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The big four bank and the Aussie telco boost anti-scam and fraud-fighting collaboration to detect fraudulently opened ...
David Hollingworth • Mon, 10 Feb 2025
SA government announces DeepSeek ban
Following closely behind the federal government, the South Australian government has announced a ban on DeepSeek in ...
Daniel Croft • Mon, 10 Feb 2025
‘Operational issue’, not a hack, responsible for PlayStation outage
Sony offers angry gamers five days of free PlayStation Plus membership after a 24-hour PSN outage.
The industry speaks: Safer Internet Day 2025
The theme of this year’s Safer Internet Day is “Together, for a better internet”, and whether you’re a business ...
Spanish authorities arrest prolific hacker
Law enforcement catches up with the threat actor known as Natohub, the alleged hacker behind attacks on the US military, ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 07 Feb 2025
Western Sydney-based Heart Centre falls victim to alleged ransomware attack
The DragonForce ransomware gang claims the hack and has published more than five gigabytes of backup files online.
The industry speaks: Aussie government DeepSeek ban
The Australian federal government has joined a slew of other jurisdictions in banning the hot new Chinese AI chatbot
Exclusive: BianLian ransomware group claims hack of Sydney-based Hall Chadwick
Hackers claim to have stolen 700 gigabytes of data from the accounting firm, including personal data and financial ...
CISA employees offered chance to resign as part of Trump’s ‘Fork in the Road’ program
Workers with the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have been included in the Trump administration’s ...
David Hollingworth • Thu, 06 Feb 2025
North Korean hackers caught targeting businesses on LinkedIn
Hackers linked to the Lazarus Group have been attempting to harvest confidential information from victims via fake ...
Interview: Christiaan Beek – ransomware is ‘like running a business’
We catch up with Rapid7’s senior director of threat analytics to talk about ransomware trends, how gangs really work, ...
David Hollingworth • Wed, 05 Feb 2025
Claroty contends CISA claims of Chinese backdoor in patient monitoring devices
Cyber security researchers say that the security alerts concerning Contec CMS8000 devices – which are used in Australia ...
Australian victims of online dating scams lose almost $12k on average
More than 40 per cent of Australians who use online dating apps have been targeted by scammers, with romance scams being ...
Federal government bans DeepSeek AI from all government devices
Security concerns were cited over the popular new chatbot’s ban, but Chinese control of the app was not the issue.
Musk and DOGE’s ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury systems could be a data breach
A US senator has questioned giving representatives of Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) “full ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 05 Feb 2025
NSW government department bans DeepSeek
DeepSeek AI has been blocked by an NSW government department, marking Australia’s first steps towards restricting or ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 04 Feb 2025
5G Networks now officially in control of AUCyber’s future
5GN executives take up board positions as the company acquires 50.71 per cent of embattled cyber security firm.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 04 Feb 2025
Op-Ed: Reimagining cyber security in 2025
How is AI revolutionising the fight against advanced threats?
Chris Fisher, Vectra AI’s Regional Director for Australia and New Zealand • Tue, 04 Feb 2025
Aus3C, CSIRO, and the federal government call on businesses to help shape Australia’s cyber readiness
Australian businesses have been called upon to participate in a consultation process that will shape the nation’s ...
Taiwan bans DeepSeek for government use
In light of security and data collection risks, Taiwan has announced a ban on the use of Chinese AI DeepSeek in ...