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Claroty contends CISA claims of Chinese backdoor in patient monitoring devices

Claroty contends CISA claims of Chinese backdoor in patient monitoring devices

Cyber security researchers say that the security alerts concerning Contec CMS8000 devices – which are used in Australia ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 05 Feb 2025
Australian victims of online dating scams lose almost $12k on average

Australian victims of online dating scams lose almost $12k on average

More than 40 per cent of Australians who use online dating apps have been targeted by scammers, with romance scams being ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 05 Feb 2025
Federal government bans DeepSeek AI from all government devices

Federal government bans DeepSeek AI from all government devices

Security concerns were cited over the popular new chatbot’s ban, but Chinese control of the app was not the issue.

David Hollingworth Wed, 05 Feb 2025
Musk and DOGE’s ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury systems could be a data breach

Musk and DOGE’s ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury systems could be a data breach

A US senator has questioned giving representatives of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “full ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 04 Feb 2025
NSW government department bans DeepSeek

NSW government department bans DeepSeek

DeepSeek AI has been blocked by an NSW government department, marking Australia’s first steps towards restricting or ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 04 Feb 2025
5G Networks now officially in control of AUCyber’s future

5G Networks now officially in control of AUCyber’s future

5GN executives take up board positions as the company acquires 50.71 per cent of embattled cyber security firm.

David Hollingworth Tue, 04 Feb 2025
 Op-Ed: Reimagining cyber security in 2025

Op-Ed: Reimagining cyber security in 2025

How is AI revolutionising the fight against advanced threats?

Chris Fisher, Vectra AI’s Regional Director for Australia and New Zealand Tue, 04 Feb 2025
Aus3C, CSIRO, and the federal government call on businesses to help shape Australia’s cyber readiness

Aus3C, CSIRO, and the federal government call on businesses to help shape Australia’s cyber readiness

Australian businesses have been called upon to participate in a consultation process that will shape the nation’s ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 04 Feb 2025
Taiwan bans DeepSeek for government use

Taiwan bans DeepSeek for government use

In light of security and data collection risks, Taiwan has announced a ban on the use of Chinese AI DeepSeek in ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 04 Feb 2025
APAC quantum security lead to discuss the future of cyber security at upcoming summit

APAC quantum security lead to discuss the future of cyber security at upcoming summit

Cyber professionals will be shown how the latest advancements in cyber security will impact the wider industry as Alexey ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 04 Feb 2025
The University of Notre Dame Australia confirms cyber incident

The University of Notre Dame Australia confirms cyber incident

The Australian Cyber Security Centre is assisting the university’s Western Australia campus in its investigation of the ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 04 Feb 2025
CyberCX recommends DeepSeek’s use be restricted for government, critical infrastructure

CyberCX recommends DeepSeek’s use be restricted for government, critical infrastructure

Australian cyber security firm CyberCX has recommended that the government and organisations restrict access to DeepSeek

Daniel Croft Tue, 04 Feb 2025
Exclusive: IntelBroker claims third data leak of Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Exclusive: IntelBroker claims third data leak of Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Only days after announcing retirement, infamous leaker and threat actor IntelBroker has announced a third breach of ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 03 Feb 2025
Warning: Email scammers impersonating the Australian Cyber Security Centre

Warning: Email scammers impersonating the Australian Cyber Security Centre

The ASD’s ACSC has issued an alert warning Australians to be aware of scam emails and calls pretending to be from the ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 03 Feb 2025
Aussie government targets Terrorgram online network with sanctions

Aussie government targets Terrorgram online network with sanctions

The sanctioning of a prominent Telegram-based white supremacist network is the first time an Australian government has ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 03 Feb 2025
DeepSeek exposes 2 databases containing 1m records

DeepSeek exposes 2 databases containing 1m records

The Chinese-made AI company disrupting the market, DeepSeek, has leaked a million chat records after leaving two ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 03 Feb 2025
Inside the North Korean Lazarus Group’s global data exfiltration operation

Inside the North Korean Lazarus Group’s global data exfiltration operation

North Korean hackers targeted victims all over the world – including Australia – with malware-infected software to steal ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 03 Feb 2025
WhatsApp users targeted by alleged zero-click attack by spyware-maker Paragon

WhatsApp users targeted by alleged zero-click attack by spyware-maker Paragon

Meta’s secure chat platform sent a cease and desist letter to the Israeli firm last week, claiming attacks on ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 03 Feb 2025
Exclusive: ARDEX Australia cyber attack claimed by Medusa ransomware

Exclusive: ARDEX Australia cyber attack claimed by Medusa ransomware

The Medusa ransomware gang has claimed a cyber attack on an Australian tiling, flooring and waterproofing company.

Daniel Croft Fri, 31 Jan 2025
DeepSeek allegedly used banned chips, says Scale AI CEO

DeepSeek allegedly used banned chips, says Scale AI CEO

DeepSeek has been accused of using chipsets banned for the Chinese market to train its latest AI models, despite ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 31 Jan 2025