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Palo Alto Networks has issued an apology after the company came under fire for dressing its event hostesses in branded ...
Daniel Croft • Fri, 16 Aug 2024
Report: AI-powered cyber threats on the rise across critical sectors
Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 has released concerning statistics that point to a sharp increase in exposures in the ...
David Hollingworth • Thu, 15 Aug 2024
US Army analyst charged with leaking national security data to China, pleads guilty
A US Army intelligence analyst charged with selling national security information to China has pleaded guilty.
Daniel Croft • Thu, 15 Aug 2024
xAI’s GenAI platform Grok gets image generation – very, very, unfiltered image generation
Elon Musk’s latest move in the generative AI space is raising eyebrows, with AI images of Disney characters killing each ...
Rhysida claims ransomware attack on The Washington Times
The Rhysida ransomware gang has listed major conservative US media outlet on the dark web, claiming to have “exclusive ...
Electronic Frontiers Australia questions government’s Trust Exchange program
EFA boss says new digital ID system would make Australia “the mother of all honeypots”.
Anonymous claims takedown of darknet child sexual abuse material sharing site
A darknet child sexual abuse material image-sharing service has been allegedly hacked by Anonymous.
Patch Tuesday round-up, August 2024
Rapid7’s lead software engineer, Adam Barnett, talks about the latest vulnerabilities patched by Microsoft, with several ...
Adam Barnett, Lead Software Engineer at Rapid7 • Wed, 14 Aug 2024
Harris and Trump campaigns targeted by hackers as Iran ramps up election interference
The FBI is looking into both attacks on the Democrat and Republican hopefuls, while Iran doubles down on cyber influence ...
David Hollingworth • Wed, 14 Aug 2024
Paris Olympics attracted over 140 cyber attacks, says France
Like the rest of the world, threat actors set eyes on Paris during its 2024 Olympic Games, with French cyber authorities ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 14 Aug 2024
An Australian study could reveal a new way to detect extremist content online
A researcher at Charles Darwin University has said his research into statements by extremist leaders has uncovered ...
Ransom Cartel, Reveton leader arrested, extradited to the US to face charges
The leader of the Ransom Cartel and Reveton ransomware operations has been arrested and extradited to the US.
2 Russian nationals arrested in the US for running cyber crime forum
Pavel Kublitskii and Alexandr Khodyrev were arrested and charged last week for their alleged role as administrators on a ...
Exclusive: RansomHub continues ANZ tear with Kiwi interior design firm
The ransomware gang has claimed another Antipodean scalp; this time, an interior design store, Allium Interiors.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 13 Aug 2024
US authorities dismantle Dispossessor ransomware gang
The FBI and US DOJ announce a successful takedown of global infrastructure belonging to a ransomware gang you may never ...
Musk says X suffered ‘massive DDoS attack’ during Trump interview
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed that his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) suffered a major DDoS attack that ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 13 Aug 2024
Delta Air Lines to pursue damages claims against Microsoft and CrowdStrike
After both CrowdStrike and Microsoft suggested that Delta’s problems were Delta’s fault, the airline has vowed to get ...
Australia to get world-leading digital ID Trust Exchange by end of year
Government Services Minister Bill Shorten will make the announcement today (13 August) during an address to the National ...
Largest Aussie gold producer impacted by ransomware attack
Australia’s largest producer of gold has revealed that its IT systems were affected by a ransomware attack last week
Report: Australian cyber security industry ‘not fit for purpose’
According to a new report from StickmanCyber, the local industry is “too small, too male, and is propped up by overseas ...