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ABC, AusPost, NBN ban DeepSeek

ABC, AusPost, NBN ban DeepSeek

Despite being exempt from the federal government ban, three federal corporations have joined in blocking access to ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 11 Feb 2025
Australian Cyber Summit 2025 to reveal lessons from top CISOs

Australian Cyber Summit 2025 to reveal lessons from top CISOs

Cyber professionals will be shown technical strategies, lessons, and best practices learnt from seasoned enterprise ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 11 Feb 2025
Ransomware gang 8Base members arrested, darknet site seized

Ransomware gang 8Base members arrested, darknet site seized

A global law enforcement operation has disrupted the operations of a prolific cyber crime group.

David Hollingworth Tue, 11 Feb 2025
HPE notifies employees of 2023 cyber attack

HPE notifies employees of 2023 cyber attack

The business division of PC maker Hewlett Packard is currently informing staff affected by a cyber attack in 2023 that ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 10 Feb 2025
Fortinet opens brand new Australian headquarters

Fortinet opens brand new Australian headquarters

Cyber security firm Fortinet’s new North Sydney-based Innovation Hub is the first of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region

David Hollingworth Mon, 10 Feb 2025
CommBank and Telstra extend partnership with new Fraud Indicator tech

CommBank and Telstra extend partnership with new Fraud Indicator tech

The big four bank and the Aussie telco boost anti-scam and fraud-fighting collaboration to detect fraudulently opened ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 10 Feb 2025
The industry speaks: Safer Internet Day 2025

The industry speaks: Safer Internet Day 2025

The theme of this year’s Safer Internet Day is “Together, for a better internet”, and whether you’re a business ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 10 Feb 2025
Spanish authorities arrest prolific hacker

Spanish authorities arrest prolific hacker

Law enforcement catches up with the threat actor known as Natohub, the alleged hacker behind attacks on the US military, ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 07 Feb 2025
Western Sydney-based Heart Centre falls victim to alleged ransomware attack

Western Sydney-based Heart Centre falls victim to alleged ransomware attack

The DragonForce ransomware gang claims the hack and has published more than five gigabytes of backup files online.

David Hollingworth Fri, 07 Feb 2025
Exclusive: BianLian ransomware group claims hack of Sydney-based Hall Chadwick

Exclusive: BianLian ransomware group claims hack of Sydney-based Hall Chadwick

Hackers claim to have stolen 700 gigabytes of data from the accounting firm, including personal data and financial ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 07 Feb 2025
DeepSeek ‘too risky’ to use in the workplace?

DeepSeek ‘too risky’ to use in the workplace?

Chinese company DeepSeek launched its new AI assistant last month, polarising the tech sector while simultaneously ...

Kace O'Neill Thu, 06 Feb 2025
North Korean hackers caught targeting businesses on LinkedIn

North Korean hackers caught targeting businesses on LinkedIn

Hackers linked to the Lazarus Group have been attempting to harvest confidential information from victims via fake ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 06 Feb 2025
Interview: Christiaan Beek – ransomware is ‘like running a business’

Interview: Christiaan Beek – ransomware is ‘like running a business’

We catch up with Rapid7’s senior director of threat analytics to talk about ransomware trends, how gangs really work, ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 05 Feb 2025