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ChatGPT’s current iteration is almost twice as persuasive as the average human being

ChatGPT’s current iteration is almost twice as persuasive as the average human being

While people are getting better at identifying the difference between human content and that generated by artificial ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 03 Apr 2024
Google to destroy billions of records of data as part of lawsuit settlement

Google to destroy billions of records of data as part of lawsuit settlement

To settle a lawsuit that accused it of tracking users browsing the internet using Google Chrome despite them being in ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 03 Apr 2024
Backdoor in popular Linux tool spotted by Microsoft engineer

Backdoor in popular Linux tool spotted by Microsoft engineer

The xz compression tool appears to have been tampered with “over several weeks” to create a malicious new feature.

David Hollingworth Tue, 02 Apr 2024
US offers US$10m reward for information on ALPHV hackers behind UnitedHealth breach

US offers US$10m reward for information on ALPHV hackers behind UnitedHealth breach

The US government is advertising a major multimillion-dollar reward for information on the hackers that took down ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 02 Apr 2024
Hot Topic customer data potentially compromised following credential stuffing attack

Hot Topic customer data potentially compromised following credential stuffing attack

US retail chain Hot Topic has disclosed that a cyber attack late last year has potentially resulted in the accounts of ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 02 Apr 2024
AT T finally admits ‘AT T data-specific fields’ are part of leak affecting more than 70m customers

AT T finally admits ‘AT T data-specific fields’ are part of leak affecting more than 70m customers

The US telco giant is still unaware of the source of the data leak but does say the data affects both current and past ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 02 Apr 2024
India rescues nationals forced to work in cyber scam factories

India rescues nationals forced to work in cyber scam factories

Hundreds of Indian citizens trapped and forced to work in Cambodian cyber scam factories have been rescued.

Daniel Croft Tue, 02 Apr 2024
Australian digital ID bill finally passes the Senate

Australian digital ID bill finally passes the Senate

Three years after its first draft, a highly amended version of the bill passed with support from Greens, independents, ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 02 Apr 2024
Australian man jailed over possession of AI-generated child abuse material

Australian man jailed over possession of AI-generated child abuse material

“Hundreds of files” of child abuse material were found on a Tasmanian man’s personal computer, leading to a two-year ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 02 Apr 2024
Report: 1 in 20 APAC organisations hit by ransomware gangs in 2023

Report: 1 in 20 APAC organisations hit by ransomware gangs in 2023

FS-ISAC’s Navigating Cyber 2024 report finds cyber attacks on the rise, on the back of a surge in ransomware incidents

David Hollingworth Thu, 28 Mar 2024
CrowdStrike and Rubrik announce data security partnership

CrowdStrike and Rubrik announce data security partnership

The new strategic partnership combines Rubrik’s Security Cloud with CrowdStrike’s Falcon XDR platform.

David Hollingworth Thu, 28 Mar 2024
DARPA readies new anti-deepfake technology

DARPA readies new anti-deepfake technology

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has said that its Semantic Forensics program is ready for industry and ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 28 Mar 2024
Black Basta claims 350GB stolen from Vili’s

Black Basta claims 350GB stolen from Vili’s

Hackers have listed a large amount of data reportedly belonging to Australian pie titan Vili’s and are threatening to ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 28 Mar 2024
Finland the latest country to call out APT31 for government cyber espionage

Finland the latest country to call out APT31 for government cyber espionage

The list of countries blaming China for a recent wave of cyber espionage is growing, with Finland being the latest ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 28 Mar 2024
Scammers are using generative AI to create scam obituaries

Scammers are using generative AI to create scam obituaries

Victims of fake obituaries are liable to have personal information stolen or become infected by adware.

David Hollingworth Thu, 28 Mar 2024
UnitedHealth under investigation by US Congress for transparency concerns

UnitedHealth under investigation by US Congress for transparency concerns

The Change Healthcare saga continues, with the hacked organisation’s parent company UnitedHealth, now under ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 27 Mar 2024
Check Point and Microsoft announce AI-powered security collaboration

Check Point and Microsoft announce AI-powered security collaboration

Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service to be added to Check Point’s Infinity AI Copilot.

David Hollingworth Wed, 27 Mar 2024
14GB Minecraft data leak puts players at risk

14GB Minecraft data leak puts players at risk

Minecraft players should double-check their accounts after a database containing user and server data was posted online ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 27 Mar 2024
INC Ransom claims ransomware attack on NHS Scotland

INC Ransom claims ransomware attack on NHS Scotland

The ransomware gang threatens to publish three terabytes of data, including confidential patient records.

David Hollingworth Wed, 27 Mar 2024
AUCloud delivers CrisisHub emergency crisis platform through Command Hub partnership

AUCloud delivers CrisisHub emergency crisis platform through Command Hub partnership

Australian cyber security firm AUCloud is expanding its offerings with a new “emergency crisis management platform”.

Daniel Croft Wed, 27 Mar 2024