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Report: Ransomware attacks targeting Aussie organisations more than double year on year

Report: Ransomware attacks targeting Aussie organisations more than double year on year

The Zscaler ThreatLabz Ransomware Report reveals the alarming scale of ransomware-led data theft, with more than 230 ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 11 Sep 2025
Oracle launches new AI healthcare centre following new OpenAI partnership

Oracle launches new AI healthcare centre following new OpenAI partnership

US multinational software company Oracle has announced the launch of a new AI healthcare centre to improve the ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 11 Sep 2025
Op-Ed: September Patch Tuesday – Microsoft addresses 176 vulnerabilities

Op-Ed: September Patch Tuesday – Microsoft addresses 176 vulnerabilities

Microsoft is addressing 176 vulnerabilities this Patch Tuesday, which seems like a lot, and it is.

Adam Barnett, lead software engineer at Rapid7 Thu, 11 Sep 2025
Alert! ACSC warns of Akira ransomware activity targeting Australian organisations

Alert! ACSC warns of Akira ransomware activity targeting Australian organisations

The Aussie cyber agency sounds the alarm over an uptick in malicious activity targeting a year-old vulnerability in Gen ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 11 Sep 2025
Vodafone launches AI influencer for TikTok videos

Vodafone launches AI influencer for TikTok videos

The German branch of Vodafone has launched an AI influencer for its TikTok videos to advertise a new local plan.

Daniel Croft Wed, 10 Sep 2025
Mitsubishi Electric to acquire Nozomi Networks for US$1bn

Mitsubishi Electric to acquire Nozomi Networks for US$1bn

Major Japanese electronics multinational Mitsubishi Electric (Mitsubishi) is set to acquire major industrial cyber ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 10 Sep 2025
Veterans’ Affairs becomes first Australian federal agency to publicly trial AI search

Veterans’ Affairs becomes first Australian federal agency to publicly trial AI search

The Australian Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) has announced a public trial of AI-enabled search on its website, ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 10 Sep 2025
Law Council of Australia calls on government to subsidise small business cyber security

Law Council of Australia calls on government to subsidise small business cyber security

Australia’s top legal body is pleased with the government’s Cyber Security Strategy progress, but it says more can be ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 09 Sep 2025
‘Clear and present’ danger: eSafety updates Online Safety Act to protect children from harmful AI

‘Clear and present’ danger: eSafety updates Online Safety Act to protect children from harmful AI

The Australian eSafety Commissioner has launched world-first new codes to protect children from harmful conversations ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 09 Sep 2025
Dynatrace adds itself to list of companies affected by Salesloft Drift compromise

Dynatrace adds itself to list of companies affected by Salesloft Drift compromise

IT observability firm Dynatrace admits its Salesforce data was compromised as part of a widespread supply chain hack.

David Hollingworth Tue, 09 Sep 2025
Google fined €2.95bn by EU for anti-competitive adtech practices

Google fined €2.95bn by EU for anti-competitive adtech practices

Google has been fined €2.95 billion (roughly A$5.26 billion) by the European Union for anti-competitive advertising ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 09 Sep 2025
18 popular JavaScript code packages hacked to spread malware

18 popular JavaScript code packages hacked to spread malware

Multiple npm packages have been compromised by a phishing attack in an attempt to spread crypto malware to billions of ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 09 Sep 2025
Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack could impact operations until October

Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack could impact operations until October

The cyber attack on British car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) may impact the car manufacturer’s operations until ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 08 Sep 2025
Qualys becomes latest IT security company caught up in Salesloft Drift hacking campaign

Qualys becomes latest IT security company caught up in Salesloft Drift hacking campaign

Qualys joins Zscaler, PagerDuty, Cloudflare, and hundreds more companies whose customer data was compromised by the ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 08 Sep 2025
M S hackers allegedly target pub owned by Jeremy Clarkson

M S hackers allegedly target pub owned by Jeremy Clarkson

The former Top Gear and Grand Tour host said threat actors stole around £27,000.

Daniel Croft Mon, 08 Sep 2025
Op-Ed: More than an HR issue – the business risks of cyber burnout

Op-Ed: More than an HR issue – the business risks of cyber burnout

Once perceived as a nice-to-have, cyber security is now recognised as an important business function.

Aaron Bugal, Field CISO APJ at Sophos Mon, 08 Sep 2025
Aussie university forced to spend big in wake of cyber attacks

Aussie university forced to spend big in wake of cyber attacks

Western Sydney University contractor costs blow out to $53 million following a string of data breaches.

David Hollingworth Mon, 08 Sep 2025
Salesloft Drift hack dates back to a March compromise of the company’s GitHub account

Salesloft Drift hack dates back to a March compromise of the company’s GitHub account

Salesloft and Mandiant continue to investigate the hack that compromised some of the globe’s biggest cyber security ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 08 Sep 2025
OpenAI to create LinkedIn-style hiring platform

OpenAI to create LinkedIn-style hiring platform

OpenAI has launched an AI-powered LinkedIn-style hiring platform that is set to rival the business-oriented social media ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 05 Sep 2025
AI to deliver economic gains and growing pains, RBA predicts

AI to deliver economic gains and growing pains, RBA predicts

The RBA governor has said that AI could deliver sizeable economic benefits, but labour market adjustments could pose ...

Emma Partis Fri, 05 Sep 2025