framework
In an effort to curb the dangers presented by powerful and potentially threatening artificial intelligence (AI), ChatGPT ...
Snikt! Rhysida dumps more than a terabyte of Insomniac Games’ internal data
The Rhysida ransomware gang publishes 98 per cent of leaked data minutes after the ransom deadline passes – Wolverine ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 19 Dec 2023
Rapid7 announces reseller Duo as New Zealand distributor
Sektor’s Duo gets the nod as cyber security spending is tipped to increase in 2024.
Iran investigates attack on fuel network as Israeli group claims responsibility
A cyber attack has disrupted the operations of petrol stations across Iran, with the nation’s government pointing the ...
ACSC, CISA, and FBI release joint alert over Play ransomware gang
Australian and US authorities break down how the Play operation works, from tools to tactics.
Sat One deploys first low-Earth orbit broadband service in southern hemisphere
Australian company Sat One partners with Eutelsat OneWeb and Hitachi on an orbital connectivity project.
Aus government’s smart device labelling scheme will cost under $5m annually
The government has determined that the smart device labelling scheme it suggested last month would cost under $5 million ...
Daniel Croft • Mon, 18 Dec 2023
Report: Massive Chinese disinformation campaign uncovered on YouTube
Australian researchers find dozens of channels using AI-generated audio and stock images to sway public opinion.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 18 Dec 2023
MongoDB launches investigation into cyber attack that exposed customer data
Database management program MongoDB has announced that it has detected a cyber attack that resulted in its corporate ...
Threat group threatens to spill the beans after claiming Kraft Heinz breach
A Russia-based ransomware group has claimed to have breached the systems and stolen data belonging to US food giant ...
Sydney man arrested over massive SMS phishing operation
The alleged perpetrator was responsible for sending more than 17 million texts from a high-tech SIM farm.
Suspected money man for Hive ransomware gang arrested
The alleged money launderer was found to have over €500,000 in crypto on his phone.
ATech rolls out Airservices Australia’s new Aeronautical Data Originator Portal
The new system is designed to help manage the 11 per cent of airspace managed by Airservices Australia.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 15 Dec 2023