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CommBank restores services following outage

CommBank restores services following outage

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is unable to rule out a cyber incident following an outage that blocked transfers ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 30 May 2025
DeepSeek’s upgraded R1 model to compete with OpenAI, Google

DeepSeek’s upgraded R1 model to compete with OpenAI, Google

The Chinese AI giant’s new and improved model could potentially run on a single GPU.

Daniel Croft Fri, 30 May 2025
Microsoft and Education Services Australia launch new AI training mobile for teachers

Microsoft and Education Services Australia launch new AI training mobile for teachers

The program’s first new training module starts today (30 May), aiming to ensure that teachers can build their AI skills ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 30 May 2025
Telegram announces xAI partnership to integrate Grok into messaging

Telegram announces xAI partnership to integrate Grok into messaging

Telegram is set to be empowered by AI technology after the encrypted messaging platform announced a new partnership with ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 30 May 2025
NATO considers including cyber security in defence budget target

NATO considers including cyber security in defence budget target

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is weighing up including cyber security in its proposed defence spending ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 29 May 2025
Pay up: Understanding Australia’s new ransomware reporting requirements

Pay up: Understanding Australia’s new ransomware reporting requirements

As of 30 May, businesses that earn more than $3 million a year will need to report paying a ransom to hackers

David Hollingworth Thu, 29 May 2025
Victoria’s Secret battles outage after cyber slip leaves it exposed

Victoria’s Secret battles outage after cyber slip leaves it exposed

Major fashion and lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret faces outages as it deals with the fallout of a cyber incident.

Daniel Croft Thu, 29 May 2025
Report: 69% of organisations hit by ransomware in the last 12 months

Report: 69% of organisations hit by ransomware in the last 12 months

New research reveals the scale of ransomware threat as attacks surge and businesses struggle with extortion.

David Hollingworth Thu, 29 May 2025
Spotify outage affects thousands in the UK, US and Australia

Spotify outage affects thousands in the UK, US and Australia

Music and podcast streaming giant Spotify has suffered from a major outage, affecting thousands of users in the US, UK ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 28 May 2025
Exclusive: Salvation Army suffers alleged ransomware attack

Exclusive: Salvation Army suffers alleged ransomware attack

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on The Salvation Army, promising to leak data “soon”.

Daniel Croft Wed, 28 May 2025
Exclusive: Qld law firm investigating breach by SafePay ransomware

Exclusive: Qld law firm investigating breach by SafePay ransomware

Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on a Queensland law firm, claiming to have exfiltrated company data, court ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 28 May 2025
Ransomware gangs turn to new aggressive tactics as organisations harden their defences

Ransomware gangs turn to new aggressive tactics as organisations harden their defences

Delivering ransom notes to homes and fake extortion claims are part of a new suite of ransomware tactics.

David Hollingworth Tue, 27 May 2025
Exclusive: Legal Practice Board of Western Australia confirms Dire Wolf ransomware attack

Exclusive: Legal Practice Board of Western Australia confirms Dire Wolf ransomware attack

Hacker newcomers claim to have exfiltrated 300 gigabytes of data, including limited contact details and correspondence ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 27 May 2025
ADF to invest in building cyber warfare workforce

ADF to invest in building cyber warfare workforce

Multiple career pathways and a new pay structure are aimed at recruiting and retaining skilled cyber specialists.

David Hollingworth Tue, 27 May 2025
Coinbase faces legal action following data breach impacting more than 69k customers

Coinbase faces legal action following data breach impacting more than 69k customers

The US cryptocurrency exchange has experienced a sudden drop in stock price after hackers stole personal information.

David Hollingworth Tue, 27 May 2025
Adidas discloses breach of third-party provider, customer data exfiltrated

Adidas discloses breach of third-party provider, customer data exfiltrated

What first appeared to be a data breach affecting two regional adidas locations has turned into a third-party incident ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 27 May 2025
German data watchdog fails to block Meta training AI with user data

German data watchdog fails to block Meta training AI with user data

Attempts to prevent Meta from using EU user data to train its AI have failed after the German data protection watchdog ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 26 May 2025
Scammers observed using Google’s AppSheet to impersonate Meta and PayPal

Scammers observed using Google’s AppSheet to impersonate Meta and PayPal

A newly emerged phishing campaign is capable of bypassing defences to MFA codes and credentials.

David Hollingworth Mon, 26 May 2025
I can’t Recall: Signal says no to Microsoft’s new Windows feature

I can’t Recall: Signal says no to Microsoft’s new Windows feature

Encrypted messaging service introduces feature to block Windows’ Recall from taking screenshots of chats.

David Hollingworth Mon, 26 May 2025
Europol-led operation takes down 300 malicious servers worldwide

Europol-led operation takes down 300 malicious servers worldwide

International law enforcement initiative Operation Endgame has delivered “a direct blow to the ransomware kill chain”.

David Hollingworth Mon, 26 May 2025