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Ransomware gang 8Base members arrested, darknet site seized

Ransomware gang 8Base members arrested, darknet site seized

A global law enforcement operation has disrupted the operations of a prolific cyber crime group.

David Hollingworth Tue, 11 Feb 2025
Altman says ‘no thank you’ to Musk-led OpenAI buyout bid

Altman says ‘no thank you’ to Musk-led OpenAI buyout bid

Elon Musk and a consortium of investors have offered to buy out ChatGPT-maker for US$97 billion.

David Hollingworth Tue, 11 Feb 2025
Altman inspired by DeepSeek, says AI development costs will drop

Altman inspired by DeepSeek, says AI development costs will drop

OpenAI has promised that the cost of developing new AI models will drop after being seemingly inspired by its new ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 11 Feb 2025
HPE notifies employees of 2023 cyber attack

HPE notifies employees of 2023 cyber attack

The business division of PC maker Hewlett Packard is currently informing staff affected by a cyber attack in 2023 that ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 10 Feb 2025
Fortinet opens brand new Australian headquarters

Fortinet opens brand new Australian headquarters

Cyber security firm Fortinet’s new North Sydney-based Innovation Hub is the first of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region

David Hollingworth Mon, 10 Feb 2025
CommBank and Telstra extend partnership with new Fraud Indicator tech

CommBank and Telstra extend partnership with new Fraud Indicator tech

The big four bank and the Aussie telco boost anti-scam and fraud-fighting collaboration to detect fraudulently opened ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 10 Feb 2025
SA government announces DeepSeek ban

SA government announces DeepSeek ban

Following closely behind the federal government, the South Australian government has announced a ban on DeepSeek in ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 10 Feb 2025
‘Operational issue’, not a hack, responsible for PlayStation outage

‘Operational issue’, not a hack, responsible for PlayStation outage

Sony offers angry gamers five days of free PlayStation Plus membership after a 24-hour PSN outage.

David Hollingworth Mon, 10 Feb 2025
The industry speaks: Safer Internet Day 2025

The industry speaks: Safer Internet Day 2025

The theme of this year’s Safer Internet Day is “Together, for a better internet”, and whether you’re a business ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 10 Feb 2025
Spanish authorities arrest prolific hacker

Spanish authorities arrest prolific hacker

Law enforcement catches up with the threat actor known as Natohub, the alleged hacker behind attacks on the US military, ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 07 Feb 2025
Western Sydney-based Heart Centre falls victim to alleged ransomware attack

Western Sydney-based Heart Centre falls victim to alleged ransomware attack

The DragonForce ransomware gang claims the hack and has published more than five gigabytes of backup files online.

David Hollingworth Fri, 07 Feb 2025
The industry speaks: Aussie government DeepSeek ban

The industry speaks: Aussie government DeepSeek ban

The Australian federal government has joined a slew of other jurisdictions in banning the hot new Chinese AI chatbot

David Hollingworth Fri, 07 Feb 2025
Exclusive: BianLian ransomware group claims hack of Sydney-based Hall Chadwick

Exclusive: BianLian ransomware group claims hack of Sydney-based Hall Chadwick

Hackers claim to have stolen 700 gigabytes of data from the accounting firm, including personal data and financial ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 07 Feb 2025
CISA employees offered chance to resign as part of Trump’s ‘Fork in the Road’ program

CISA employees offered chance to resign as part of Trump’s ‘Fork in the Road’ program

Workers with the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have been included in the Trump administration’s ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 06 Feb 2025
North Korean hackers caught targeting businesses on LinkedIn

North Korean hackers caught targeting businesses on LinkedIn

Hackers linked to the Lazarus Group have been attempting to harvest confidential information from victims via fake ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 06 Feb 2025
Interview: Christiaan Beek – ransomware is ‘like running a business’

Interview: Christiaan Beek – ransomware is ‘like running a business’

We catch up with Rapid7’s senior director of threat analytics to talk about ransomware trends, how gangs really work, ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 05 Feb 2025
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