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40+ nation global alliance agrees to not pay hackers ransomware payments

40+ nation global alliance agrees to not pay hackers ransomware payments

An over-40-nation alliance led by the US has vowed never to pay ransom to hackers following cyber breaches in an effort ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 01 Nov 2023
Don’t send nudes: Facebook malvertising campaign uses ‘lewd images’ to trick victims

Don’t send nudes: Facebook malvertising campaign uses ‘lewd images’ to trick victims

Hijacked Facebook accounts are being used to lure victims into downloading info-stealing malware.

David Hollingworth Wed, 01 Nov 2023
British Library investigates system outage following cyber attack

British Library investigates system outage following cyber attack

The website and online systems of the British Library are suffering from a major outage after being hit by a cyber ...

Jellie Cabas Wed, 01 Nov 2023
AFP successfully blocks 10 child abuse sites

AFP successfully blocks 10 child abuse sites

Multijurisdiction effort sees sites blocked and the predators that use them tracked.

David Hollingworth Wed, 01 Nov 2023
Over 632k US defence and justice department emails exposed in MOVEit hack

Over 632k US defence and justice department emails exposed in MOVEit hack

Five months after the breach occurred, high-profile targets continue to join the long list of victims affected by the ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 31 Oct 2023
Industry responds to the White House’s AI executive order

Industry responds to the White House’s AI executive order

The Biden administration’s newly announced “Executive Order on the Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development and Use of ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 31 Oct 2023
US government issues executive order for AI regulation

US government issues executive order for AI regulation

Answering demands for government regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), the White House has announced an executive ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 31 Oct 2023
Tesserent boss warns of AI tools in the hands of hackers

Tesserent boss warns of AI tools in the hands of hackers

ChatGPT and its AI-powered brethren are a boon to many industries – including criminal ones.

David Hollingworth Tue, 31 Oct 2023
Cloudflare detects 350m DDoS attacks per day

Cloudflare detects 350m DDoS attacks per day

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are spiking sharply in Australia and around the globe, according to cloud ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 30 Oct 2023
ID verification security a top priority, says Law Council of Australia

ID verification security a top priority, says Law Council of Australia

There is a sweet irony to identity verification. On the one hand, it’s a tried and tested tool that is proven effective ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 30 Oct 2023
Australia hosts joint cyber warfare training operations with the US

Australia hosts joint cyber warfare training operations with the US

Cyber experts from the US and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) have partnered to launch cyber warfare training ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 30 Oct 2023
Security researcher uses simple trick to access data of more than 1,000 Teslas

Security researcher uses simple trick to access data of more than 1,000 Teslas

An unsecured open-source app is leaving a mountain of data open to anyone looking for it.

David Hollingworth Mon, 30 Oct 2023
SA patient records deleted in ‘isolated data incident’

SA patient records deleted in ‘isolated data incident’

The records of 121 SA Health patients have been impacted, along with contact details of over 12,000 more patients.

David Hollingworth Mon, 30 Oct 2023
LockBit ransomware gang claims Boeing data breach

LockBit ransomware gang claims Boeing data breach

Aerospace giant Boeing is “assessing the claim” as the date of publication counts down following a hack.

David Hollingworth Sat, 28 Oct 2023
Uber cops $412,500 ACMA fine for spam emails

Uber cops $412,500 ACMA fine for spam emails

Rideshare operator Uber was fined for failing to include an unsubscribe option on millions of emails.

David Hollingworth Fri, 27 Oct 2023
Russian hackers claim takedown of WA’s Transperth transport agency with DDoS attack

Russian hackers claim takedown of WA’s Transperth transport agency with DDoS attack

The Noname057(16) hacking group has targeted four Australian websites, with varying success.

David Hollingworth Fri, 27 Oct 2023
Qualcomm brings AI to mobile with new flagship chipsets

Qualcomm brings AI to mobile with new flagship chipsets

Leading mobile chip manufacturer Qualcomm has announced that its new flagship chipsets will adopt AI technology.

Daniel Croft Fri, 27 Oct 2023
Apple releases second tranche of patches addressing TriangleDB spyware

Apple releases second tranche of patches addressing TriangleDB spyware

The iPhone maker has released an update for a range of its older devices, following spyware revelations from Kaspersky ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 27 Oct 2023
US Senator quizzes 23andMe boss over hack that could affect millions

US Senator quizzes 23andMe boss over hack that could affect millions

Following a credential stuffing attack that saw the genetic details of millions of customers for sale online, US ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 27 Oct 2023
New ransomware groups spur attack growth to record levels

New ransomware groups spur attack growth to record levels

Ransomware attacks are occurring at record levels, with September marking the highest number of ransomware attacks ever ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 26 Oct 2023