Cyber Daily News
Meta under fire for scraping Australian data for AI development without opt-out option
Facebook parent company Meta has revealed that it scrapes the photos and data of its Australian users to train its AI, ...
ColorTokens announces acquisition of PureID
PureID’s identity and access management skills will be used to boost ColorToken’s Xshield platform and help minimise the ...
93m bad web requests blocked by Nine during 2024 Olympics
Nine Entertainment, the media organisation that recently broadcast the 2024 Paris Olympics, blocked as many as 96 ...
The industry and academics speak: Is banning kids from social media a workable solution?
Cyber security professionals, privacy experts, and academics speak out on the Australian government’s proposed ban on ...
Patch Tuesday round-up, September 2024
Rapid7’s lead software engineer, Adam Barnett, catches us up with the latest vulnerabilities patched by Microsoft, and ...
Op-Ed: With social media, you can’t fence the ocean
Labor’s proposed age-based social media bans will simply not work – and as a parent and professional in the space, ...
Transport for London staff face limited system access following cyber attack
Last week’s Transport for London (TfL) cyber attack continues to develop as staff now have limited access to the ...
Exclusive: RansomHub claims Aussie fundraising outfit as alleged victim
The ransomware gang claims to have stolen 79 gigabytes of data from BSG Australia, a supplier of bingo and related ...
The politicians speak: Should we ban kids under 16 from using social media?
As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his government back an age-based ban on children accessing social media, here’s ...
Rapid7 says 6 vulnerabilities found within Veeam Backup and Replication
Cyber security firm Rapid7 has advised users of recovery software provider Veeam that some of the company’s products ...
Report: Cyber security to remain a priority for ANZ CIOs in 2025
A new Gartner survey has revealed the top technology investment trends for the coming year, with 88 per cent of chief ...
Albanese backs 16 as his preferred social media age limit
The Australian government will be presented with legislation proposing an age limit on access to social media and “other ...
Protecta Australia allegedly hacked, database listed for sale
A threat actor has claimed to have exfiltrated a customer database from Australian flooring and service protection ...
Telcos, banks, and social media platforms could face $50m fines under new Scam Code Act
Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has done the media rounds selling the government’s tough new stance on fighting ...
Avis car rental suffers cyber attack affecting customer data
Car rental organisation Avis has begun informing its customers that threat actors successfully launched a cyber attack ...
Pair allegedly behind cyber crime forum officially indicted
Pavel Kublitskii and Alexandr Khodyrev have been charged with conspiracy to commit access device fraud and conspiracy to ...
Telegram founder vows to tackle ‘illicit activities’ following French arrest
Pavel Durov acknowledges criminal elements on Telegram and announces changes to moderation on the platform.
Baidam and Infoblox team up to take down scam websites
The Australian Indigenous cyber company joins cyber security firm Infoblox to create an “Australian-first” anti-scam ...
The ASD’s ACSC and other security agencies warn of active Russian military hackers
According to a joint advisory released by CISA, the ASD, and 14 other agencies, Russian hackers are targeting ...
Disabled passengers impacted by London transport cyber attack
The cyber attack on London’s transport system earlier this month has begun to affect services, with disabled passengers ...