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Qantas obtains injunction to prevent hacked data’s release

Qantas obtains injunction to prevent hacked data’s release

Qantas has obtained a court injunction to prevent any person or organisation from publishing the customer information ...

Adam Thorn Thu, 17 Jul 2025
UAP confirms ransomware attack, personal data and email correspondence exposed

UAP confirms ransomware attack, personal data and email correspondence exposed

Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party has informed its members of a data breach, but admits “it is impracticable to ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 17 Jul 2025
Australia adopts AS IEC 62443 as national cyber security standard to protect critical infrastructure

Australia adopts AS IEC 62443 as national cyber security standard to protect critical infrastructure

Newly adopted standards offer a clearer and more structured approach to protecting operational technology in critical ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 17 Jul 2025
Tasmanian kids get a taste of ethical hacking courtesy of the AFP

Tasmanian kids get a taste of ethical hacking courtesy of the AFP

The AFP-led Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre hosted re_B00TCMP last month, offering students a glimpse of a ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 17 Jul 2025
Hertz AI damage scanning continues to push customers away

Hertz AI damage scanning continues to push customers away

The AI damage-detection system rolled out by Hertz continues to frustrate customers as more come forward after being ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 16 Jul 2025
Meta patches AI chatbot bug capable of leaking user AI prompts and responses

Meta patches AI chatbot bug capable of leaking user AI prompts and responses

A bug in Meta’s AI chatbot that allowed users to access the prompts and responses of other Meta AI users has been ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 16 Jul 2025
Australia’s top AI talents set to shine: Australian AI Awards returns for 2025

Australia’s top AI talents set to shine: Australian AI Awards returns for 2025

Submissions and nominations are now open for the Australian AI Awards 2025 – submit now to be recognised for excellence

Reporter Wed, 16 Jul 2025
Australia confirms establishment of cyber reserves workforce by early 2026

Australia confirms establishment of cyber reserves workforce by early 2026

Australia will establish a cyber reserves workforce for the Australian Defence Force by early 2026, under a Cyber ...

Robert Dougherty Wed, 16 Jul 2025
2025 ESET Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship revealed

2025 ESET Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship revealed

Samia Arshad Mehar from the University of Technology Sydney has walked away with a scholarship worth $5,000.

David Hollingworth Wed, 16 Jul 2025
The spare change: Another UnitedHealth subsidiary has suffered a data breach

The spare change: Another UnitedHealth subsidiary has suffered a data breach

Well over a year after the Change Healthcare data breach, a second subsidiary of the UnitedHealth Group has suffered a ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 16 Jul 2025
auDA awards grants worth $2.5m to guard against scams and quantum risk

auDA awards grants worth $2.5m to guard against scams and quantum risk

Australia’s domain name administrator splashes cash to transition to quantum-safe DNS and scam prevention and support.

David Hollingworth Wed, 16 Jul 2025
Not lovin’ it: McDonald’s hiring back end exposes 64m chatbot job discussions

Not lovin’ it: McDonald’s hiring back end exposes 64m chatbot job discussions

Researchers were able to access the hiring chatbot’s back end after finding it was protected by a default password: ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 15 Jul 2025
Trump administration announces $1bn offensive hacking operation spend

Trump administration announces $1bn offensive hacking operation spend

The Trump administration plans to spend US$1 billion (roughly AU$1.53 billion) on offensive cyber operations.

Daniel Croft Tue, 15 Jul 2025
The industry speaks: Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day 2025

The industry speaks: Artificial Intelligence Appreciation Day 2025

Sixteen July is the day to celebrate the benefits of AI while also being aware of the risks of its poor implementation

David Hollingworth Tue, 15 Jul 2025
Hacked Elmo X account demands Trump release Epstein files, spews anti-Semitic hate

Hacked Elmo X account demands Trump release Epstein files, spews anti-Semitic hate

Hackers have targeted the X account of the famous children’s character Elmo to demand that Trump release the Epstein ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 15 Jul 2025
Grok gets NSFW companion and a US$200m Pentagon contract

Grok gets NSFW companion and a US$200m Pentagon contract

Observers are unsure if the US military leadership will take advantage of a scantily clad anime girl or a cartoon panda

David Hollingworth Tue, 15 Jul 2025
Are you being served? How cyber-crime-as-a-service works

Are you being served? How cyber-crime-as-a-service works

What used to be the domain of skilled coders and elite hackers is now just a payment away, and Australians are ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 14 Jul 2025
Louis Vuitton confirms cyber attack resulting in customer data theft

Louis Vuitton confirms cyber attack resulting in customer data theft

Luxury retailer and designer brand Louis Vuitton has revealed that a cyber attack on its network led to unauthorised ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 14 Jul 2025
Australian Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority discloses accidental data breach

Australian Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority discloses accidental data breach

The Home Affairs agency, OMARA, reveals that its website search function incorrectly revealed a small amount of data in ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 14 Jul 2025
Denmark to grant citizens copyright of their own face, body and voice

Denmark to grant citizens copyright of their own face, body and voice

In an effort to curb unsolicited generative AI and deepfakes, Denmark has announced that it is looking to change its ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 14 Jul 2025