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Ex-DOGE engineers launch new AI firm to bolster US military cyber

Ex-DOGE engineers launch new AI firm to bolster US military cyber

A number of former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) engineers have formed a new AI cyber start-up for military ...

Daniel Croft • Thu, 23 Jul 2026
AusAlert: A vital readiness tool, or a juicy target for nation-state hackers?

AusAlert: A vital readiness tool, or a juicy target for nation-state hackers?

As Australians prepare for a test of the national AusAlert on 27 July, Claroty’s Jason Pearce cautions that the warning ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 23 Jul 2026
Hack React: What the Origin Energy hack means for Australian consumers and businesses

Hack React: What the Origin Energy hack means for Australian consumers and businesses

Aussie energy provider Origin disclosed a potential data breach yesterday (22 July), and while we wait to uncover the ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 23 Jul 2026
Exclusive: Aussie property management firm confirms customer data safe following hack claims

Exclusive: Aussie property management firm confirms customer data safe following hack claims

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on a Melbourne-based property management firm, having allegedly stolen data ...

Daniel Croft • Thu, 23 Jul 2026
Exclusive: Downies Collectables investigating dark web claims

Exclusive: Downies Collectables investigating dark web claims

Australian coin and model specialist Downies Collectables has been listed by Settra ransomware group, and the hackers ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 23 Jul 2026
GO2 Health confirms limited data breach, patient data remains largely secure

GO2 Health confirms limited data breach, patient data remains largely secure

Brisbane medical centre GO2 Health says one internal inbox was compromised, with “Department of Veterans’ Affairs ID ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 22 Jul 2026
Suno data breach affecting 55m users reveals how AI giant was scraping songs illegally for training

Suno data breach affecting 55m users reveals how AI giant was scraping songs illegally for training

AI music generation brand Suno has suffered a cyber attack, through which the threat actor responsible stole the ...

Daniel Croft • Wed, 22 Jul 2026
Breached! Origin Energy discloses data breach to ASX

Breached! Origin Energy discloses data breach to ASX

Millions of customers are possibly impacted by a “potential security incident” as one of Australia’s major energy ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 22 Jul 2026
Patch now! Hackers actively targeting critical SharePoint RCE, researchers warn

Patch now! Hackers actively targeting critical SharePoint RCE, researchers warn

Active exploitation of remote code execution bug CVE-2026-50522 is underway, and patching alone may not be enough to ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 22 Jul 2026
AI eliminated 30–40% of staff in some JPMorgan units, says CEO

AI eliminated 30–40% of staff in some JPMorgan units, says CEO

The CEO of global financial institution JPMorgan Chase has said that AI adoption has resulted in staff cuts of 30 to 40 ...

Daniel Croft • Wed, 22 Jul 2026
OpenAI addresses AI agent-driven Hugging Face cyber incident: It was us

OpenAI addresses AI agent-driven Hugging Face cyber incident: It was us

Artificial intelligence leader OpenAI says it was one of its agents that compromised an AI community platform, calling ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 22 Jul 2026
Bad bet: TAB fined $2.7m over spam and telemarketing breaches

Bad bet: TAB fined $2.7m over spam and telemarketing breaches

The gambling operator breached Australia’s spam and telemarketing laws, including contacting customers who had ...

David Hollingworth • Wed, 22 Jul 2026
Reynella East College updates parents, carers following June data breach

Reynella East College updates parents, carers following June data breach

Parents were told a court order has been issued “prohibiting the publication, disclosure, transmission, use, or further ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 21 Jul 2026
Exclusive: NSW accounting and advisory firm allegedly hit by SafePay ransomware

Exclusive: NSW accounting and advisory firm allegedly hit by SafePay ransomware

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on an NSW-based accounting and advisory firm and are threatening to leak ...

Daniel Croft • Tue, 21 Jul 2026
Private equity firm buys 5 Australian data centres from Fujitsu

Private equity firm buys 5 Australian data centres from Fujitsu

A private equity firm has purchased Fujitsu’s data centre business in Australia.

Daniel Croft • Tue, 21 Jul 2026
Exclusive: Coca-Cola fairlife hack claimed by Anubis ransomware

Exclusive: Coca-Cola fairlife hack claimed by Anubis ransomware

A cyber attack impacting a major subsidiary of soft drink giant Coca-Cola has been claimed by the infamous Anubis ...

Daniel Croft • Tue, 21 Jul 2026
Report: Australian AI investment surges as governance struggles to keep pace

Report: Australian AI investment surges as governance struggles to keep pace

New research shows Australian businesses are investing heavily in AI and expecting stronger returns, but gaps in ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 21 Jul 2026
Trending: wp2shell vulnerabilities represent ‘enormous’ attack surface

Trending: wp2shell vulnerabilities represent ‘enormous’ attack surface

A pair of potentially catastrophic WordPress vulnerabilities are trending to the top of social media mentions as ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 21 Jul 2026
Need to know: How job scams are evolving in 2026

Need to know: How job scams are evolving in 2026

Scammers are continuing to target Australian jobseekers, and financial gain is only the beginning.

Amelia McNamara • Tue, 21 Jul 2026
Hacked! Ernst   Young informs clients of third-party data breach

Hacked! Ernst Young informs clients of third-party data breach

Big four accounting firm Ernst Young tells clients that a hacker accessed their financial and tax data over a ...

David Hollingworth • Tue, 21 Jul 2026