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2023 OpenAI hack revealed

2023 OpenAI hack revealed

Insiders tell of a breach of an internal chat forum that the ChatGPT-maker kept to itself despite national security ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 08 Jul 2024
Nearly 10bn passwords posted to hacking forum

Nearly 10bn passwords posted to hacking forum

“Xmas comes early this year,” says a post claiming to share one of the largest password compilations ever seen.

David Hollingworth Mon, 08 Jul 2024
New ransomware operator swaps the dark web for intimidating phone calls

New ransomware operator swaps the dark web for intimidating phone calls

The gang, dubbed Volcano Demon by researchers, uses a unique LukaLocker encryptor and direct intimidation tactics.

David Hollingworth Fri, 05 Jul 2024
PODCAST: Becoming the world’s most cyber secure nation, with Cyber Security Minister Clare O’Neil

PODCAST: Becoming the world’s most cyber secure nation, with Cyber Security Minister Clare O’Neil

In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security Clare O’Neil joins ...

Jessa Sargento Fri, 05 Jul 2024
US healthcare organisation fined nearly US$1m over 2017 ransomware incident

US healthcare organisation fined nearly US$1m over 2017 ransomware incident

The Heritage Valley Health System was hit with a US$950,000 fine over HIPAA violations relating to a ransomware attack

David Hollingworth Fri, 05 Jul 2024
Nearly half of UK voters would pick an AI over Rishi Sunak

Nearly half of UK voters would pick an AI over Rishi Sunak

As the votes are counted in the UK general election, artificial intelligence appears to be a better choice to lead the ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 05 Jul 2024
Australian government partners with Amazon for national defence project

Australian government partners with Amazon for national defence project

Amazon Web Services has been tapped to deliver a “top-secret cloud” in partnership with the Australian Signals ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 04 Jul 2024
Canberra’s ANU and Fujitsu team up to create quantum computing research centre

Canberra’s ANU and Fujitsu team up to create quantum computing research centre

The tech giant and the university have signed a memorandum of understanding, with the eventual aim of building an ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 04 Jul 2024
Exclusive: New Zealand’s Elite Fitness confirms DragonForce ransomware attack

Exclusive: New Zealand’s Elite Fitness confirms DragonForce ransomware attack

Fitness equipment supplier Elite Fitness says customer and employee details have been breached as hackers post data to ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 04 Jul 2024
Exclusive: Popular online role-playing platform Roll20 warns users of data breach

Exclusive: Popular online role-playing platform Roll20 warns users of data breach

Roll20 sends an alert to its users warning of a breach impacting personal data, IP addresses, and the last four digits ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 03 Jul 2024
Interview: CrowdStrike’s Fabio ‍Fratucello talks about the cloud security journey and the GenAI race

Interview: CrowdStrike’s Fabio ‍Fratucello talks about the cloud security journey and the GenAI race

CrowdStrike’s field CTO joins us for a chat about the ongoing challenges of digital transformation and cloud adoption, ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 03 Jul 2024
Exclusive: 4TB of data allegedly leaked in Australian healthcare breach

Exclusive: 4TB of data allegedly leaked in Australian healthcare breach

The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research has confirmed a “cyber incident” as the Medusa ransomware gang claims to ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 03 Jul 2024
Human Rights Watch finds photos of Aussie kids in AI training dataset

Human Rights Watch finds photos of Aussie kids in AI training dataset

The candid images of nearly 200 Australian children were found being used to train AI – without their or their parents’ ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 03 Jul 2024
Rapid7 announces completion of IRAP PROTECTED assessment level

Rapid7 announces completion of IRAP PROTECTED assessment level

Australian government agencies that need PROTECTED level controls can now take advantage of several of the company’s key ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 03 Jul 2024
Exclusive: Steps to Life Christian ministry hit by data breach

Exclusive: Steps to Life Christian ministry hit by data breach

A total of 100,000 records related to customers and staff of the Victorian Seventh Day Adventist media organisation were ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 02 Jul 2024
Exclusive: Alleged FBI server details and login pages shared on hacking forum

Exclusive: Alleged FBI server details and login pages shared on hacking forum

The FBI has declined to comment after alleged IP addresses and physical server locations were posted to a clear web ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 02 Jul 2024
Chinese-linked hackers spotted exploiting Cisco NX-OS vulnerability

Chinese-linked hackers spotted exploiting Cisco NX-OS vulnerability

The Velvet Ant threat group was recently observed deploying malware and executing code on vulnerable Cisco Nexus ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 02 Jul 2024
Over 14m servers could be vulnerable to newly rediscovered regreSSHion flaw

Over 14m servers could be vulnerable to newly rediscovered regreSSHion flaw

A previously patched vulnerability in OpenSSH’s server could lead to a complete network takeover if not addressed.

David Hollingworth Tue, 02 Jul 2024
eSafety Commissioner lays down gauntlet to social media and porn sites to protect kids online

eSafety Commissioner lays down gauntlet to social media and porn sites to protect kids online

The online industry has six months to develop a set of rules and processes to protect children from harmful content.

David Hollingworth Tue, 02 Jul 2024
IntelBroker leaks alleged Cognizant data

IntelBroker leaks alleged Cognizant data

Serial leaker IntelBroker is claiming to have leaked the data of IT consulting and services firm Cognizant.

Daniel Croft Mon, 01 Jul 2024