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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
AustralianSuper finds Aussies are using AI for financial advice

AustralianSuper finds Aussies are using AI for financial advice

A large number of Australians are turning to AI for financial advice and assistance in making financial decisions, ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 20 Jul 2026
Kimi K3: China’s latest AI is turning heads – and set to make bank

Kimi K3: China’s latest AI is turning heads – and set to make bank

Former Google and Meta wunderkind releases new AI model with frontier-level performance almost as great as Claude Fable ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 20 Jul 2026
UK CFOs get more optimistic about AI

UK CFOs get more optimistic about AI

UK finance chiefs are relaxing their worries about how AI will affect their businesses, with a survey revealing growing ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 20 Jul 2026
Patch now! Researchers disclose WordPress core remote code execution bug, exploitation underway

Patch now! Researchers disclose WordPress core remote code execution bug, exploitation underway

Millions of websites worldwide, including in Australia, are likely vulnerable to a newly revealed pre-authentication RCE

David Hollingworth Mon, 20 Jul 2026
AI is speeding up the time between idea and prototype, says CBA

AI is speeding up the time between idea and prototype, says CBA

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has said that AI is speeding up the rate of work, cutting down the time between ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 20 Jul 2026
IT industry body calls for national framework to address Australia’s cyber skills shortage

IT industry body calls for national framework to address Australia’s cyber skills shortage

New CyberPath research finds that confusing career pathways, costly certifications, and unrealistic entry-level ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 20 Jul 2026
Always watching: Victorian state government targets spying bosses and online bullies

Always watching: Victorian state government targets spying bosses and online bullies

Victoria’s Labor government to introduce laws to unmask cyber bullies and stop bosses from spying on workers.

David Hollingworth Mon, 20 Jul 2026
Former Perth lawyer cops jail time over Operation Ironside offences

Former Perth lawyer cops jail time over Operation Ironside offences

A former lawyer will face a multi-year jail term after being found guilty of attempting to obstruct the course of ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 20 Jul 2026
Aussie Treasurer outlines government goals with AI – productivity up, interest rates down

Aussie Treasurer outlines government goals with AI – productivity up, interest rates down

Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has shared the government’s financial motivation for its AI push, saying it is ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 17 Jul 2026
Barracuda warns of AI-era resurgence in ‘text salting’ phishing attacks

Barracuda warns of AI-era resurgence in ‘text salting’ phishing attacks

Researchers say cyber criminals are reviving an old spam-evasion technique to fool traditional email filters and ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 17 Jul 2026
Coca-Cola dairy subsidiary pauses operations following ransomware attack

Coca-Cola dairy subsidiary pauses operations following ransomware attack

Soft drink giant Coca-Cola has disclosed a ransomware attack impacting one of its subsidiaries.

Daniel Croft Fri, 17 Jul 2026