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Macquarie calls for the creation of a Cyber Alliance Board

Macquarie calls for the creation of a Cyber Alliance Board

The Aussie telco and cloud security firm made the case for a co-regulatory cyber security model in a government ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 17 May 2024
Andrew Tate’s ‘The Real World’ exposes almost a million users

Andrew Tate’s ‘The Real World’ exposes almost a million users

Andrew Tate’s The Real World platform has accidentally leaked a trove of sensitive user data after it left one of its ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 17 May 2024
Digital ID Bill passes Federal Parliament

Digital ID Bill passes Federal Parliament

A national digital identification bill has finally passed through both the Senate and now Parliament – only royal assent ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 17 May 2024
How to secure legal professional privilege after a breach

How to secure legal professional privilege after a breach

Last year, Optus failed to keep a Deloitte report into a major data breach away from a class action applicant

David Hollingworth Fri, 17 May 2024
53,000 affected in Nissan North America cyber attack

53,000 affected in Nissan North America cyber attack

Nissan North America has announced that a data breach it suffered last year resulted in the data of over 53,000 staff ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 16 May 2024
Visa goes all in with generative AI and digital ID

Visa goes all in with generative AI and digital ID

The credit card giant reveals a suite of new digital products and services at the annual Visa Payments Forum.

David Hollingworth Thu, 16 May 2024
BREAKING: NCSC warns of ‘large-scale ransomware data breach incident’; MediSecure the victim

BREAKING: NCSC warns of ‘large-scale ransomware data breach incident’; MediSecure the victim

Australia’s National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC) has said it is working on a “whole-of-government response” ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 16 May 2024
BreachForums seized by global law enforcement, admin arrested

BreachForums seized by global law enforcement, admin arrested

Global law enforcement agencies led by the FBI have taken control of the infamous BreachForums overnight.

Daniel Croft Thu, 16 May 2024
Pizza Hut fined $2.5m for deluge of spam texts and emails

Pizza Hut fined $2.5m for deluge of spam texts and emails

Pizza-maker panned for sending more than 10 million marketing messages in less than six months.

David Hollingworth Thu, 16 May 2024
Optus denies claims of ‘cloaking’ Deloitte cyber attack report findings

Optus denies claims of ‘cloaking’ Deloitte cyber attack report findings

Optus has denied claims it attempted to “cloak” details of its 2022 cyber attack from the courts after it pushed to keep ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 15 May 2024
Iress says GitHub data breach extends to OneVue

Iress says GitHub data breach extends to OneVue

The hackers reportedly stole credentials from the GitHub repository and used them to access the firm’s OneVue.

Maja Garaca Djurdjevic and Daniel Croft Wed, 15 May 2024
Microsoft rolls out 61 Patch Tuesday updates, warns of three zero-day bugs

Microsoft rolls out 61 Patch Tuesday updates, warns of three zero-day bugs

Microsoft urges users to beware of at least one vulnerability being actively exploited in the wild.

David Hollingworth Wed, 15 May 2024
INC Ransom source code allegedly for sale as gang looks to transform

INC Ransom source code allegedly for sale as gang looks to transform

The source code for a major ransomware group is allegedly for sale after a threat actor began advertising it online.

Daniel Croft Wed, 15 May 2024
The industry speaks: Federal budget 2024

The industry speaks: Federal budget 2024

The numbers are up, and everyone has an opinion. Whether it’s national security, artificial intelligence (AI) ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 15 May 2024
Exclusive: Australian energy and internet provider Sumo confirms customer data breach

Exclusive: Australian energy and internet provider Sumo confirms customer data breach

Customer credit scores, passports, driver’s licences and more were accessed by an “unknown person” via a third-party ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 15 May 2024
Budget 2024: The cyber security first look

Budget 2024: The cyber security first look

This year’s federal budget focuses on three very discrete cyber security areas: veterans claims processing, ATO support ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 14 May 2024
OpenAI’s new flagship is faster, more accurate and free

OpenAI’s new flagship is faster, more accurate and free

OpenAI is set to launch the latest version of ChatGPT, which will be more advanced and, most importantly, free to all ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 14 May 2024
Ascension begins cyber attack recovery as AHA and FBI warn of Black Basta

Ascension begins cyber attack recovery as AHA and FBI warn of Black Basta

Ascension has announced that it’s beginning to restore its systems as it continues its investigation into a cyber attack ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 14 May 2024
Op-Ed: Goldilocks and the cyber risk disclosure porridge

Op-Ed: Goldilocks and the cyber risk disclosure porridge

Goldilocks and the cyber risk disclosure porridge: an old children’s tale offers a useful lesson for disclosure of ...

Annie Hagger and Denny Wan Tue, 14 May 2024
Apple warns of exploitation of zero-day bug

Apple warns of exploitation of zero-day bug

Apple is rolling out a suite of security updates for older iPads, iPhones, and Mac devices, as vulnerabilities are ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 14 May 2024