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Australia joins US-led Exercise Valiant Shield 26 to test cyber and other domain capabilities

Australia joins US-led Exercise Valiant Shield 26 to test cyber and other domain capabilities

Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel are getting ready to deploy to the Pacific to test defensive cooperation.

Bethany Alvaro Tue, 23 Jun 2026
AI is ‘rapidly transforming’ cyber security risk, Five Eyes agencies warn

AI is ‘rapidly transforming’ cyber security risk, Five Eyes agencies warn

Australia joins alliance members to warn of the need for swift action to “remain ahead” of AI risk, as one expert warns ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 23 Jun 2026
Suncorp trials agentic AI in insurance claims processing

Suncorp trials agentic AI in insurance claims processing

Major Queensland-based bank Suncorp has said that by as early as this month, it will be implementing AI agents into its ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 22 Jun 2026
Exclusive: Victorian RV dealer suffers alleged cyber attack

Exclusive: Victorian RV dealer suffers alleged cyber attack

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on a Victoria-based RV dealer, allegedly having stolen data.

Daniel Croft Mon, 22 Jun 2026
Global law enforcement operation disrupts SocGholish malware, more than 14k WordPress sites remediated

Global law enforcement operation disrupts SocGholish malware, more than 14k WordPress sites remediated

Operation Endgame targets malware used by Evil Corp hackers – 106 servers and domains were taken down – with assistance ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 22 Jun 2026
APRA orders banks to brace for future geopolitical shocks

APRA orders banks to brace for future geopolitical shocks

APRA has told lenders to lift their game on geopolitical risk, warning that awareness of global tensions must now be ...

Charlie Tchetchenian Fri, 19 Jun 2026
Act now! ACSC releases multiple critical alerts over FortiBleed, as Fortinet releases situational analysis report

Act now! ACSC releases multiple critical alerts over FortiBleed, as Fortinet releases situational analysis report

Russian-speaking hackers have been compromising tens of thousands of Fortinet firewalls and VPN gateways using weak ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 22 Jun 2026
Accenture closes US$4.2bn OT cyber security deal with Dragos, runZero and NetRise

Accenture closes US$4.2bn OT cyber security deal with Dragos, runZero and NetRise

Consulting firm moves into operational technology (OT) security with a major acquisition push.

David Hollingworth Mon, 22 Jun 2026
UNSW College to stand up new IT cyber defence course

UNSW College to stand up new IT cyber defence course

UNSW Sydney’s pathway provider launches suite of new degrees to combat vital skills shortages.

David Hollingworth Mon, 22 Jun 2026
Exclusive: 2019 claims alleged cyber incident on Melbourne weight-loss clinic

Exclusive: 2019 claims alleged cyber incident on Melbourne weight-loss clinic

An infamous threat actor has claimed a cyber attack on an Australian weight-loss clinic, claiming to have stolen the ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 19 Jun 2026
Nintendo confirms third-party data incident, staff data stolen

Nintendo confirms third-party data incident, staff data stolen

Nintendo has confirmed a data breach impacting an internally used third party, resulting in data being exfiltrated.

Daniel Croft Fri, 19 Jun 2026
3m impacted in Texas government department cyber attack

3m impacted in Texas government department cyber attack

A cyber attack on a Texas government department has resulted in over 3 million people having their data compromised.

Daniel Croft Fri, 19 Jun 2026
Exclusive: Harcourts investigates cyber attack claims, no evidence of impact so far

Exclusive: Harcourts investigates cyber attack claims, no evidence of impact so far

Major Australasian real estate firm Harcourts has said it is aware of claims of cyber attack following the listing made ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 19 Jun 2026
Calls for AI education grow louder

Calls for AI education grow louder

While AI can significantly boost productivity for property professionals, a recent report has raised growing concerns ...

Mathew Williams Fri, 19 Jun 2026
Exclusive: Harcourts allegedly hacked by SafePay ransomware

Exclusive: Harcourts allegedly hacked by SafePay ransomware

Major Australia-based real estate firm Harcourts has allegedly suffered a cyber incident after threat actors listed the ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 18 Jun 2026
ANZ says combating scams and fraud is its third-highest priority

ANZ says combating scams and fraud is its third-highest priority

Australian big four bank ANZ has outlined its priorities for its initiative of “securing Australia’s future”, with cyber ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 18 Jun 2026
No time to FortiBleed! Russian hackers compromise more than 30k Fortinet firewalls in almost 200 countries, including Australia

No time to FortiBleed! Russian hackers compromise more than 30k Fortinet firewalls in almost 200 countries, including Australia

Security analysts have uncovered a large-scale compromise of Fortinet firewalls and VPN gateways, and it has already ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 18 Jun 2026
CrowdStrike expands QuiltWorks alliance with Amazon Web Services

CrowdStrike expands QuiltWorks alliance with Amazon Web Services

The cloud giant joins a coalition aimed at helping organisations identify, prioritise, and respond to vulnerabilities.

David Hollingworth Thu, 18 Jun 2026
Exclusive: Qilin ransomware claims hack of Aussie K-12 tutoring provider

Exclusive: Qilin ransomware claims hack of Aussie K-12 tutoring provider

A prolific cyber extortionist group lists Kinetic Education as a data breach victim on the darknet.

David Hollingworth Thu, 18 Jun 2026
Threat actors use Steam to spread malware to gamers

Threat actors use Steam to spread malware to gamers

Hackers are using Steam’s Workshop to spread malware in wallpaper content, according to reports.

Daniel Croft Wed, 17 Jun 2026