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AI is altering the landscape of cyber threats facing healthcare sector, expert says

AI is altering the landscape of cyber threats facing healthcare sector, expert says

AI-customised payloads are enhancing cyber attacks targeting healthcare organisations, making intelligence-sharing more ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 23 Feb 2026
Japanese chip-testing firm Advantest confirms ransomware incident

Japanese chip-testing firm Advantest confirms ransomware incident

A semiconductor testing giant with an international footprint says investigations into a cyber incident are ongoing.

David Hollingworth Mon, 23 Feb 2026
US Treasury releases resources to guide financial sector AI use

US Treasury releases resources to guide financial sector AI use

The US Department of the Treasury has released two new resources that it says will guide AI use in the financial sector, ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 20 Feb 2026
Report: 3 new OT threats came to the fore in 2025, and Australia is definitely a target

Report: 3 new OT threats came to the fore in 2025, and Australia is definitely a target

Dragos has released its ninth annual Year in Review report, and it highlights the rise of three dangerous new threat ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 20 Feb 2026
Penetrated: Adult toy maker suffers leak after hacker slips in

Penetrated: Adult toy maker suffers leak after hacker slips in

A Japanese sex toy maker has had private data potentially exposed after a threat actor penetrated the email of a company ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 20 Feb 2026
Lack of adequate cyber hygiene key cause of youX data breach, expert says

Lack of adequate cyber hygiene key cause of youX data breach, expert says

At least half a million Australians have had their financial data compromised by this week’s youX hack, and it was ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 20 Feb 2026
CrowdStrike, Qualtrics announce new platform integration

CrowdStrike, Qualtrics announce new platform integration

The new partnership aims to give organisations real-time visibility into risks affecting customer and employee ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 20 Feb 2026
EU Parliament prohibits AI features on lawmaker devices to mitigate cyber risk

EU Parliament prohibits AI features on lawmaker devices to mitigate cyber risk

The EU Parliament has ruled that AI features are to be blocked on the devices of lawmakers, citing security concerns ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 19 Feb 2026
Exclusive: youX breach could lead to further impacts, says Rapid7

Exclusive: youX breach could lead to further impacts, says Rapid7

Following news of the cyber incident at Aussie fintech platform youX, one cyber expert has suggested that the biggest ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 19 Feb 2026
Rubrik reveals Agent Cloud to secure agentic AI in the enterprise

Rubrik reveals Agent Cloud to secure agentic AI in the enterprise

The new platform aims to help organisations deploy AI agents faster by embedding governance, monitoring, and recovery ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 19 Feb 2026
Essential advice: Is your digital lifestyle making you prone to an infostealer attack?

Essential advice: Is your digital lifestyle making you prone to an infostealer attack?

Experts have identified the three digital lifestyles most targeted by cyber criminals – here’s what they are, and what ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 19 Feb 2026
Scammers stick the landing in Olympic fraud schemes

Scammers stick the landing in Olympic fraud schemes

Olympic fever doesn’t just bring out athletic spirit; it also ignites fraudsters.

Bethany Alvaro Thu, 19 Feb 2026
India-based firm accessed sensitive Australian Federal Court files

India-based firm accessed sensitive Australian Federal Court files

An Indian tech firm has reportedly accessed sensitive Federal Court files in what the Greens party is calling a ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 18 Feb 2026
Hacked: Langley Twigg Law provides update on January ransomware incident

Hacked: Langley Twigg Law provides update on January ransomware incident

New Zealand law firm Langley Twigg Law continues to respond to an Anubis cyber attack, as hackers publish 380 gigabytes ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 18 Feb 2026
Coalition reveals new shadow cyber, comms and digital ministers

Coalition reveals new shadow cyber, comms and digital ministers

The Coalition’s shadow ministry has been changed under the leadership of new Opposition Leader Angus Taylor, with ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 18 Feb 2026
Aussie fintech platform youX confirms data breach as hacker shares massive dataset online

Aussie fintech platform youX confirms data breach as hacker shares massive dataset online

Hacker claims to have compromised 141 gigabytes of data from a MongoDB Atlas cluster, potentially affecting more than ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 18 Feb 2026
Taxed! Aussie Tax Office warns of Docusign impersonation scam

Taxed! Aussie Tax Office warns of Docusign impersonation scam

Scammers are impersonating the Australian Taxation Office to steal personal information, such as myGov login credentials

David Hollingworth Wed, 18 Feb 2026
Exclusive: Aeromedical Society of Australasia confirms cyber incident following LockBit ransomware claims

Exclusive: Aeromedical Society of Australasia confirms cyber incident following LockBit ransomware claims

A resurrected hacking group has targeted an air medicine not-for-profit, threatening to publish stolen data by month’s ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 16 Feb 2026
Aussie organisations falling behind on AI adoption, Deloitte says

Aussie organisations falling behind on AI adoption, Deloitte says

While Australian organisations show promising signs of AI investment, they are not using it to the same degree as other ...

Amelia McNamara Wed, 18 Feb 2026
Op-Ed: Why Australia’s schools are becoming strategic targets for organised crime

Op-Ed: Why Australia’s schools are becoming strategic targets for organised crime

Education systems are no longer opportunistic targets. They are becoming strategic assets in criminal finance models.

Keith Bulfin Wed, 18 Feb 2026