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Palo Alto Networks, Cloudflare confirm impact of Salesloft Drift breach

Palo Alto Networks, Cloudflare confirm impact of Salesloft Drift breach

A third-party supply chain hack fallout continues to expand as major cyber security firms fall victim to an as-yet ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 03 Sep 2025
Meta made flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift and other celebs without permission

Meta made flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift and other celebs without permission

A Meta tool has been used to create dozens of flirty AI chatbots using the likeness of major celebrities, without their ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 02 Sep 2025
Aussie super industry to run sector-wide cyber exercise

Aussie super industry to run sector-wide cyber exercise

Operation Honey Bee II will bring together industry, administrators, regulators, and government agencies to respond to a ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 02 Sep 2025
Taco Bell weighs up AI rollback as drive-through ordering delivers mixed results

Taco Bell weighs up AI rollback as drive-through ordering delivers mixed results

US-based Mexican fast food chain Taco Bell is having a rethink regarding its major AI push, after its rollout of ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 02 Sep 2025
ADF cyber specialists test prototype Joint Cyber Hunt kits in US

ADF cyber specialists test prototype Joint Cyber Hunt kits in US

Cyber specialists from Australia, America, and New Zealand have tested prototype Joint Cyber Hunt kits designed to ...

Robert Dougherty Tue, 02 Sep 2025
Labor blames AI bots and ‘foreign actors’ for its move to charge for FOI requests

Labor blames AI bots and ‘foreign actors’ for its move to charge for FOI requests

The federal government has announced its intention to charge a mandatory fee for freedom of information (FOI) requests, ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 02 Sep 2025
Zscaler falls victim to Salesloft Drift supply chain hack

Zscaler falls victim to Salesloft Drift supply chain hack

US cloud security firm Zscaler is the latest victim of a wide-ranging supply chain attack campaign targeting marketing ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 02 Sep 2025
Australian government to ban AI ‘nudify’ and deepfake apps

Australian government to ban AI ‘nudify’ and deepfake apps

The Australian government has announced that it will be moving to ban what it refers to as AI deepfake “nudify” apps and ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 02 Sep 2025
Exclusive: DragonForce ransomware claims hack of Toowoomba Friendlies Society Dispensary

Exclusive: DragonForce ransomware claims hack of Toowoomba Friendlies Society Dispensary

Hackers have published stolen data, including sensitive medical records, vaccination details, and NDIS information.

David Hollingworth Tue, 02 Sep 2025
AI stethoscope can detect heart issues in as little as 15 seconds

AI stethoscope can detect heart issues in as little as 15 seconds

Trials of a new AI-powered stethoscope have found that doctors have been able to find three heart conditions in patients ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 01 Sep 2025
Qantas announces development of ‘group-wide’ AI capabilities

Qantas announces development of ‘group-wide’ AI capabilities

Australia’s national carrier, Qantas, has announced that it will be developing “group-wide AI capability”, which will be ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 01 Sep 2025
US and Dutch authorities seize fake ID marketplace VerifTools

US and Dutch authorities seize fake ID marketplace VerifTools

Takedown follows FBI investigation, but marketplace appears to resurface soon after.

David Hollingworth Mon, 01 Sep 2025
Exclusive: Victoria’s Loyola College confirms cyber incident

Exclusive: Victoria’s Loyola College confirms cyber incident

A Catholic college resets all staff, student, and parent passwords as the Interlock ransomware gang posts almost 600 ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 01 Sep 2025
Report: Wave of info-stealer attacks targeting ministries of foreign affairs worldwide

Report: Wave of info-stealer attacks targeting ministries of foreign affairs worldwide

State-based actors are repurposing the stolen credentials of diplomats to fuel further cyber espionage, an Israeli cyber ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 01 Sep 2025
ANZ email glitch prematurely notifies staff of redundancy

ANZ email glitch prematurely notifies staff of redundancy

ANZ staff are shocked after an email glitch saw the bank prematurely notify a number of employees that their positions ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 29 Aug 2025
Hackers weaponise Anthropic AI for cyber attacks

Hackers weaponise Anthropic AI for cyber attacks

US AI giant Anthropic says it has detected threat actors weaponising its AI to launch cyber attacks.

Daniel Croft Fri, 29 Aug 2025
The Industry Speaks: International Women in Cyber Day

The Industry Speaks: International Women in Cyber Day

“Cyber security is for everyone. And our world will be safer when everyone is at the table.” – Monica Landen, CISO at ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 29 Aug 2025
Patch Now! FreePBX servers hit by zero-day bug, active exploitation underway

Patch Now! FreePBX servers hit by zero-day bug, active exploitation underway

Hackers have been exploiting a flaw in an open source PBX platform since at least 21 August; fix is now deployed.

David Hollingworth Fri, 29 Aug 2025
Legal Practice Board of Western Australia says no data published following May ransomware attack

Legal Practice Board of Western Australia says no data published following May ransomware attack

The board’s executive director says data published by hackers “does not relate to the board”.

David Hollingworth Fri, 29 Aug 2025
AI’s true blue: Aussie AI could be skulling 25% of Sydney’s drinking water by 2035

AI’s true blue: Aussie AI could be skulling 25% of Sydney’s drinking water by 2035

AI data centres could be running our water reserves dry in a matter of years, with Australia’s largest water utility ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 28 Aug 2025