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Meta under fire for scraping Australian data for AI development without opt-out option

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, ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 11 Sep 2024
ColorTokens announces acquisition of PureID

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 ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 11 Sep 2024
93m bad web requests blocked by Nine during 2024 Olympics

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 ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 11 Sep 2024
The industry and academics speak: Is banning kids from social media a workable solution?

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 ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 11 Sep 2024
Patch Tuesday round-up, September 2024

Patch Tuesday round-up, September 2024

Rapid7’s lead software engineer, Adam Barnett, catches us up with the latest vulnerabilities patched by Microsoft, and ...

Adam Barnett, Lead Software Engineer at Rapid7 Wed, 11 Sep 2024
Op-Ed: With social media, you can’t fence the ocean

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, ...

Jacqueline Jayne, independent cyber security expert and online safety specialist Wed, 11 Sep 2024
Transport for London staff face limited system access following cyber attack

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 ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 10 Sep 2024
Exclusive: RansomHub claims Aussie fundraising outfit as alleged victim

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 ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 10 Sep 2024
The politicians speak: Should we ban kids under 16 from using social media?

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 ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 10 Sep 2024
Rapid7 says 6 vulnerabilities found within Veeam Backup and Replication

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 ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 10 Sep 2024
Report: Cyber security to remain a priority for ANZ CIOs in 2025

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 ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 10 Sep 2024
Albanese backs 16 as his preferred social media age limit

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 ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 10 Sep 2024
Protecta Australia allegedly hacked, database listed for sale

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 ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 09 Sep 2024
Telcos, banks, and social media platforms could face $50m fines under new Scam Code Act

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 ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 09 Sep 2024
Avis car rental suffers cyber attack affecting customer data

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 ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 09 Sep 2024
Pair allegedly behind cyber crime forum officially indicted

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 ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 09 Sep 2024
Telegram founder vows to tackle ‘illicit activities’ following French arrest

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.

David Hollingworth Mon, 09 Sep 2024
Baidam and Infoblox team up to take down scam websites

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 ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 06 Sep 2024
The ASD’s ACSC and other security agencies warn of active Russian military hackers

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 ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 06 Sep 2024
Disabled passengers impacted by London transport cyber attack

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 ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 06 Sep 2024