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ACSC releases guidance paper on the safe use of AI

ACSC releases guidance paper on the safe use of AI

The Australian Cyber Security Centre worked with a raft of international organisations, including CISA, the FBI, NSA, ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 24 Jan 2024
Threat actor lists Trello database of over 15m records for sale

Threat actor lists Trello database of over 15m records for sale

A threat actor has claimed to have hacked a database belonging to Atlassian subsidiary Trello, containing over 15 ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 24 Jan 2024
Australian Defence chief meets with UK Strategic Command to talk cyber cooperation

Australian Defence chief meets with UK Strategic Command to talk cyber cooperation

Australian Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell has met with UK Defence Strategic Command Commander General ...

Robert Dougherty Wed, 24 Jan 2024
ACCC warns of Taylor Swift ticket scams ahead of The Eras Tour

ACCC warns of Taylor Swift ticket scams ahead of The Eras Tour

“It’s me, hi, I’m the problem,” say scammers taking advantage of die-hard Swifties.

David Hollingworth Wed, 24 Jan 2024
US, UK join sanctions against Russian Medibank hacker

US, UK join sanctions against Russian Medibank hacker

Three out of five Five Eyes countries level sanctions against former REvil hacker Aleksandr Ermakov.

David Hollingworth Wed, 24 Jan 2024
Australian firm Orro announces SentinelOne partnership

Australian firm Orro announces SentinelOne partnership

SentinelOne’s “AI-powered expertise” will power Orro’s new extended detection and response solution.

David Hollingworth Tue, 23 Jan 2024
AI tools coming to Australian schools following AI education framework

AI tools coming to Australian schools following AI education framework

Despite most states banning or restricting the technology last year over plagiarism and privacy concerns, artificial ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 23 Jan 2024
Report: Australian organisations are leading the world in AI adoption

Report: Australian organisations are leading the world in AI adoption

Skilled AI talent is still in high demand, but some Aussie companies expect AI to boost their business – and workforce

David Hollingworth Tue, 23 Jan 2024
CISA warns of ‘widespread exploitation’ of Ivanti vulnerabilities

CISA warns of ‘widespread exploitation’ of Ivanti vulnerabilities

US cyber security body CISA releases an emergency directive concerning Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 23 Jan 2024
SIM-swapping attack to blame for US SEC X account hijacking

SIM-swapping attack to blame for US SEC X account hijacking

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that threat actors using SIM-swapping techniques were to blame ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 23 Jan 2024
France beefs up cyber security ahead of Paris Olympics in July

France beefs up cyber security ahead of Paris Olympics in July

Interpol expects cyber attacks to be the “greatest enduring or constant threat” to the Paris Olympics.

David Hollingworth Tue, 23 Jan 2024
26bn records exposed in largest data leak of all time: LinkedIn, Adobe, Twitter and more affected

26bn records exposed in largest data leak of all time: LinkedIn, Adobe, Twitter and more affected

A database containing at least 26 billion leaked records belonging to major organisations, brands and government ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 23 Jan 2024
Government sanctions hacker behind Medibank data breach

Government sanctions hacker behind Medibank data breach

The federal government has revealed that a Russian citizen is behind the nearly 10-million-person hack and will face ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 23 Jan 2024
BreachForums admin sentenced to 20 years

BreachForums admin sentenced to 20 years

The Eastern District of Virginia courts have sentenced the former admin and creator of the infamous hacking forum ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 22 Jan 2024
Bangladeshi hacking group claims takedown of Australian embassy website

Bangladeshi hacking group claims takedown of Australian embassy website

Hackers launch a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against the Australian embassy to Israel’s website, to ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 22 Jan 2024
Microsoft says Russian state-backed hackers stole data via staff emails

Microsoft says Russian state-backed hackers stole data via staff emails

Russian state-sponsored hackers have infiltrated the email accounts of several leadership staff at Microsoft as well as ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 22 Jan 2024
LockBit confirms Foxsemicon ransomware attack

LockBit confirms Foxsemicon ransomware attack

Ransomware gang LockBit has claimed responsibility for the hack – and has shared employee passports and financial data ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 22 Jan 2024
Melbourne man sentenced for buying stolen data on darknet

Melbourne man sentenced for buying stolen data on darknet

Accessing stolen data on a darknet forum leads to a community corrections order and community service.

David Hollingworth Mon, 22 Jan 2024
US government wants BreachForums creator behind bars for almost 16 years

US government wants BreachForums creator behind bars for almost 16 years

The US government is pushing to see the creator of former hacking forum BreachForums put behind bars for 15 years.

Daniel Croft Fri, 19 Jan 2024
The weekly ransomware report, Friday, 19 January

The weekly ransomware report, Friday, 19 January

LockBit is on a winning streak as US organisations face the brunt of ransomware attacks.

David Hollingworth Fri, 19 Jan 2024