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Chinese internet authorities call for reporting of major security incidents within the hour

Chinese internet authorities call for reporting of major security incidents within the hour

Chinese ISPs will have one hour to report incidents and 24 hours to provide analysis under new rules.

David Hollingworth Thu, 14 Dec 2023
Grape expectations: AI could uncork solutions for saving the wine industry

Grape expectations: AI could uncork solutions for saving the wine industry

Despite playing a major role in shaping human history for over 8,000 years, the wine industry faces an unprecedented ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Report: Australian patient data increasingly at risk due to cyber attacks

Report: Australian patient data increasingly at risk due to cyber attacks

More than one in three hospitals are currently vulnerable to digital fraud and spoofing attacks due to a lack of email ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Russian Federal Tax Service hacked by Ukrainian Defence Intelligence

Russian Federal Tax Service hacked by Ukrainian Defence Intelligence

The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has confirmed a major cyber attack on the Russian Federal Tax Service.

Daniel Croft Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Remote code execution bug found in popular WordPress backup plug-in

Remote code execution bug found in popular WordPress backup plug-in

An unpatched Backup Migration plug-in could lead to PHP code injection on WordPress sites.

David Hollingworth Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Ukraine’s top telco ‘Kyivstar’ suffers serious cyber attack

Ukraine’s top telco ‘Kyivstar’ suffers serious cyber attack

Ukraine’s largest telecommunications service provider, Kyivstar, has been brought down by a major cyber attack, ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Report: Aussie workers most likely to violate company data policies

Report: Aussie workers most likely to violate company data policies

Data breaches are a global problem, but lax Australian attitudes are compounding the problem, according to new data.

David Hollingworth Wed, 13 Dec 2023
US seeks to establish minimum cyber requirements for healthcare

US seeks to establish minimum cyber requirements for healthcare

The US government reportedly has plans to develop a minimum cyber security standard that healthcare organisations and ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 12 Dec 2023
Spider-Man 2 developer Insomniac Games hit by Rhysida ransomware attack

Spider-Man 2 developer Insomniac Games hit by Rhysida ransomware attack

Ransomware gang posts developer passports alongside internal screenshots from a yet-to-be-released Wolverine game.

David Hollingworth Tue, 12 Dec 2023
EU establishes world-first governance on AI regulation

EU establishes world-first governance on AI regulation

The European Union has proposed the world’s first governance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI), setting the ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 12 Dec 2023
Bathroom products manufacturer Decina caught out by alleged data breach

Bathroom products manufacturer Decina caught out by alleged data breach

DragonForce hacking group posts reams of company financial and employee data on the darknet.

David Hollingworth Tue, 12 Dec 2023
Counter-Strike 2 flaw exposes IP addresses, allows for image injection

Counter-Strike 2 flaw exposes IP addresses, allows for image injection

Gamers have been observed abusing a flaw in Counter-Strike 2, which allowed them to inject images into players’ user ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 12 Dec 2023
War Thunder admins delete forum posts over sensitive military data

War Thunder admins delete forum posts over sensitive military data

Documents detailing the performance of a Chinese main battle tank are not quite a leak, but Gaijin is playing it safe ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 12 Dec 2023
More than $1bn in criminal proceeds restrained by AFP in past 4 years

More than $1bn in criminal proceeds restrained by AFP in past 4 years

Cyber crime is just one of the activities curtailed by the Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce (CACT).

David Hollingworth Tue, 12 Dec 2023
Government announces $17m AI centre investment

Government announces $17m AI centre investment

The Australian government has assigned $17 million to the development of several AI centres, which will assist ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 11 Dec 2023
ALPHV site reportedly downed by law enforcement

ALPHV site reportedly downed by law enforcement

The prolific ALPHV ransomware gang has had its site taken down for days, with the main suspect for the outage being law ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 11 Dec 2023
ICT and cyber security skills key drivers of new 10-year migration strategy

ICT and cyber security skills key drivers of new 10-year migration strategy

Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil unveils new policy to fix “broken” system and boost essential skills.

David Hollingworth Mon, 11 Dec 2023
Analysis: Fake hotel reservation scam seen spreading info stealer malware

Analysis: Fake hotel reservation scam seen spreading info stealer malware

A new phishing scam is doing the rounds, tricking hotel owners into installing malware called MrAnon Stealer.

David Hollingworth Mon, 11 Dec 2023
University of Wollongong says data ‘likely’ accessed in cyber attack

University of Wollongong says data ‘likely’ accessed in cyber attack

The University of Wollongong (UOW) has confirmed a cyber incident affecting its systems that has likely resulted in data ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 11 Dec 2023
Analysis: Russian hackers using Outlook zero-day in campaign targeting NATO nations

Analysis: Russian hackers using Outlook zero-day in campaign targeting NATO nations

Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan are also among 14 targeted nations, according to security researchers.

David Hollingworth Mon, 11 Dec 2023