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Exclusive: Australian equipment hire firm allegedly breached by DragonForce

Exclusive: Australian equipment hire firm allegedly breached by DragonForce

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on an Australian industry equipment provider, saying they have exfiltrated ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 14 Jul 2026
51% of banks boosting productivity with pilot AI

51% of banks boosting productivity with pilot AI

Over half of all US banking giants are increasingly using agentic AI to boost productivity.

Daniel Croft Tue, 14 Jul 2026
The industry speaks – part 1: AI Appreciation Day 2026

The industry speaks – part 1: AI Appreciation Day 2026

Recognition, responsibility, and relationship are the three core ideas of AI Appreciation Day on 16 July. Here’s what ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 14 Jul 2026
Submissions and nominations are now open for the Australian AI Awards 2026

Submissions and nominations are now open for the Australian AI Awards 2026

Australia’s search for the country’s most outstanding AI innovators has officially begun.

Staff Writer Tue, 14 Jul 2026
Fix your routers! Aussie cyber agency joins partners to warn of ongoing Russian cyber activity

Fix your routers! Aussie cyber agency joins partners to warn of ongoing Russian cyber activity

Australia’s National Cyber Security Coordinator calls on “all states and cyber actors to act responsibly in cyber space”

David Hollingworth Tue, 14 Jul 2026
eSafety report finds big tech not adequately protecting young men from sextortion

eSafety report finds big tech not adequately protecting young men from sextortion

International Justice Mission Australia says the report is evidence that stronger guardrails are needed to protect ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 14 Jul 2026
Data breach! Lifeline Australia confirms staff data compromised following hacking claims

Data breach! Lifeline Australia confirms staff data compromised following hacking claims

The threat actor, known as 2019, offers employee and volunteer staff data on a hacking forum, while Lifeline says some ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 14 Jul 2026
Exclusive: Prolific hacker 2019 selling alleged Hot Toner Australia customer data online

Exclusive: Prolific hacker 2019 selling alleged Hot Toner Australia customer data online

The threat actor behind a string of hacks targeting Australian organisations claims to have compromised the personal and ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 13 Jul 2026
Analysts warn of hidden backdoor in routers sold in Australia

Analysts warn of hidden backdoor in routers sold in Australia

CERT Coordination Center finds “undocumented authentication backdoor” in several versions of the firmware in Tenda ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 13 Jul 2026
Hackers targeting Microsoft 365 in widespread vishing campaign, Okta warns

Hackers targeting Microsoft 365 in widespread vishing campaign, Okta warns

Entra passkey enrolment targeted in widespread voice-phishing campaign active since at least April 2026.

David Hollingworth Mon, 13 Jul 2026
Open banking expands as non-bank lenders join Consumer Data Right

Open banking expands as non-bank lenders join Consumer Data Right

New Consumer Data Right obligations require non-bank lenders to begin sharing product information, paving the way for ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 13 Jul 2026
Oh no, not again: Progress Software warns ShareFile users of ‘credible external security threat’

Oh no, not again: Progress Software warns ShareFile users of ‘credible external security threat’

A maker of a secure enterprise-grade file-sharing platform says it is actively investigating the issue, as a cyber ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 13 Jul 2026
Hacked! Royal Foods confirms cyber incident following The Gentlemen ransomware claims

Hacked! Royal Foods confirms cyber incident following The Gentlemen ransomware claims

Hackers behind the Mackay Sugar breach list an Australian gourmet food supplier on its darknet leak site.

David Hollingworth Fri, 10 Jul 2026
Telstra CEO says she is ‘deeply sorry’ for nationwide outage

Telstra CEO says she is ‘deeply sorry’ for nationwide outage

The CEO of Telstra has returned from leave following the outage impacting its services, having now issued an apology for ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 10 Jul 2026
Op-Ed: What Anthropic’s Glasswing project signals about the future of payment fraud

Op-Ed: What Anthropic’s Glasswing project signals about the future of payment fraud

The conversation around artificial intelligence has shifted dramatically over the past year. For finance leaders, the ...

David Higgins, CTO, Eftsure Fri, 10 Jul 2026
Australian cyber security leader recognised with global AI ethics award

Australian cyber security leader recognised with global AI ethics award

Maryam Shoraka has been named the 2026 Global Cybersecurity AI Ethics Woman of the Year, recognising her work at the ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 10 Jul 2026
Report: Phishing attacks on the rise, but staff training can dramatically reduce risk

Report: Phishing attacks on the rise, but staff training can dramatically reduce risk

One in three Australian workers is likely to engage with a phishing email, with larger organisations at greater risk.

David Hollingworth Fri, 10 Jul 2026
Critical alert! ACSC warns of ‘large-scale exploitation’ of Aussie websites

Critical alert! ACSC warns of ‘large-scale exploitation’ of Aussie websites

Australia’s top cyber agency says “malicious cyber actors” are targeting a raft of vulnerable WordPress plug-ins and ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 10 Jul 2026
Accenture responds to data breach following hacker claims

Accenture responds to data breach following hacker claims

Consulting giant Accenture has allegedly suffered from a data breach after a threat actor claimed to have stolen company ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 09 Jul 2026
Need to know: Aussie workers are increasingly exposing customer data to public AI

Need to know: Aussie workers are increasingly exposing customer data to public AI

New research suggests that Australian employees are breaking all the rules when it comes to artificial intelligence in ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 09 Jul 2026