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Aus government’s smart device labelling scheme will cost under $5m annually

Aus government’s smart device labelling scheme will cost under $5m annually

The government has determined that the smart device labelling scheme it suggested last month would cost under $5 million ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 18 Dec 2023
Report: Massive Chinese disinformation campaign uncovered on YouTube

Report: Massive Chinese disinformation campaign uncovered on YouTube

Australian researchers find dozens of channels using AI-generated audio and stock images to sway public opinion.

David Hollingworth Mon, 18 Dec 2023
MongoDB launches investigation into cyber attack that exposed customer data

MongoDB launches investigation into cyber attack that exposed customer data

Database management program MongoDB has announced that it has detected a cyber attack that resulted in its corporate ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 18 Dec 2023
Threat group threatens to spill the beans after claiming Kraft Heinz breach

Threat group threatens to spill the beans after claiming Kraft Heinz breach

A Russia-based ransomware group has claimed to have breached the systems and stolen data belonging to US food giant ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 18 Dec 2023
Sydney man arrested over massive SMS phishing operation

Sydney man arrested over massive SMS phishing operation

The alleged perpetrator was responsible for sending more than 17 million texts from a high-tech SIM farm.

David Hollingworth Mon, 18 Dec 2023
Suspected money man for Hive ransomware gang arrested

Suspected money man for Hive ransomware gang arrested

The alleged money launderer was found to have over €500,000 in crypto on his phone.

David Hollingworth Mon, 18 Dec 2023
ATech rolls out Airservices Australia’s new Aeronautical Data Originator Portal

ATech rolls out Airservices Australia’s new Aeronautical Data Originator Portal

The new system is designed to help manage the 11 per cent of airspace managed by Airservices Australia.

David Hollingworth Fri, 15 Dec 2023
ALPHV is back, but it had to start from scratch

ALPHV is back, but it had to start from scratch

Following its almost week-long outage, the ALPHV ransomware group has brought its dark web leak site back online; ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 15 Dec 2023
Bitdefender releases free anti-scam chatbot on web and Messenger

Bitdefender releases free anti-scam chatbot on web and Messenger

Scamio service will offer a “second opinion” on scam messages on any device.

David Hollingworth Fri, 15 Dec 2023
UK Defence fined for leaking details of Afghan nationals

UK Defence fined for leaking details of Afghan nationals

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) is facing a fine from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after a data breach ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 15 Dec 2023
PODCAST: Getting hacked via your doorbell? Discussing XIoT with Claroty’s Leon Poggioli

PODCAST: Getting hacked via your doorbell? Discussing XIoT with Claroty’s Leon Poggioli

In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, Leon Poggioli, ANZ regional director at Claroty, and Liam Garman unpack what ...

Liam Garman Fri, 15 Dec 2023
New industry codes to ensure online safety are coming into effect

New industry codes to ensure online safety are coming into effect

Australian eSafety Commissioner lays down the new rules for ISPs, media companies, app stores and more.

David Hollingworth Fri, 15 Dec 2023
Report: UK critical infrastructure ‘vulnerable to a catastrophic ransomware attack’

Report: UK critical infrastructure ‘vulnerable to a catastrophic ransomware attack’

The joint committee on the national security strategy finds rising risks and a lack of government preparedness.

David Hollingworth Fri, 15 Dec 2023
World-first supercomputer capable of brain-level simulation announced by Western Sydney University

World-first supercomputer capable of brain-level simulation announced by Western Sydney University

Researchers from the University of Western Sydney (UWS) have announced the development of a world-first supercomputer ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 14 Dec 2023
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