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ACSC warns of spyware targeting Uyghur, Taiwanese, and Tibetan groups

ACSC warns of spyware targeting Uyghur, Taiwanese, and Tibetan groups

Australian cyber agency joins global partners in warning of malicious cyber actors targeting smartphones and other ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 11 Apr 2025
OpenAI may be trialling watermarks on its AI images

OpenAI may be trialling watermarks on its AI images

OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, is trialing image watermarks for its GPT-4o image generation.

Daniel Croft Fri, 11 Apr 2025
Exclusive: University of Sydney confirms third-party data incident

Exclusive: University of Sydney confirms third-party data incident

A spokesperson has told Cyber Daily that no university data has been compromised after a hacking forum member claimed to ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 11 Apr 2025
Op-Ed: Before the agents take over – securing machine identities in the age of AI

Op-Ed: Before the agents take over – securing machine identities in the age of AI

We’ve reached a pivotal moment in the evolution of AI. The promise of what AI can deliver is immense but so too are the ...

Olly Stimpson, Senior Security Strategy Adviser ANZ at CyberArk Fri, 11 Apr 2025
Exclusive: Akira claims hack of Aussie engineering   design firm

Exclusive: Akira claims hack of Aussie engineering design firm

Ransomware gang lists Sydney-based Consonic on leak site following alleged theft of 28 gigabytes of ‘essential corporate ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 11 Apr 2025
SentinelOne responds to Trump threatening to revoke security clearance

SentinelOne responds to Trump threatening to revoke security clearance

SentinelOne remains committed to using its government-granted security clearance to fight against threats to national ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 10 Apr 2025
Trump targets former CISA chief for calling 2020 election ‘secure’

Trump targets former CISA chief for calling 2020 election ‘secure’

US President Donald Trump has targeted two former government officials with executive orders after they criticised him ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 10 Apr 2025
Exclusive: The Fullerton Hotels and Resorts confirms hack impacting The Fullerton Hotel Sydney

Exclusive: The Fullerton Hotels and Resorts confirms hack impacting The Fullerton Hotel Sydney

Passports and driver’s licences part of a 148-gigabyte data breach impacting luxury Sydney hotel.

David Hollingworth Thu, 10 Apr 2025
Research: Middle-aged women most likely to fall for retail scams

Research: Middle-aged women most likely to fall for retail scams

Women in NSW aged between 45 and 54 are the most vulnerable demographic, while social media is the most popular platform ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 10 Apr 2025
Breaking: 10k students impacted by new Western Sydney Uni data breach

Breaking: 10k students impacted by new Western Sydney Uni data breach

Western Sydney University (WSU) is currently investigating a cyber incident after it detected unauthorised access ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 10 Apr 2025
NASCAR suffers alleged cyber crash as hackers take the wheel

NASCAR suffers alleged cyber crash as hackers take the wheel

Threat actors have claimed an attack on major US racing institution NASCAR (the National Association for Stock Car Auto ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 09 Apr 2025
Telegram fined by Russian court after not removing anti-Russian government content

Telegram fined by Russian court after not removing anti-Russian government content

Social media platform Telegram is facing a fine from the Russian government after the nation said it failed to remove ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 09 Apr 2025
ShareRing begins social media age verification trial

ShareRing begins social media age verification trial

Digital identity firm to begin ‘rigorous testing’ of age verification technology with students in Darwin.

David Hollingworth Wed, 09 Apr 2025
Shield AI encourages Australia to ‘get on board and shape development’ of Hivemind systems

Shield AI encourages Australia to ‘get on board and shape development’ of Hivemind systems

Deep-tech defence company Shield AI has encouraged the Australian government to get involved early to reap the most ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 09 Apr 2025
Op-Ed: April Patch Tuesday – Microsoft announces 121 vulnerabilities

Op-Ed: April Patch Tuesday – Microsoft announces 121 vulnerabilities

Microsoft is addressing 121 vulnerabilities this April 2025 Patch Tuesday, which is more than twice as many as last ...

Adam Barnett, Rapid7’s Lead Software Engineer Wed, 09 Apr 2025
Australian man sentenced over developing and selling child exploitation-themed video game

Australian man sentenced over developing and selling child exploitation-themed video game

In addition to an 11-year jail sentence, the Victorian man has been ordered to pay more than $850,000 to the ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 09 Apr 2025
Report: ‘Cyber warfare is top of mind for Australians’

Report: ‘Cyber warfare is top of mind for Australians’

Artificial intelligence and geopolitical unrest are driving a surge in nation-state threats to Australian organisations

David Hollingworth Wed, 09 Apr 2025
AUCyber says Australian federal election could be plagued by AI

AUCyber says Australian federal election could be plagued by AI

The upcoming Australian federal election is set to be influenced by the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI), ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 09 Apr 2025
Cbus and Media Super flag major ‘spike in log-in attempts’ as other funds face hack aftermath

Cbus and Media Super flag major ‘spike in log-in attempts’ as other funds face hack aftermath

Major Australian super fund Cbus Super and its partner fund Media Super have reported a suspiciously large number of ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 08 Apr 2025
Pen-testing report: 3 root causes responsible for 90% of findings

Pen-testing report: 3 root causes responsible for 90% of findings

CyberCX’s 2025 Hack Report reveals the most commonly exploited vulnerabilities and how AI is reshaping both sides of the ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 08 Apr 2025