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Optus forced to delay ‘straight-to-mobile’ Starlink

Optus forced to delay ‘straight-to-mobile’ Starlink

Optus has been forced to delay the introduction of its “straight-to-mobile” service with Starlink, which will eventually ...

Adam Thorn Tue, 22 Apr 2025
Uber accused of subscribing users without knowledge

Uber accused of subscribing users without knowledge

Uber has been accused by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of misleading its users regarding its Uber One ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 22 Apr 2025
Trump administration may ban DeepSeek in US, restrict purchase of Nvidia chips

Trump administration may ban DeepSeek in US, restrict purchase of Nvidia chips

The Trump administration is reportedly weighing up a ban on China’s DeepSeek AI in the US and considering restricting ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 17 Apr 2025
Exclusive: SafePay claims breach of Aussie fire protection services firm

Exclusive: SafePay claims breach of Aussie fire protection services firm

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on an Australian fire protection service firm, listing the company on its dark ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 17 Apr 2025
‘AustralianSuper was not hacked’: Fund responds to cyber incident

‘AustralianSuper was not hacked’: Fund responds to cyber incident

Australia’s largest superannuation fund has confirmed all members who had funds stolen during the recent cyber fraud ...

Maja Garaca Djurdjevic Thu, 17 Apr 2025
Op-Ed: Don’t be held to ransom in the election race 

Op-Ed: Don’t be held to ransom in the election race 

The heated dialogue ahead of the upcoming federal election is quickly ramping up on both sides of politics, combined ...

Trevor Dearing, Director of Critical Infrastructure at Illumio Thu, 17 Apr 2025
Chris Krebs steps down from SentinelOne, vows to fight ‘for rule of law’

Chris Krebs steps down from SentinelOne, vows to fight ‘for rule of law’

Ex-CISA boss Chris Krebs quits cyber security firm after Trump’s executive order pulled the security clearance and ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 17 Apr 2025
X’s use of European user data for Grok may have breached the GDPR

X’s use of European user data for Grok may have breached the GDPR

Elon Musk’s social media giant X is currently being investigated by an EU data watchdog after it was accused of using ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 16 Apr 2025
Chinese authorities issue arrest warrants for 3 alleged NSA operatives

Chinese authorities issue arrest warrants for 3 alleged NSA operatives

Police allege the US National Security Agency targeted the Asian Winter Games earlier this year as Chinese Foreign ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 16 Apr 2025
Report: Q1 2025 ransomware trends and actors to watch

Report: Q1 2025 ransomware trends and actors to watch

Eighty ransomware operations were active in the first quarter of 2025, with 13 new groups identified and Australia ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 16 Apr 2025
4chan ‘hack’ claimed by rival imageboard Soyjak Party

4chan ‘hack’ claimed by rival imageboard Soyjak Party

Infamous online message board 4chan has allegedly been hacked after the service experienced outages and the site was ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 16 Apr 2025
MITRE warns of ‘break in service’ due to possible funding issues

MITRE warns of ‘break in service’ due to possible funding issues

Uncertainty surrounds continued funding for MITRE’s soon-to-expire CVE contract, and its impact could disrupt ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 16 Apr 2025
Australian Cyber Network releases inaugural State of the Industry 2024 report

Australian Cyber Network releases inaugural State of the Industry 2024 report

Australia’s cyber security sector is growing fast but still dangerously under-resourced at the highest levels.

David Hollingworth Tue, 15 Apr 2025
Small businesses more worried about cyber security than rising electricity prices

Small businesses more worried about cyber security than rising electricity prices

The Cyber Wardens program has released new research ahead of a campaign, warning businesses of Easter threats.

David Hollingworth Tue, 15 Apr 2025
Op-Ed: Hertz Australia’s third-party data breach – what to know

Op-Ed: Hertz Australia’s third-party data breach – what to know

The recently reported cyber incident involving Hertz Australia, where customer data were compromised after a third-party ...

Kash Sharma, Managing Director, ANZ at BlueVoyant Tue, 15 Apr 2025
Defence industry veteran Dr Shane Arnott joins Salus Ventures’ Strategic Advisor Program

Defence industry veteran Dr Shane Arnott joins Salus Ventures’ Strategic Advisor Program

Dr Shane Arnott joins Paul Symon AO, the Honourable Arthur Sinodinos AO, and Rear Admiral Lee Goddard CSC to support ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 15 Apr 2025
Exclusive: Hertz Australia confirms Australian customers impacted by global Hertz data breach

Exclusive: Hertz Australia confirms Australian customers impacted by global Hertz data breach

Hertz has begun notifying customers whose data – including driver’s licenses, payment card information, and passports – ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 15 Apr 2025
IKEA lost millions after 2024 'Black Friday' cyber attack

IKEA lost millions after 2024 'Black Friday' cyber attack

A cyber attack on a European operator of furniture store IKEA has revealed that a cyber attack it suffered last year has ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 14 Apr 2025
CyberArk and Accenture partner up to secure AI agents

CyberArk and Accenture partner up to secure AI agents

Accenture’s AI Refinery platform will pair with CyberArk’s Identity Security Platform to create a complete AI agent ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 14 Apr 2025
Exclusive: NSW-based TMA Group listed by Sarcoma ransomware

Exclusive: NSW-based TMA Group listed by Sarcoma ransomware

The Sarcoma ransomware group has claimed a cyber attack on NSW-based organisation TMA Group of Companies (TMA).

Daniel Croft Mon, 14 Apr 2025