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A recent survey has found that an overwhelming majority of cyber security experts believe that “malicious AI” is closer ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 10 Oct 2023
ACT government advertises for new executive-level CISO role
The ACT government posted a job listing for a new chief information security officer.
1m Ashkenazi 23andMe user details and genetic profiles posted on clear web hacking forum
Ancestry and genetics testing company 23andMe has confirmed that a tranche of its user data has been leaked, impacting ...
Killnet and Anonymous Sudan join forces to target Israel in widespread hacking campaign
Hacktivist groups have united to attack Israeli civilian and defence infrastructure in the wake of Hamas’ surprise ...
David Hollingworth • Mon, 09 Oct 2023
Cyber Awareness Month: The AFP on business email compromise
According to the Australian Federal Police, business email compromise (BEC) is one of the fastest-growing forms of crime ...
MGM says costs from ALPHV ransomware gang attack could exceed US$110m
Casino and gambling giant MGM Resorts has revealed the cost of a cyber attack that took many of its Las Vegas operations ...
Meta launches generative AI advertising tools
The brand behind Facebook, Instagram, and now Twitter-rival Threads has announced a new use of generative artificial ...
Patient personal records exposed in Royal Women’s Hospital hack
The records of nearly 200 patients of Melbourne’s Royal Women’s Hospital incident have been exposed in a cyber incident
David Hollingworth • Fri, 06 Oct 2023
Pro-Russia hacktivist group targets Australian government agencies over support for Ukraine
Hacking group Noname057(16) has taken down the websites of the Department of Home Affairs, the Administrative Appeals ...
Energy One says cyber incident had no sign of malicious activity
Investigations into the cyber incident it suffered back in August have shown no signs of malicious activity, according ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 03 Oct 2023
Canadian Air Force and government sites hacked by Indian threat actor
Websites belonging to Canadian military and government agencies have been hit by India based hackers, resulting in ...
Makers of MOVEit file transfer app report new flaws in its FTP software, exploitation under way
An Australian cyber security company has helped find a raft of new vulnerabilities in Progress Software’s WS_FTP Server ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 03 Oct 2023
Ransomware gang posts 30GB of data it claims belongs to Victorian real estate group
The Ragnar Locker gang is claiming to have breached Network Pacific Real Estate following a failure in negotiations.
Chinese hackers steal 60,000 US State Department emails
At least 60,000 emails have been stolen from the US State Department after Chinese hackers breached Microsoft’s Exchange ...
Daniel Croft • Fri, 29 Sep 2023
Stop the clock: War Thunder players have leaked more sensitive material
Aircraft, tanks, and now the AH-64 Apache helicopter – gamers continue to go to great and vaguely treasonous lengths to ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 29 Sep 2023
Vatican pushes UN for AI weapon regulations
The Vatican has called for the development of AI weaponry to be brought to a standstill until international regulations ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 28 Sep 2023
Small businesses will no longer be exempt from the Privacy Act
The federal government has revealed a raft of reforms to the Privacy Act aimed at bringing it into “the digital age”
David Hollingworth • Thu, 28 Sep 2023
Spotify won’t outright ban AI-generated music
Despite its widespread controversy, Spotify has ruled out the idea of banning AI-generated content from its service ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 27 Sep 2023
ACSC publishes advisories in regional languages
The Australian Cyber Security Centre announced that it has published its advice and guidelines in an additional 10 ...
Liam Garman • Wed, 27 Sep 2023
Microsoft moves towards ‘eliminating’ passwords
Windows unveiled a raft of new security measures as part of its recent Windows 11 updates, which included “empowering” ...
Reporter • Wed, 27 Sep 2023