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Meta patches AI chatbot bug capable of leaking user AI prompts and responses

Meta patches AI chatbot bug capable of leaking user AI prompts and responses

A bug in Meta’s AI chatbot that allowed users to access the prompts and responses of other Meta AI users has been ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 16 Jul 2025
Australia confirms establishment of cyber reserves workforce by early 2026

Australia confirms establishment of cyber reserves workforce by early 2026

Australia will establish a cyber reserves workforce for the Australian Defence Force by early 2026, under a Cyber ...

Robert Dougherty Wed, 16 Jul 2025
2025 ESET Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship revealed

2025 ESET Women in Cybersecurity Scholarship revealed

Samia Arshad Mehar from the University of Technology Sydney has walked away with a scholarship worth $5,000.

David Hollingworth Wed, 16 Jul 2025
The spare change: Another UnitedHealth subsidiary has suffered a data breach

The spare change: Another UnitedHealth subsidiary has suffered a data breach

Well over a year after the Change Healthcare data breach, a second subsidiary of the UnitedHealth Group has suffered a ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 16 Jul 2025
auDA awards grants worth $2.5m to guard against scams and quantum risk

auDA awards grants worth $2.5m to guard against scams and quantum risk

Australia’s domain name administrator splashes cash to transition to quantum-safe DNS and scam prevention and support.

David Hollingworth Wed, 16 Jul 2025
Not lovin’ it: McDonald’s hiring back end exposes 64m chatbot job discussions

Not lovin’ it: McDonald’s hiring back end exposes 64m chatbot job discussions

Researchers were able to access the hiring chatbot’s back end after finding it was protected by a default password: ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 15 Jul 2025
Report: The vast majority of Aussie companies are badly misusing AI

Report: The vast majority of Aussie companies are badly misusing AI

Australian companies lack defined AI strategies while AI ambitions far outstrip implementation.

David Hollingworth Tue, 15 Jul 2025
Hacked Elmo X account demands Trump release Epstein files, spews anti-Semitic hate

Hacked Elmo X account demands Trump release Epstein files, spews anti-Semitic hate

Hackers have targeted the X account of the famous children’s character Elmo to demand that Trump release the Epstein ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 15 Jul 2025
Are you being served? How cyber-crime-as-a-service works

Are you being served? How cyber-crime-as-a-service works

What used to be the domain of skilled coders and elite hackers is now just a payment away, and Australians are ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 14 Jul 2025
Louis Vuitton confirms cyber attack resulting in customer data theft

Louis Vuitton confirms cyber attack resulting in customer data theft

Luxury retailer and designer brand Louis Vuitton has revealed that a cyber attack on its network led to unauthorised ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 14 Jul 2025
Interview: Rapid7’s Christiaan Beek – ‘After 25 years in this business, we still haven’t solved the basics of security’

Interview: Rapid7’s Christiaan Beek – ‘After 25 years in this business, we still haven’t solved the basics of security’

Cyber Daily chats with Rapid7’s senior director of threat analytics about firmware security and the evolution of cyber ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 14 Jul 2025
Chinese national arrested over links to state-sponsored hacking group

Chinese national arrested over links to state-sponsored hacking group

US authorities seek extradition of alleged hacker linked to Silk Typhoon, responsible for a string of US attacks.

David Hollingworth Mon, 14 Jul 2025
Russian basketball player arrested in France under ransomware suspicions

Russian basketball player arrested in France under ransomware suspicions

French authorities have arrested a Russian basketball player believed to be a member of a ransomware gang.

Daniel Croft Fri, 11 Jul 2025