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US Department of Homeland Security announces US$100m in community cyber grants

US Department of Homeland Security announces US$100m in community cyber grants

The new grants will be available to state and local governments, as well as tribal entities.

David Hollingworth Wed, 06 Aug 2025
NSW corrections officer charged over alleged smuggling of encrypted phone into prison

NSW corrections officer charged over alleged smuggling of encrypted phone into prison

The AFP’s Operation Kraken, which took down the criminal networking app Ghost, has claimed another scalp.

David Hollingworth Wed, 06 Aug 2025
Pandora becomes latest fashion brand hit in Salesforce cyber campaign

Pandora becomes latest fashion brand hit in Salesforce cyber campaign

Major Danish jewellery brand Pandora has joined the rapidly growing number of fashion businesses suffering third-party ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 06 Aug 2025
Chanel caught up in Salesforce data breach wave

Chanel caught up in Salesforce data breach wave

As the Salesforce cyber crime campaign continues, French fashion giant Chanel has become the latest victim of data ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 05 Aug 2025
Report: Q2 2025 ransomware trends and actors to watch

Report: Q2 2025 ransomware trends and actors to watch

Qilin leads the pack in terms of victim count, while 17 groups go quiet in the second quarter of 2025.

David Hollingworth Tue, 05 Aug 2025
SonicWall actively investigating rash of malicious activity targeting its firewalls

SonicWall actively investigating rash of malicious activity targeting its firewalls

Analysts flag a surge in ransomware activity, as the firewall maker looks to determine if a new – and unknown – ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 05 Aug 2025
Grok’s new AI image generator can make NSFW content

Grok’s new AI image generator can make NSFW content

xAI has officially launched Grok’s new image generator, Grok Imagine, which is set to rival the likes of Google Veo 3 ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 05 Aug 2025
Expert opinion: VPN providers are the real winners in the wake of UK’s under-16 social media ban

Expert opinion: VPN providers are the real winners in the wake of UK’s under-16 social media ban

As Australia stumbles its way towards a similar ban, the same explosion in the use of VPNs by young people could happen ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 05 Aug 2025
Delta Air Lines says it will not use its AI tech to personalise individual airfares

Delta Air Lines says it will not use its AI tech to personalise individual airfares

Delta Air Lines has reassured US lawmakers it will not be setting personalised prices for its customers after announcing ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 05 Aug 2025
Apple CEO says that AI leadership is the company’s ‘to grab’

Apple CEO says that AI leadership is the company’s ‘to grab’

CEO of US technology giant Apple, Tim Cook, has told employees that the company must “win” in AI, citing previous ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 04 Aug 2025
US SEC to bolster innovation with AI taskforce

US SEC to bolster innovation with AI taskforce

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has unveiled plans to create an AI taskforce, which it hopes will ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 04 Aug 2025
Google says it will sign EU’s AI code of practice, expresses concerns

Google says it will sign EU’s AI code of practice, expresses concerns

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has agreed to sign the European Union’s new AI code of practice, but has expressed a ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 04 Aug 2025
Hacker infighting exposes Qilin ransomware affiliate panel

Hacker infighting exposes Qilin ransomware affiliate panel

The internal workings of a popular ransomware-as-a-service operator have been exposed by a rival hacking group.

David Hollingworth Mon, 04 Aug 2025
More ransomware spotted being deployed against vulnerable SharePoint servers

More ransomware spotted being deployed against vulnerable SharePoint servers

Active exploitation of a dangerous flaw in Microsoft SharePoint instances continues, with researchers now observing an ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 04 Aug 2025
Watch this: Hackers can take over un-updated Dahua smart cameras

Watch this: Hackers can take over un-updated Dahua smart cameras

Researchers have uncovered a series of flaws in the Dahua Hero C1 series that could allow malicious actors to run ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 01 Aug 2025
ChatGPT conversations are being indexed by Google

ChatGPT conversations are being indexed by Google

Users of OpenAI’s ChatGPT are having their prompts indexed on Google, exposing them to strangers and potentially leaking ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 01 Aug 2025
Palo Alto to acquire CyberArk in US$25bn deal

Palo Alto to acquire CyberArk in US$25bn deal

Major cyber security firm Palo Alto Networks has unveiled plans to acquire identity security firm CyberArk in a US$25 ...

Daniel Croft Fri, 01 Aug 2025
ASIO boss confirms multiple defence industry companies targeted by foreign espionage

ASIO boss confirms multiple defence industry companies targeted by foreign espionage

Multiple defence industry companies have been targeted by foreign espionage attempts within the last year, according to ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 01 Aug 2025
Cloudbrink adds CrowdStrike integration to its SASE platform

Cloudbrink adds CrowdStrike integration to its SASE platform

A new suite of identity management services has also been added to the company’s Personal SASE platform.

David Hollingworth Fri, 01 Aug 2025
Qantas hack: ShinyHunters collective may be behind Aussie airline data breach

Qantas hack: ShinyHunters collective may be behind Aussie airline data breach

Experts point the finger at a mysterious hacking group with possible links to Scattered Spider for the Qantas breach, ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 31 Jul 2025