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AFP warns Aussies not to rent out their bank accounts to scammers and criminals

AFP warns Aussies not to rent out their bank accounts to scammers and criminals

The feds and Australian banks have only one piece of advice for anyone thinking of becoming a money mule: DON’T!

David Hollingworth Wed, 23 Jul 2025
Dior begins notifying customers of data breach

Dior begins notifying customers of data breach

French luxury fashion brand Dior has begun sending breach notifications to its customer following a cyber attack it ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 23 Jul 2025
Alert: Chinese nation-state hackers are actively exploiting SharePoint vulnerabilities

Alert: Chinese nation-state hackers are actively exploiting SharePoint vulnerabilities

Microsoft has observed at least three China-backed threat actors targeting internet-facing SharePoint servers.

David Hollingworth Wed, 23 Jul 2025
Trump posts AI video of Obama being arrested

Trump posts AI video of Obama being arrested

US President Donald Trump has posted an AI-generated video of former president Barack Obama being arrested by FBI agents

Daniel Croft Tue, 22 Jul 2025
Qantas hack: Court documents reveal scope of communications between hackers and the Flying Kangaroo

Qantas hack: Court documents reveal scope of communications between hackers and the Flying Kangaroo

A self-identified hacking “collective” made several attempts to open communications with Qantas before the airline ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 22 Jul 2025
Around 100 organisations affected in Microsoft SharePoint data incident

Around 100 organisations affected in Microsoft SharePoint data incident

Roughly 100 organisations have been affected by a major espionage campaign targeting Microsoft-owned SharePoint server ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 22 Jul 2025
Ring blames mysterious logins on back-end update, but customers are not so sure

Ring blames mysterious logins on back-end update, but customers are not so sure

Digital home security firm Ring denies a hack and says an update was responsible for a rash of mysterious logins on 28 ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 22 Jul 2025
Dell confirms World Leaks hack, but says exposed data effectively ‘fake’

Dell confirms World Leaks hack, but says exposed data effectively ‘fake’

A ransomware group has gotten into one of Dell’s demo environments and stolen more than a terabyte of data.

David Hollingworth Tue, 22 Jul 2025
ASIC sues Fortnum Private Wealth over alleged cyber security failures

ASIC sues Fortnum Private Wealth over alleged cyber security failures

The corporate regulator has announced it is suing advice business Fortnum Private Wealth for alleged cyber security ...

Keith Ford Tue, 22 Jul 2025
Netflix breaks ground with ‘first GenAI final footage’ to appear on screen

Netflix breaks ground with ‘first GenAI final footage’ to appear on screen

Netflix has confirmed that generative AI was used in one of the latest offerings on its platform, highlighting both the ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 21 Jul 2025
Interview: Courtney Guss – ‘I think sometimes you just have to prove that it works’

Interview: Courtney Guss – ‘I think sometimes you just have to prove that it works’

We chatted with Semperis’ director of crisis management about the importance of diversity and the necessity to manage ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 21 Jul 2025
Exclusive: Akira claims successful hack of LeasePLUS

Exclusive: Akira claims successful hack of LeasePLUS

A novated lease services provider that handles government customers was hit by an alleged ransomware attack, with ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 21 Jul 2025
Meta rejects EU’s AI Code of Practice, refuses to sign

Meta rejects EU’s AI Code of Practice, refuses to sign

Social media and AI giant Meta has refused to sign the code of practice the EU has outlined in its AI Act, which would ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 21 Jul 2025
Data of all 6.5m Co-op members stolen in cyber attack

Data of all 6.5m Co-op members stolen in cyber attack

Major UK retailer Co-op has revealed that the cyber attack it suffered earlier this year resulted in the data of all of ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 21 Jul 2025
Exclusive: INC Ransom claims pair of Australian victims

Exclusive: INC Ransom claims pair of Australian victims

Terry Ringland Chartered Accountants and South East Country Vets have both been listed on hackers’ darknet leak site.

David Hollingworth Mon, 21 Jul 2025
ACSC circulates ‘act now’ alert over critical Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vulnerability

ACSC circulates ‘act now’ alert over critical Microsoft Office SharePoint Server vulnerability

CVE-2025-53770, also known as ToolShell, is already being actively exploited in the wild, and both government and ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 21 Jul 2025
The challenges and advantages of energy-efficient AI

The challenges and advantages of energy-efficient AI

The rise of generative AI tools comes with a heavy environmental cost – but it doesn’t have to be that way, one expert ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 18 Jul 2025
Millions could be compensated over major Qantas data breach

Millions could be compensated over major Qantas data breach

A national law firm has lodged a representative complaint against Qantas, seeking compensation on behalf of millions of ...

Grace Robbie Fri, 18 Jul 2025
1 in 12 employees globally use Chinese generative AI tools

1 in 12 employees globally use Chinese generative AI tools

New research has revealed the scope of workers using tools such as DeepSeek, with sensitive business data commonly ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 18 Jul 2025
Qantas obtains injunction to prevent hacked data’s release

Qantas obtains injunction to prevent hacked data’s release

Qantas has obtained a court injunction to prevent any person or organisation from publishing the customer information ...

Adam Thorn Thu, 17 Jul 2025