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US government eyes stake in Intel after slamming company CEO

US government eyes stake in Intel after slamming company CEO

The US government has begun discussions to buy a stake in US multinational tech company and major chipmaker Intel, in an ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 15 Aug 2025
ATO weighs up adopting AI to assist 800 core developers with programming

ATO weighs up adopting AI to assist 800 core developers with programming

The agency wants to free its developers from trivial tasks and allow them to focus on work that is “higher value”.

Daniel Croft Fri, 15 Aug 2025
Accenture acquires Aussie cyber security firm CyberCX

Accenture acquires Aussie cyber security firm CyberCX

CyberCX will become part of the global consulting firm through Accenture’s largest cyber security acquisition to date.

David Hollingworth Fri, 15 Aug 2025
Hack the planet! A snapshot of nation-state of cyber threats over the last 12 months

Hack the planet! A snapshot of nation-state of cyber threats over the last 12 months

Nation-state hackers and hacktivists groups made up a quarter of all interactive network intrusions over the last 12 ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 15 Aug 2025
Thales, IBM, Keyfactor, and Quantinuum form Quantum-Safe 360 Alliance

Thales, IBM, Keyfactor, and Quantinuum form Quantum-Safe 360 Alliance

Post-quantum security leaders signal new alliance with white paper to outline their vision of a post-quantum ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 15 Aug 2025
NSW man charged over alleged production of child abuse material via AI

NSW man charged over alleged production of child abuse material via AI

A 58-year-old man from NSW’s South Coast has been charged with allegedly producing AI-generated child abuse material.

David Hollingworth Thu, 14 Aug 2025
CBA partners with OpenAI for AI banking and anti-scam services

CBA partners with OpenAI for AI banking and anti-scam services

Australia’s largest bank, Commonwealth Bank (CBA), has partnered with the world’s most well-known AI firm, OpenAI, ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 14 Aug 2025
OpenAI’s GPT-5 tricked into providing instructions to make incendiary device within 24 hours

OpenAI’s GPT-5 tricked into providing instructions to make incendiary device within 24 hours

All it took security researchers was four prompts, and the supposedly more secure chatbot was jailbroken.

David Hollingworth Thu, 14 Aug 2025
Exclusive: Aussie sustainable energy giant denies ransomware claims

Exclusive: Aussie sustainable energy giant denies ransomware claims

Global company EDL has detected no evidence of compromise after being listed by the Sinobi ransomware group.

David Hollingworth Thu, 14 Aug 2025
Report: Cyber crime still rampant, but incidents drop overall in 2024

Report: Cyber crime still rampant, but incidents drop overall in 2024

The Australian Institute of Criminology has published its second Cybercrime in Australia report, and the results are ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 14 Aug 2025
August Patch Tuesday: Microsoft addressing 111 vulnerabilities

August Patch Tuesday: Microsoft addressing 111 vulnerabilities

Microsoft is addressing 111 vulnerabilities this August 2025 Patch Tuesday, a volume that is around the recent average

Adam Barnett, lead software engineer at Rapid7 Thu, 14 Aug 2025
Exclusive: Hollywood A-listers impacted by Venice Biennale cyber attack

Exclusive: Hollywood A-listers impacted by Venice Biennale cyber attack

Actors, artists, and media have been impacted by the INC Ransom ransomware attack on a major arts festival.

David Hollingworth Wed, 13 Aug 2025
ShinyHunters forms hacking supergroup with Scattered Spider, teases major leaks

ShinyHunters forms hacking supergroup with Scattered Spider, teases major leaks

Notorious hacking group ShinyHunters has confirmed that it is working with infamous hacking collective Scattered Spider, ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 13 Aug 2025
Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett slams Productivity Commission for AI copyright theft proposals

Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett slams Productivity Commission for AI copyright theft proposals

Former environment minister and Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett has spoken out against recommendations made by the ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 13 Aug 2025
SETI Hackathon drives innovation at California’s Allen Telescope Array

SETI Hackathon drives innovation at California’s Allen Telescope Array

The SETI Institute’s Allen Telescope Array (ATA) in northern California has hosted a three-day international “hackathon” ...

Stephen Kuper Wed, 13 Aug 2025
Special report: What makes initial access brokers tick?

Special report: What makes initial access brokers tick?

Initial access brokers are the elite of the hacking world, compromising systems and then selling access to anyone who ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 12 Aug 2025
Australian man under house arrest ordered to send hourly selfies

Australian man under house arrest ordered to send hourly selfies

An NSW man is facing strange bail conditions that require him to send a selfie to NSW Police every hour of the day.

Daniel Croft Tue, 12 Aug 2025
Marks   Spencer restores click and collect 4 months after cyber attack

Marks Spencer restores click and collect 4 months after cyber attack

UK retailer Marks Spencer (M S) has finally restored its click and collect service after facing a major cyber ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 12 Aug 2025
Google’s Salesforce instance hit in ShinyHunters cyber attack

Google’s Salesforce instance hit in ShinyHunters cyber attack

Google has confirmed that threat actors successfully breached its corporate Salesforce database and that company data ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 12 Aug 2025
Genea data breach under investigation by class action law firm

Genea data breach under investigation by class action law firm

Major Australian IVF provider Genea is currently under investigation by leading class action law firm Phi Finney ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 11 Aug 2025