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Nissan allegedly hacked just days after claimed Chrysler breach

Nissan allegedly hacked just days after claimed Chrysler breach

Japanese car manufacturer Nissan has allegedly suffered a cyber attack, after hackers listed the company on their dark ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 13 Jan 2026
Survey: Experts excited by Australian AI Safety Institute opportunities

Survey: Experts excited by Australian AI Safety Institute opportunities

Australia’s position as a middle power could be a boon, but the dangers of a restrictive bureaucracy could scare key ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 13 Jan 2026
CrowdStrike, Nord Security partner to bring enterprise-grade protection to SMBs

CrowdStrike, Nord Security partner to bring enterprise-grade protection to SMBs

A new partnership combines AI-driven threat detection with secure access and credential management to defend smaller ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 13 Jan 2026
Albanese calls Musk’s X, Grok ‘abhorrent’ for generation of sexual abuse material

Albanese calls Musk’s X, Grok ‘abhorrent’ for generation of sexual abuse material

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is the latest to have called out Elon Musk’s X and Grok after the AI chatbot was used to ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 12 Jan 2026
Update NOW! Singaporean government and cyber security firm warn of perfect 10 SmarterTools vulnerability

Update NOW! Singaporean government and cyber security firm warn of perfect 10 SmarterTools vulnerability

A vulnerability in SmarterTools’ SmarterMail platform could lead to remote code execution on vulnerable mail servers.

David Hollingworth Mon, 12 Jan 2026
UNSW lands $3m next-gen AI defence contract

UNSW lands $3m next-gen AI defence contract

A secure AI technology designed to tackle “rapidly changing environments” gets the nod with funding drop from the ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 12 Jan 2026
Meta denies Instagram breach impacting 17m accounts

Meta denies Instagram breach impacting 17m accounts

An alleged data breach was actually scraped in 2022 and originally “leaked” in 2023, but still includes more than 6 ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 12 Jan 2026
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most cyber secure country of them all?

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most cyber secure country of them all?

Research: Australia ranks eighth in the list of most cyber secure countries, but Singapore takes top spot.

David Hollingworth Mon, 12 Jan 2026
New details emerge on New Zealand health record hack

New details emerge on New Zealand health record hack

New Zealand’s Ministry of Health has announced that it will be further investigating the cyber security breach of Manage ...

Bethany Alvaro and Daniel Croft Fri, 09 Jan 2026
CrowdStrike reveals purchase of identity management start-up

CrowdStrike reveals purchase of identity management start-up

American cyber security provider CrowdStrike has revealed its purchase of SGNL, an identity management start-up worth ...

Bethany Alvaro Fri, 09 Jan 2026
eSafety commissioner suggests action to be taken against Grok for sexualised deepfake and CSAM generation

eSafety commissioner suggests action to be taken against Grok for sexualised deepfake and CSAM generation

The Australian eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant has expressed major concern over reports that xAI’s Grok has been ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 09 Jan 2026
UK unveils new cyber security action plan for government bodies

UK unveils new cyber security action plan for government bodies

The UK has openly acknowledged that its approach to cyber security is flawed as the nation reaches a “critically high” ...

Bethany Alvaro Thu, 08 Jan 2026
Exclusive: Victorian Catholic college suffers alleged cyber attack

Exclusive: Victorian Catholic college suffers alleged cyber attack

Victorian Catholic college St Joseph’s College Echuca has allegedly been breached by a notorious threat actor.

Daniel Croft Thu, 08 Jan 2026
Exclusive: Qld doctor’s office allegedly hacked by brutal ransomware gang

Exclusive: Qld doctor’s office allegedly hacked by brutal ransomware gang

Queensland-based medical clinic Laidley Family Doctors has allegedly suffered a cyber attack, after a prolific ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 08 Jan 2026
Rental car insurer Prosura confirms cyber incident as alleged threat actor contacts victims

Rental car insurer Prosura confirms cyber incident as alleged threat actor contacts victims

Rental car insurance firm Prosura has disclosed that it suffered a cyber attack, leading to personal data being exposed

Daniel Croft Wed, 07 Jan 2026
‘Systematic non-compliance’: NSW Health at potential risk of cyber security threats, audit finds

‘Systematic non-compliance’: NSW Health at potential risk of cyber security threats, audit finds

NSW Health is under heat after a report from the Audit Office of NSW found major non-compliance with the cyber security ...

Bethany Alvaro Wed, 07 Jan 2026
Exclusive: Major Australian gold producer confirms cyber attack

Exclusive: Major Australian gold producer confirms cyber attack

ASX-listed gold producer Regis Resources has confirmed a cyber incident targeting its network, after hackers claimed to ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 07 Jan 2026
Did Trump just suggest that the US used cyber warfare on Venezuela?

Did Trump just suggest that the US used cyber warfare on Venezuela?

US President Donald Trump has potentially suggested that the government’s cyber wing of the military used cyber attacks ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 06 Jan 2026
Axonius denies reports of Cisco acquisition

Axonius denies reports of Cisco acquisition

Global tech giant Cisco is reportedly in “advanced negotiations” to acquire cyber security company Axonius for US$2 ...

Bethany Alvaro Tue, 06 Jan 2026
ServiceNow announces acquisition of Armis

ServiceNow announces acquisition of Armis

Following “advanced talks”, ServiceNow has announced the acquisition of US-Israeli cyber security start-up Armis in a ...

Bethany Alvaro Tue, 06 Jan 2026