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Qantas responds to hacked data dump, investigation continues

Qantas responds to hacked data dump, investigation continues

Australia’s national carrier is actively investigating more than 150 gigabytes of data published online by Scattered ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 13 Oct 2025
AI in cyber security: Boon, risk, or both?

AI in cyber security: Boon, risk, or both?

Artificial intelligence is transforming cyber security, but it also introduces new risks. For CISOs, the challenge is to ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 10 Oct 2025
Cyber security as patient safety: Protecting healthcare in the digital age

Cyber security as patient safety: Protecting healthcare in the digital age

As hospitals and healthcare providers race to digitise, cyber security has become inseparable from patient safety – for ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 17 Oct 2025
Qantas hackers dump more than 5m customer records to clear and dark web leak sites

Qantas hackers dump more than 5m customer records to clear and dark web leak sites

After some initial confusion among the group, Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters publishes Qantas customer data to the open web

David Hollingworth Sat, 11 Oct 2025
PwC to equip NFPs with crucial cyber security knowledge, awareness

PwC to equip NFPs with crucial cyber security knowledge, awareness

The big four firm will simulate a cyber attack scenario on not-for-profits to encourage them to be more proactive with ...

Imogen Wilson Fri, 10 Oct 2025
AI to fill junior roles in 40% of businesses

AI to fill junior roles in 40% of businesses

Entry-level jobs will be the first to be replaced by AI, according to a new survey by the British Standards Institution ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 10 Oct 2025
Discord updates breach disclosure, government IDs of tens of thousands compromised

Discord updates breach disclosure, government IDs of tens of thousands compromised

At least 70,000 government IDs used for age assurance were exposed in a third-party support breach impacting Discord ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 10 Oct 2025
FBI seizes clear web domain linked to Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters

FBI seizes clear web domain linked to Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters

BreachForums has been taken down once again, but hackers defy law enforcement as their dark web site remains.

David Hollingworth Fri, 10 Oct 2025
OAIC releases social media age ban guidance for platforms

OAIC releases social media age ban guidance for platforms

Australia’s information watchdog has outlined the legal obligations of social media platforms as the social media age ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 10 Oct 2025
Aussie power supply maker warns customers of possible phishing exposure

Aussie power supply maker warns customers of possible phishing exposure

PowerShield gets on the front foot after phishing emails were potentially sent to clients and customers.

David Hollingworth Fri, 10 Oct 2025
OpenAI’s energy demand could soon pass that of multiple countries combined

OpenAI’s energy demand could soon pass that of multiple countries combined

The results of a new multibillion-dollar partnership between chipmaker AMD and AI giant OpenAI are projected to demand ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 09 Oct 2025
Australian Clinical Labs faces first Privacy Act civil penalty order with $5.8m payment

Australian Clinical Labs faces first Privacy Act civil penalty order with $5.8m payment

Australian Clinical Labs (ACL) has become the first organisation to be ordered to pay civil penalties under the Privacy ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 09 Oct 2025
Telstra denies Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters hacking claim

Telstra denies Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters hacking claim

Notorious hacking collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters claims to have millions of lines of customer data, but Aussie ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 09 Oct 2025
Audit on Revenue NSW found gaps in agency’s AI risk mitigation

Audit on Revenue NSW found gaps in agency’s AI risk mitigation

Revenue NSW has been told to document and keep risk assessments of its AI use for the collection of fines and other ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 09 Oct 2025
Interview: Christian Morin on AI – ‘We cannot just use it without understanding what it truly is’

Interview: Christian Morin on AI – ‘We cannot just use it without understanding what it truly is’

Cyber Daily chats with Genetec’s chief security officer and vice president of product engineering about artificial ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 09 Oct 2025
Western Sydney University vice-chancellor apologises for cyber lapses, says ‘risk will remain’

Western Sydney University vice-chancellor apologises for cyber lapses, says ‘risk will remain’

Western Sydney University’s vice-chancellor says no data was stolen after fraudulent emails claiming degrees had been ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 09 Oct 2025
2 arrested in connection with UK childcare chain cyber attack

2 arrested in connection with UK childcare chain cyber attack

UK Police have arrested two individuals in connection with a cyber attack on a chain of London nurseries.

Daniel Croft Wed, 08 Oct 2025
Deloitte to refund government after using AI in $440k report

Deloitte to refund government after using AI in $440k report

The report contained a wealth of mistakes, which are believed to have been caused by unchecked AI hallucinations.

Daniel Croft Wed, 08 Oct 2025
CISA adds Zimbra Collaboration Suite bug to known exploited vulnerability catalogue

CISA adds Zimbra Collaboration Suite bug to known exploited vulnerability catalogue

CVE-2025-27915 was used earlier this year to target the Brazilian military in a data theft attempt.

David Hollingworth Wed, 08 Oct 2025
Exclusive: Qilin ransomware affiliate claims Asahi hack, Aussie data compromised

Exclusive: Qilin ransomware affiliate claims Asahi hack, Aussie data compromised

Australian employee data caught up in what the hacking group calls “a global information leak”, totalling an alleged 27 ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 08 Oct 2025