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RBA, Home Affairs sign MOU to bolster SOCI

RBA, Home Affairs sign MOU to bolster SOCI

The first memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the security of critical infrastructure (SOCI) has been signed by the ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 13 Nov 2024
Can Australia’s social media ban protect young children? Or is it a mistake in the making?

Can Australia’s social media ban protect young children? Or is it a mistake in the making?

While some are for it, others feel it may do more harm than good – and that’s assuming it’s even practicable in the ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 13 Nov 2024
November Patch Tuesday reveals 90 vulnerabilities

November Patch Tuesday reveals 90 vulnerabilities

Vulnerabilities revealed in Windows Task Scheduler, Active Directory Certificate Services, and Exchange.

Adam Barnett, Lead Software Engineer, Rapid7 Wed, 13 Nov 2024
Exclusive: Followmont Transport confirms ‘unauthorised access to our systems’

Exclusive: Followmont Transport confirms ‘unauthorised access to our systems’

Ransomware gang Akira claims breach of Queensland-based transport company, saying it has employee IDs and financial data

David Hollingworth Wed, 13 Nov 2024
Australian Cyber Awards opens submissions for 2025

Australian Cyber Awards opens submissions for 2025

Nominations and submissions are now open for the annual Australian Cyber Awards 2025.

David Hollingworth Tue, 12 Nov 2024
Nearly 40% of Aussie kids aged between 16 and 18 use ChatGPT

Nearly 40% of Aussie kids aged between 16 and 18 use ChatGPT

Australian children as young as seven access OpenAI’s chatbot despite the company saying its app “is not meant for ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 12 Nov 2024
MOVEit vulnerability sees Amazon, McDonald’s, HSBC, and more employee data leaked

MOVEit vulnerability sees Amazon, McDonald’s, HSBC, and more employee data leaked

A threat actor has leaked the data of a number of major companies online that are believed to have been hit in the ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 12 Nov 2024
US oilfield service provider disrupted by ransomware attack

US oilfield service provider disrupted by ransomware attack

A major Texas-based oilfield supplier has suffered disruptions after it was hit by a ransomware attack.

Daniel Croft Mon, 11 Nov 2024
Threat actor says ‘thousands’ of Call of Duty players banned after abusing anti-cheat flaw

Threat actor says ‘thousands’ of Call of Duty players banned after abusing anti-cheat flaw

A threat actor has claimed to have banned thousands of Call of Duty players through a flaw in the game’s anti-cheat ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 11 Nov 2024
Exclusive: Anti-Israel hacker claims hack on Ministry of National Security, posts settler IDs online

Exclusive: Anti-Israel hacker claims hack on Ministry of National Security, posts settler IDs online

Threat actor Radwan Cyber Pal has published firearms licence documents and photo IDs on Telegram belonging to 5,000 ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 11 Nov 2024
How the new cyber laws will impact businesses

How the new cyber laws will impact businesses

Cyber Security Minister Tony Burke recently proposed new legislation that would result in the country’s first standalone ...

Kace O'Neill Mon, 11 Nov 2024
7% of ANZ banking code over last 6 months is AI-generated

7% of ANZ banking code over last 6 months is AI-generated

ANZ banking has revealed that over 7 per cent of the code it has written over the last six months has been AI-generated

Daniel Croft Mon, 11 Nov 2024
New Zealand is one of the least cyber-prepared countries in the world

New Zealand is one of the least cyber-prepared countries in the world

A new report rates countries on their level of cyber preparedness, with Australia ranking 30th, and Sweden taking the ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 11 Nov 2024
AUSCERT’s 2025 cyber security predictions

AUSCERT’s 2025 cyber security predictions

Australia’s venerable cyber emergency response team predicts phishing fights, increased collaboration, even more spam, ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 11 Nov 2024
Washington courts face outages following ‘unauthorised activity’

Washington courts face outages following ‘unauthorised activity’

The Washington courts in the US are suffering outages after detecting suspicious unauthorised activity on their network

Daniel Croft Fri, 08 Nov 2024
Nokia confirms data breach, third party suffers cyber attack

Nokia confirms data breach, third party suffers cyber attack

Nokia has confirmed a data breach after one of its third-party providers was breached by notorious threat actor ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 08 Nov 2024
Man charged for alleged $2m BEC scam on Sydney hospital

Man charged for alleged $2m BEC scam on Sydney hospital

A business email compromise (BEC) scam that cost a Sydney hospital $2 million has led to the man behind it being charged

Daniel Croft Fri, 08 Nov 2024
Albanese announces social media ban for under-16s

Albanese announces social media ban for under-16s

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a “world-leading” ban on social media for teenagers under 16 ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 07 Nov 2024
South Korean Defense Ministry hit by DDoS

South Korean Defense Ministry hit by DDoS

The South Korean Defense Ministry has disclosed a cyber attack on its website, causing outages.

Daniel Croft Thu, 07 Nov 2024
Government calls for all SME cyber attacks to be reported

Government calls for all SME cyber attacks to be reported

Small businesses shouldn’t be ashamed to seek cyber support after falling victim to an attack, Minister for Small ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 07 Nov 2024