Security
Fitness phreak: Aussie man accidentally hacks gym with AI agent
An AI agent has exploited a vulnerability in an Australian gym’s booking system after being asked by its user to book a ...
Canadian man pleads guilty to more than 160 Snowflake-related data breaches
A 26-year-old admits to stealing the data of millions of individuals during a widely reported months-long hacking spree
Home Affairs warns of scams as 2026 census approaches
Multiple government departments have issued warnings ahead of the 2026 census, cautioning people to stay vigilant as ...
New cyber intelligence hub reveals fake online stores among Australia’s top scam threats
Gen’s Fearless Planet Index uses real-world intelligence to track threats around the world.
Major investment firm buying HSBC in Australia caught up in Wall Street hack wave
Blackstone, the private equity firm that has agreed to acquire HSBC’s mortgage and loan business in Australia, is one of ...
Watch this? Academics and privacy commissioner raise further concerns over smart glasses
Kmart’s cheap Meta knock-off smart glasses may be popular, but they’re continuing to raise serious privacy concerns, ...
O for a muse of fire: Meta joins OpenAI and Anthropic as its AI hacked a third party
A misconfiguration during independent testing led to Meta’s Muse Spark 1.1 actively exploiting “a security ...
Updoc says a cyber incident may have exposed customer data
A security incident may have seen the personal data of patients using Australian 24/7 telehealth service Updoc accessed ...
CrowdStrike launches US$100k AI security challenge
CrowdStrike has partnered with AWS to launch an interactive global competition designed to teach security professionals ...
Cyber and AI threats squeeze financial services
Intrusions, AI‑driven attacks, and mortgage fraud probes are reshaping risk for banks and lenders globally.
Oh no, not again: AI Security Institute discloses ‘unsanctioned action’ during AI testing
UK’s AISI says Anthropic and OpenAI models engaged in “potentially harmful activity directed at real people and ...
Wall Street firms targeted in attempted AI-powered vishing attacks
A number of major Wall Street financial services firms have been targeted by threat actors in attempted cyber attacks, ...
Patch now! N-able warns of exploitation of N-central authentication bypass vulnerability
The company and researchers recommend “urgent” patching of the vulnerability impacting all versions of N-central.