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Crystal ball gazing: Gartner lays out its top 2026 cyber security trends

Crystal ball gazing: Gartner lays out its top 2026 cyber security trends

AI agents, regulatory volatility, and post-quantum computing all loom large over the coming 12 months.

David Hollingworth Fri, 06 Feb 2026
Hacked: New SmarterTools SmarterMail vulnerability exploited in the wild

Hacked: New SmarterTools SmarterMail vulnerability exploited in the wild

The US cyber agency adds a new SmarterMail vulnerability to its known exploited list, alongside a React Native Community ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 06 Feb 2026
eSafety finds tech giants aren’t doing enough to prevent CSAM material

eSafety finds tech giants aren’t doing enough to prevent CSAM material

The eSafety Commissioner has found that tech giants have critical gaps when it comes to the detection and prevention of ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 06 Feb 2026
Substack discloses data breach: ‘This sucks. I’m sorry,’ says CEO

Substack discloses data breach: ‘This sucks. I’m sorry,’ says CEO

Blogging platform Substack warns users that their phone numbers and email addresses were compromised as a hacker claims ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 06 Feb 2026
I’m a cop, honest! AFP warns of scammers posing as AFP officers

I’m a cop, honest! AFP warns of scammers posing as AFP officers

Scammers are calling up Aussies and posing as Australian Federal Police officers – here’s what to watch out for.

David Hollingworth Thu, 05 Feb 2026
Exclusive: Epworth HealthCare finds no evidence of data breach as hackers allege 920GB stolen in ransomware attack

Exclusive: Epworth HealthCare finds no evidence of data breach as hackers allege 920GB stolen in ransomware attack

The newly emerged 0APT hacking group lists a Victorian healthcare provider, while the victim says “no verified evidence” ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 05 Feb 2026
It’s back: AusCyber26 returns to Sydney

It’s back: AusCyber26 returns to Sydney

Cyber Daily has announced the return of the Australian Cyber Summit, bringing senior government cyber leaders, industry ...

Liam Garman Thu, 05 Feb 2026
How scammers get their hands on your property deposit and how you can protect it

How scammers get their hands on your property deposit and how you can protect it

A British expat has learnt the hard way that scammers can quite convincingly intercept purchases and get their hands on ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 04 Feb 2026
CEOs predict ‘cautious growth’ in AI implementation, report finds

CEOs predict ‘cautious growth’ in AI implementation, report finds

A new report has found that business leaders and CEOs are planning for “cautious growth” as artificial intelligence ...

Bethany Alvaro Wed, 04 Feb 2026
Alert! CISA warns of 4 exploited vulnerabilities

Alert! CISA warns of 4 exploited vulnerabilities

A critical-severity SolarWinds Web Help Desk vulnerability has been added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 04 Feb 2026
Paris X office raided by French police, Musk summoned for questioning

Paris X office raided by French police, Musk summoned for questioning

The Paris office of social media giant X has been raided by French police and Europol after an investigation was ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 04 Feb 2026
Aussie activists call on app stores to remove Grok chatbot over nudify feature

Aussie activists call on app stores to remove Grok chatbot over nudify feature

Collective Shout takes Elon Musk’s xAI to task over the production of more than 3 million sexual images, including more ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 04 Feb 2026
Employee responsible for ‘non-malicious’ data breach loses dismissal case

Employee responsible for ‘non-malicious’ data breach loses dismissal case

An employee who was terminated for a breach of company confidentiality and data security had her unfair dismissal case ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 04 Feb 2026
Dragos, Microsoft collaborate to strengthen security for industrial and OT environments

Dragos, Microsoft collaborate to strengthen security for industrial and OT environments

OT cyber security specialist Dragos expands its collaboration with Microsoft, integrating more closely with Azure and ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 04 Feb 2026
Exclusive: Cl0p cyber extortion group targets Australian IT providers and clients

Exclusive: Cl0p cyber extortion group targets Australian IT providers and clients

The threat actor behind multiple mass extortion campaigns claims to have compromised a pair of Aussie IT service ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 03 Feb 2026
New social media for AI agents exposes thousands of email addresses and over a million API auth tokens

New social media for AI agents exposes thousands of email addresses and over a million API auth tokens

A brand new social media platform designed for AI agents to network and chat with each other has reportedly exposed the ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 03 Feb 2026
It could happen here: What Australian organisations can learn from Russia’s 2025 attack on Poland’s electricity grid

It could happen here: What Australian organisations can learn from Russia’s 2025 attack on Poland’s electricity grid

Russia-linked hackers targeted Poland’s energy grid last year, an attack that Dragos’ Josh Hanrahan says should be a ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 03 Feb 2026
Exclusive: Aussie data not compromised as part of cyber attack on Distinctive Systems

Exclusive: Aussie data not compromised as part of cyber attack on Distinctive Systems

A ransomware group claims a hack of a tour operator management software developer with offices in the UK, US, and ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 03 Feb 2026
Interview: Genetec’s Andrew Elvish – ‘A lot of companies are in it to IPO and make their shareholders super rich’

Interview: Genetec’s Andrew Elvish – ‘A lot of companies are in it to IPO and make their shareholders super rich’

Cyber Daily chats about the changing state of physical security in 2026, the crossover with cyber security, and what ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 02 Feb 2026
Open inspection: Real estate leasing platforms at major data leak risk, investigation reveals

Open inspection: Real estate leasing platforms at major data leak risk, investigation reveals

New findings have revealed that popular platforms used by real estate agents may be putting millions of files containing ...

Bethany Alvaro Mon, 02 Feb 2026