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Can OpenAI’s iconic AI chatbot effectively cater to human societal needs when writing laws? Or does the technology have ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 13 Feb 2024
Researchers release free Rhysida Ransomware decryptor
South Korean researchers have developed free decryption methods for the Rhysida ransomware gang, providing relief to ...
Point/Counterpoint: Is the right to disconnect a threat to good cyber security practice?
The Australian federal government is making out-of-hours work out of bounds, but is this a recipe for disaster when it ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 13 Feb 2024
New Australian cyber security coordinator all but confirmed, according to sources
Australia’s next cyber security coordinator has been all but confirmed, after sources close to the matter told media ...
Hacker claims to leak more than 650k customers of Aussie Vapes store
An online retailer of vaping products is the alleged subject of a leak post on a clear web hacking forum.
58 cyber attacks costing $3bn under investigation by UN
The United Nations has launched an investigation into almost 60 cyber attacks believed to have been by North Korea.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 12 Feb 2024
Budding data leak leaves cannabis workers blazed
The data of 2.5 million workers in the cannabis industry have been exposed after a tech company used by dispensaries ...
Report: Average cost of data breaches rises to US$4.5m
Research from IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023 shows breaches are costing more, especially if tackled without the ...
David Hollingworth • Mon, 12 Feb 2024
Canadian government announces Flipper Zero ban to deter car theft
The Canadian government has released plans to outlaw everyone’s favourite penetration testing “toy”, the Flipper Zero, ...
US authorities seize Warzone malware infrastructure
The US Department of Justice has announced it has shut down several for-sale websites, leading to the arrests of two ...
ACSC releases critical alert over FortiOS bug
The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre is concerned about a FortiGuard vulnerability that ...
The weekly ransomware report, Friday, 9 February
Attacks remain steady this week as LockBit continues to dominate the ransomware landscape.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 09 Feb 2024
ALPHV ransomware group may be sniffing around Mac OS
Researchers find backdoor malware written in Rust, which overlaps with ALPHV/BlackCat infrastructure.
Largest-ever French cyber attack exposes half of the population
Roughly half of the population of France has had its data exposed in what is the largest cyber attack ever to hit the ...
Daniel Croft • Fri, 09 Feb 2024
Australian Human Resources Institute warns customers of cyber attack
AHRI has sent out emails warning of malware that could have been spreading fake browser updates.
Ukraine highlights significance of cyber warfare during international forum
The value of cyber operations in warfare has been highlighted by Ukraine during an international cyber forum held in ...
HijackLoader malware spotted with improved evasion techniques
CrowdStrike researchers have gotten hold of a vastly improved and stealthy version of HijackLoader – here’s how it works
Over 2.1m exposed in learning app breach
A data leak on a major learning application has resulted in the data of 2 million users being exposed.
Ransomware payments hit a record US$1.1bn in 2023
Ransomware payments reached a record-breaking high in 2023, breaking the eight-figure mark and reaching a massive US$1
Daniel Croft • Thu, 08 Feb 2024
Five Eyes Volt Typhoon advisory reveals attackers had access for at least 5 years
A joint advisory released by the Five Eyes information-sharing alliance has revealed that the Chinese state-sponsored ...