Powered by MOMENTUMMEDIA
For breaking news and daily updates, subscribe to our newsletter

Cyber Daily News

Qantas contacted by potential threat actor

Qantas contacted by potential threat actor

A threat actor potentially responsible for the cyber attack on Qantas has reached out to the airline, according to a new ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 08 Jul 2025
NSW government agencies could be leaving themselves open to cyber attacks

NSW government agencies could be leaving themselves open to cyber attacks

The NSW government may have left itself open to potential cyber attacks after it was discovered that over two-thirds of ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 07 Jul 2025
BMW potentially tied up in third-party cyber attack

BMW potentially tied up in third-party cyber attack

The financial services division of German automaker BMW has suffered as a result of a third-party data breach.

Daniel Croft Mon, 07 Jul 2025
‘Literally half’ of white-collar workers to be replaced by AI, says Ford CEO

‘Literally half’ of white-collar workers to be replaced by AI, says Ford CEO

The CEO of US car manufacturer Ford has warned that AI technologies present a major danger to a large portion of ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 07 Jul 2025
Interactive training essential to fight ‘scam fatigue’, report says

Interactive training essential to fight ‘scam fatigue’, report says

BDO has urged firms to combat “scam fatigue” by making cyber security training more interactive, as scam risks continue ...

Emma Partis Fri, 04 Jul 2025
US authorities sanction bulletproof hosting service Aeza Group

US authorities sanction bulletproof hosting service Aeza Group

Hosting provider Aeza Group has been sanctioned for providing services to cyber criminals and enabling data theft.

David Hollingworth Fri, 04 Jul 2025
Qantas to tell hacking victims details of specific data stolen

Qantas to tell hacking victims details of specific data stolen

Qantas has pledged to tell every customer affected by this week’s hack exactly which parts of their data have been ...

Adam Thorn Fri, 04 Jul 2025
Qantas hack: Experts react to data breach that could affect millions of Australians

Qantas hack: Experts react to data breach that could affect millions of Australians

From possible legal outcomes to what the government can do to fight data breaches, here’s what analysts and academics ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 04 Jul 2025
Microsoft to slash 4% of staff as it bets big on AI

Microsoft to slash 4% of staff as it bets big on AI

Microsoft has terminated 9,100 staff, almost 4 per cent of its total workforce, in an effort to cut costs at a time when ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 03 Jul 2025
Qantas begins notifying customers following data breach

Qantas begins notifying customers following data breach

Frequent flyers and other customers have begun receiving emails warning them that their data has been compromised.

David Hollingworth Thu, 03 Jul 2025
M S says worst of cyber attack will be over by August

M S says worst of cyber attack will be over by August

UK retailer Marks Spencer (M S) says that the worst of the cyber attack aftermath will have passed by August ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 03 Jul 2025
Expert advice: How to stay safe this Amazon Prime Day

Expert advice: How to stay safe this Amazon Prime Day

Scammers love a sale, and Amazon Prime Day is one of the biggest sales of them all – here’s what to watch out for while ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 03 Jul 2025
Exclusive: Adelaide women’s health clinic confirms cyber attack

Exclusive: Adelaide women’s health clinic confirms cyber attack

Threat actors have launched a cyber attack on an Australian women’s healthcare centre, claiming to have exfiltrated ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 03 Jul 2025
Qantas hack: Electronic Frontiers Australia boss says ‘Enough is enough’

Qantas hack: Electronic Frontiers Australia boss says ‘Enough is enough’

As 6 million Qantas customers wait to find out if their data has been impacted by a third-party data breach, Electronic ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 02 Jul 2025
US 10-year ban on state AI regulation removed from Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

US 10-year ban on state AI regulation removed from Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

A controversial 10-year ban on state AI regulation has been removed from the Trump administration’s “Big Beautiful Bill” ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 02 Jul 2025
Qantas hack: Experts point finger at Scattered Spider collective

Qantas hack: Experts point finger at Scattered Spider collective

Darktrace CISO says breach shows “many hallmarks of the Scattered Spider ransomware group”.

David Hollingworth Wed, 02 Jul 2025
Major Australian AI centre to be built in Tasmania

Major Australian AI centre to be built in Tasmania

Tasmania is set to be the stage for one of Australia’s largest AI data centres thanks to a multibillion-dollar ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 02 Jul 2025
Cloudflare will now block AI crawlers from accessing site content

Cloudflare will now block AI crawlers from accessing site content

AI bots are now blocked by default, with the option for site owners to opt in in an industry-first move.

David Hollingworth Wed, 02 Jul 2025
Op-Ed: Bad practices are increasing security risks within software development projects

Op-Ed: Bad practices are increasing security risks within software development projects

A recently updated discussion paper issued by the US-based Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ...

Matias Madou, co-founder and CTO, Secure Code Warrior Wed, 02 Jul 2025
OpenAI wants to make Australia an AI powerhouse

OpenAI wants to make Australia an AI powerhouse

ChatGPT creator OpenAI has laid out its economic blueprint for Australia, giving the government a plan for AI rollout.

Daniel Croft Tue, 01 Jul 2025