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The Australian privacy commissioner calls on government and businesses to do more to protect personal data.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 15 May 2025
M&S reveals customer data compromised in cyber attack
UK retail giant Marks & Spencer (M&S) has confirmed that the cyber attack it suffered in April led to customer ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 15 May 2025
In-depth: Has DragonForce conquered RansomHub? Here’s what we know so far
DragonForce has shifted its aim away from governments and businesses and opened fire at the king of ransomware, ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 14 May 2025
Exclusive: Marriott International one of 72 victims claimed by Silent Ransom Group in a single day
Law firms are heavily targeted by a ransomware operation that has been quiet for some time, as Marriott debunks hacking ...
David Hollingworth • Wed, 14 May 2025
Breaking: Personal information exposed by Australian Human Rights Commission data breach
More than 600 submissions to the AHRC were accidentally disclosed online between early April and May, and personal data ...
Act now! ACSC critical alert warns of vulnerabilities in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile
Hackers are already taking advantage of a pair of flaws in older versions of Ivanti EPMM that could lead to remote code ...
Op-Ed: May’s Patch Tuesday reveals 77 vulnerabilities
Microsoft is addressing 77 vulnerabilities this May 2025 Patch Tuesday, with at least five already being actively ...
Adam Barnett, Lead Software Engineer at Rapid7 • Wed, 14 May 2025
UK retailer hackers believed to be tied to the Kremlin
The hackers claiming responsibility for the trio of major UK retailers that were hacked in recent weeks are believed to ...
CIA launches social media campaign to entice Chinese defectors, China responds
The US Central Intelligence Agency has launched a Chinese-language social media campaign to encourage Chinese government ...
Robert Dougherty and Daniel Croft • Tue, 13 May 2025
Meta ordered to stop training AI using EU user data by German data protection watchdog
A German data protection authority has instructed Meta to halt all AI training using the data of European users.
Daniel Croft • Tue, 13 May 2025
Murdered man addresses killer in court using AI-generated video
A murdered man has addressed his killer in court through an AI-generated video, a move that may represent the future of ...
US Copyright Office director fired by Trump less than a day after Musk’s AI training request denied
The head of the US Copyright Office has been fired less than a day after she refused to allow Elon Musk to mine ...
Daniel Croft • Mon, 12 May 2025
Cyber activity jumps in wake of Pakistan/India clash
Hacktivist activity surges in both countries in the wake of armed clashes over the Kashmir region in previous days.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 12 May 2025
Florida’s social media encryption backdoor bill fails to pass
Florida’s attempt to introduce mandatory encryption backdoors for law enforcement to access social media platforms has ...
Be on the lookout for scams ahead of Click Frenzy shopping event
Click Frenzy Mayhem is coming up and it’s a great day to grab a bargain – and it’s a great day for scammers, too
FBI issues warning over hackers targeting end-of-life routers
Linksys and Cisco routers are being targeted by cyber criminal networks to deploy malware or establish a botnet.
UK Apple backdoor may breach US/UK data agreement
US lawmakers have criticised the UK for ordering Apple to create a backdoor for encrypted user data to allow law ...
Daniel Croft • Fri, 09 May 2025
Star power: Crypto scammers running celebrity-powered malvertising campaign on Facebook
Scammers are using Elon Musk, Zendaya, and Cristiano Ronaldo to trick Australian victims into downloading malware.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 09 May 2025
Microsoft says DeepSeek is banned for staff
Microsoft has revealed that company staff are barred from using the app for Chinese-made AI DeepSeek due to concerns ...
The industry speaks: International Anti-ransomware Day 2025
Today, 12 May, is International Anti-ransomware Day, established in 2017 on the anniversary of the crippling WannaCry ...