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Labor blames AI bots and ‘foreign actors’ for its move to charge for FOI requests

Labor blames AI bots and ‘foreign actors’ for its move to charge for FOI requests

The federal government has announced its intention to charge a mandatory fee for freedom of information (FOI) requests, ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 02 Sep 2025
Zscaler falls victim to Salesloft Drift supply chain hack

Zscaler falls victim to Salesloft Drift supply chain hack

US cloud security firm Zscaler is the latest victim of a wide-ranging supply chain attack campaign targeting marketing ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 02 Sep 2025
Australian government to ban AI ‘nudify’ and deepfake apps

Australian government to ban AI ‘nudify’ and deepfake apps

The Australian government has announced that it will be moving to ban what it refers to as AI deepfake “nudify” apps and ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 02 Sep 2025
Exclusive: DragonForce ransomware claims hack of Toowoomba Friendlies Society Dispensary

Exclusive: DragonForce ransomware claims hack of Toowoomba Friendlies Society Dispensary

Hackers have published stolen data, including sensitive medical records, vaccination details, and NDIS information.

David Hollingworth Tue, 02 Sep 2025
AI stethoscope can detect heart issues in as little as 15 seconds

AI stethoscope can detect heart issues in as little as 15 seconds

Trials of a new AI-powered stethoscope have found that doctors have been able to find three heart conditions in patients ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 01 Sep 2025
Qantas announces development of ‘group-wide’ AI capabilities

Qantas announces development of ‘group-wide’ AI capabilities

Australia’s national carrier, Qantas, has announced that it will be developing “group-wide AI capability”, which will be ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 01 Sep 2025
US and Dutch authorities seize fake ID marketplace VerifTools

US and Dutch authorities seize fake ID marketplace VerifTools

Takedown follows FBI investigation, but marketplace appears to resurface soon after.

David Hollingworth Mon, 01 Sep 2025
Exclusive: Victoria’s Loyola College confirms cyber incident

Exclusive: Victoria’s Loyola College confirms cyber incident

A Catholic college resets all staff, student, and parent passwords as the Interlock ransomware gang posts almost 600 ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 01 Sep 2025
Report: Wave of info-stealer attacks targeting ministries of foreign affairs worldwide

Report: Wave of info-stealer attacks targeting ministries of foreign affairs worldwide

State-based actors are repurposing the stolen credentials of diplomats to fuel further cyber espionage, an Israeli cyber ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 01 Sep 2025
ANZ email glitch prematurely notifies staff of redundancy

ANZ email glitch prematurely notifies staff of redundancy

ANZ staff are shocked after an email glitch saw the bank prematurely notify a number of employees that their positions ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 29 Aug 2025
Hackers weaponise Anthropic AI for cyber attacks

Hackers weaponise Anthropic AI for cyber attacks

US AI giant Anthropic says it has detected threat actors weaponising its AI to launch cyber attacks.

Daniel Croft Fri, 29 Aug 2025
The Industry Speaks: International Women in Cyber Day

The Industry Speaks: International Women in Cyber Day

“Cyber security is for everyone. And our world will be safer when everyone is at the table.” – Monica Landen, CISO at ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 29 Aug 2025
Patch Now! FreePBX servers hit by zero-day bug, active exploitation underway

Patch Now! FreePBX servers hit by zero-day bug, active exploitation underway

Hackers have been exploiting a flaw in an open source PBX platform since at least 21 August; fix is now deployed.

David Hollingworth Fri, 29 Aug 2025
Legal Practice Board of Western Australia says no data published following May ransomware attack

Legal Practice Board of Western Australia says no data published following May ransomware attack

The board’s executive director says data published by hackers “does not relate to the board”.

David Hollingworth Fri, 29 Aug 2025
AI’s true blue: Aussie AI could be skulling 25% of Sydney’s drinking water by 2035

AI’s true blue: Aussie AI could be skulling 25% of Sydney’s drinking water by 2035

AI data centres could be running our water reserves dry in a matter of years, with Australia’s largest water utility ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 28 Aug 2025
OpenAI to open first Australian office in Sydney

OpenAI to open first Australian office in Sydney

OpenAI is making its first move Down Under, with the announcement of its first Australian office to be established this ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 28 Aug 2025
Aussie cyber agency joins global partners to warn of Chinese hackers targeting Australian critical infrastructure

Aussie cyber agency joins global partners to warn of Chinese hackers targeting Australian critical infrastructure

State-sponsored Chinese threat actors have been observed targeting government and military networks in Australia and ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 28 Aug 2025
CrowdStrike to buy Onum to power real-time SIEM data

CrowdStrike to buy Onum to power real-time SIEM data

The acquisition is set to eliminate data migration bottlenecks and boost the Falcon platform with faster, AI-driven ...

Reporter Thu, 28 Aug 2025
Exclusive: Dire Wolf claims ransomware attack on WineWorks Australia

Exclusive: Dire Wolf claims ransomware attack on WineWorks Australia

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on a South Australian wine freight and logistics firm, claiming to have stolen ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 27 Aug 2025
Exclusive: South Australian barristers' chambers listed on Lynx ransomware’s leak site

Exclusive: South Australian barristers' chambers listed on Lynx ransomware’s leak site

Hackers are claiming to have breached the network of Adelaide-based Hanson Chambers, with correspondence and court ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 27 Aug 2025