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A major Chinese hacking campaign has attracted the attention of the US, which has launched a takedown operation to ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Cyber focus: APRA releases Interim Policy and Supervision Priorities update
Cyber resilience is a key plank of new supervision from the Australian financial services regulator.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Optus launches ScamWise service to track scammers
As scam numbers rise, Optus offers a new tool to help customers recognise scams as they pop up.
Adobe says Nine’s AI sexualisation of Victorian MP’s image required human input
Following Channel Nine’s finger-pointing at Photoshop for its televised AI sexualisation of a Victorian MP, the editing ...
ACSC releases critical alert over ‘active exploitation of vulnerabilities in Jenkins DevOps tools
Critical and high-alert vulnerabilities could lead to remote code execution and cross-site hijacking.
New research reveals the physical and mental toll of ransomware
A UK think tank has polled the victims of ransomware attacks to better understand their true impact on society at large ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 30 Jan 2024
Nine slammed for AI-sexualised image of female MP
Channel Nine has responded to criticism after it was called out for using an AI-altered image of Victorian Animal ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 30 Jan 2024
Schneider Electric hit by Cactus Ransomware cyber attack
Global energy company Schneider Electric has disclosed a ransomware attack that affected its sustainability division, ...
Quantum Australia 2024 event to kick off in February
Australia’s quantum industry is set to get international attention at an upcoming showcase event.
Aussie fintech start-up Cape denies hacker’s data breach claim
A post on a Russian hacking forum promises a “full dump”, including credit card details, but the actual data may be far ...
Akira claims attack on Lush cosmetics
The attack on major British cosmetics retailer Lush that was made public earlier this month has been claimed by the ...
Daniel Croft • Mon, 29 Jan 2024
White hat hackers win big at inaugural Pwn2own Automotive event
Participants in the vehicle-based hackathon took home more than US$1 million in prizes after finding a raft of bugs.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 29 Jan 2024
Tel Aviv movie screens hacked to show a 7 October Israel footage, threat messages
Turkish hackers have gained control of theatre screens in Tel Aviv to display threat messages alongside footage of the 7 ...
North Korean hackers making increased use of AI tools
South Korean intelligence officials are keeping a close eye on the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) by ...
NSA called out for purchasing data from illegal data brokers
The US National Security Agency (NSA) has been called out for the unconsenting purchase of American data through illegal ...
Hackers had access to 23andMe genotype data for 5 months
The credential stuffing attack revealed in October 2023 lasted from 29 April to 27 September, with millions of accounts ...
Israeli telco hacked as Gaza goes dark
Israel’s largest telco has been taken down by hackers as part of its war with Hamas, just as the Gaza strip loses ...
• Thu, 25 Jan 2024
The weekly ransomware report, Thursday, 25 January
LockBit outdoes itself, with 20 victims claimed in the last seven days, as the overall number of ransomware attacks ...
David Hollingworth • Thu, 25 Jan 2024
Israel’s largest telco has been taken down by hackers as part of its war with Hamas, just as the Gaza Strip loses ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 25 Jan 2024