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Fake views: Deepfake fraud surged by 1,300% in 2024

Fake views: Deepfake fraud surged by 1,300% in 2024

Synthetic voice attacks targeting retail, insurance, and banking sectors skyrocketed to record highs last year.

David Hollingworth Thu, 12 Jun 2025
Exclusive: Waiwhetu Medical Centre confirms ransomware attack

Exclusive: Waiwhetu Medical Centre confirms ransomware attack

INC Ransom lists a Kiwi medical centre on its leak site, with 110 gigabytes of allegedly stolen data published to the ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 12 Jun 2025
Paws and effect: US government vaccine site muzzled by AI furry content

Paws and effect: US government vaccine site muzzled by AI furry content

Unknown threat actors have defaced the US government’s vaccine website with AI-generated furry content.

Daniel Croft Thu, 12 Jun 2025
Interpol takes down more than 20k malicious IPs in strike against info-stealer malware

Interpol takes down more than 20k malicious IPs in strike against info-stealer malware

A law enforcement operation involving agencies from 26 countries responsible for 32 arrests and the seizure of 41 ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 12 Jun 2025
Op-Ed: An analysis of the Australian-produced modern defensible architecture

Op-Ed: An analysis of the Australian-produced modern defensible architecture

Organisations are being asked to embrace a new layered defensive structure – but can it significantly move the needle on ...

Christopher Hills, chief security strategist at BeyondTrust Thu, 12 Jun 2025
Vocus to help launch Starlink LEO rival

Vocus to help launch Starlink LEO rival

Vocus is set to partner with Canadian satellite provider Telesat to launch a rival LEO service to Starlink.

Adam Thorn Thu, 12 Jun 2025
Whole Foods shelves left bare after major distributor hacked

Whole Foods shelves left bare after major distributor hacked

A cyber attack on a major US food distributor has led to empty shelves at US grocery store giant Whole Foods.

Daniel Croft Wed, 11 Jun 2025
Report: DDoS attacks on financial institutions in APAC surge

Report: DDoS attacks on financial institutions in APAC surge

New research reveals that distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting the Asia-Pacific financial sector make ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 11 Jun 2025
Charles Sturt University releases free Farmers’ Guide to Cybersecurity

Charles Sturt University releases free Farmers’ Guide to Cybersecurity

A new set of web-based resources is aimed at boosting the security of Australian producers and producer groups.

David Hollingworth Wed, 11 Jun 2025
ACMA introduces new protections for telco customers experiencing domestic violence

ACMA introduces new protections for telco customers experiencing domestic violence

Starting July 2025, all Australian telcos will be subject to a set of “minimum enforceable obligations” to support ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 11 Jun 2025
Op-Ed: June Patch Tuesday reveals 67 vulnerabilities

Op-Ed: June Patch Tuesday reveals 67 vulnerabilities

Microsoft is addressing 67 vulnerabilities this June 2025 Patch Tuesday – and only one is being actively exploited.

Adam Barnett, Lead Software Engineer at Rapid7 Wed, 11 Jun 2025
Exclusive: Ascot Vale Health Group targeted by Global ransomware group

Exclusive: Ascot Vale Health Group targeted by Global ransomware group

A newly emerged ransomware operation has claimed the hack of a Victorian medical centre days after it attacked an ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 10 Jun 2025
ACS lobbies government to reform Australia’s data act

ACS lobbies government to reform Australia’s data act

Reforms to the federal Data Availability and Transparency Act could help drive innovation and trust, Australia’s peak ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 10 Jun 2025
Bad morning: Beware of overnight scams this tax season

Bad morning: Beware of overnight scams this tax season

Australia’s peak accounting body has warned that scammers will kick up their activity in the lead-up to 30 June, using ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 10 Jun 2025
Google warns of voice phishing campaign targeting Salesforce instances

Google warns of voice phishing campaign targeting Salesforce instances

Financially motivated hackers linked to ShinyHunters have been observed using social engineering techniques to gain ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 06 Jun 2025
Shield AI announces successful ViDAR pod trials with Australian Army

Shield AI announces successful ViDAR pod trials with Australian Army

Shield AI Australia has announced the successful completion of Visual Detection and Ranging (ViDAR) trials with the ...

Robert Dougherty Fri, 06 Jun 2025
Op-Ed: Navigating the cross-border impact of GenAI – an Australian legal perspective

Op-Ed: Navigating the cross-border impact of GenAI – an Australian legal perspective

Australian law firms are facing a pivotal moment as generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) reshapes legal practice ...

Bamdad Shams, professor of management practice in business law at ESSEC Business School and a lawyer at the Paris Bar Fri, 06 Jun 2025
Vodafone fined by EU data watchdog following privacy violations

Vodafone fined by EU data watchdog following privacy violations

The German arm of international British telecommunications firm Vodafone has been fined almost $80 million for privacy ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 06 Jun 2025
Exclusive: BlackLock ransomware gang claims hack of Aussie accounting firm

Exclusive: BlackLock ransomware gang claims hack of Aussie accounting firm

Queensland-based accountants Ryan Harvie McEnery has been listed on a darknet leak site, with allegedly stolen data to ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 06 Jun 2025
Exclusive: Solar City Tyres allegedly breached by BlackLock ransomware

Exclusive: Solar City Tyres allegedly breached by BlackLock ransomware

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on a Victorian tyre fitter and supplier, threatening to leak stolen data in a ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 06 Jun 2025