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Exclusive: DDoS hacktivists pressure Australia to boycott Israel

Exclusive: DDoS hacktivists pressure Australia to boycott Israel

Pro-Russian and Pro-Palestinian hacktivists are targeting Australian government agencies and education institutions in ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 19 Aug 2025
Aussie ISP iiNet confirms data breach impacting more than 200k customers

Aussie ISP iiNet confirms data breach impacting more than 200k customers

Broadband provider iiNet says its order management system was compromised by an “unknown third party”.

David Hollingworth Tue, 19 Aug 2025
Advice: 5 key steps to help your business weather ‘a perfect storm of cyber security threats’

Advice: 5 key steps to help your business weather ‘a perfect storm of cyber security threats’

Kapil Kukreja, risk and assurance partner at HLB Mann Judd Melbourne, says cyber security is now a “strategic issue” for ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 18 Aug 2025
Israeli cyber security official detained in US following operation targeted ‘child sex predators’

Israeli cyber security official detained in US following operation targeted ‘child sex predators’

Cops in Las Vegas have claimed the arrest and detention of the executive director of the Israel Cyber Directorate, Tom ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 18 Aug 2025
Research: 43% of Australian ransomware victims pay criminals to recover their data

Research: 43% of Australian ransomware victims pay criminals to recover their data

Ransomware attacks – and their impact – are on the rise in Australia, according to a new study from Barracuda.

David Hollingworth Mon, 18 Aug 2025
ACCC takes Google to court over anti-competitive search practices

ACCC takes Google to court over anti-competitive search practices

Google has admitted to anti-competitive conduct involving Telstra and Optus and has offered to pay $55 million penalty

David Hollingworth Mon, 18 Aug 2025
Accenture acquires Aussie cyber security firm CyberCX

Accenture acquires Aussie cyber security firm CyberCX

CyberCX will become part of the global consulting firm through Accenture’s largest cyber security acquisition to date.

David Hollingworth Fri, 15 Aug 2025
Hack the planet! A snapshot of nation-state of cyber threats over the last 12 months

Hack the planet! A snapshot of nation-state of cyber threats over the last 12 months

Nation-state hackers and hacktivists groups made up a quarter of all interactive network intrusions over the last 12 ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 15 Aug 2025
Thales, IBM, Keyfactor, and Quantinuum form Quantum-Safe 360 Alliance

Thales, IBM, Keyfactor, and Quantinuum form Quantum-Safe 360 Alliance

Post-quantum security leaders signal new alliance with white paper to outline their vision of a post-quantum ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 15 Aug 2025
CBA partners with OpenAI for AI banking and anti-scam services

CBA partners with OpenAI for AI banking and anti-scam services

Australia’s largest bank, Commonwealth Bank (CBA), has partnered with the world’s most well-known AI firm, OpenAI, ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 14 Aug 2025
Home Affairs Minister says Australian artists should be protected from AI copyright theft

Home Affairs Minister says Australian artists should be protected from AI copyright theft

Australian federal Minister of Home Affairs Tony Burke has expressed his stance against AI giants using copyrighted ...

Daniel Croft Thu, 14 Aug 2025
Exclusive: Aussie sustainable energy giant denies ransomware claims

Exclusive: Aussie sustainable energy giant denies ransomware claims

Global company EDL has detected no evidence of compromise after being listed by the Sinobi ransomware group.

David Hollingworth Thu, 14 Aug 2025
Report: Cyber crime still rampant, but incidents drop overall in 2024

Report: Cyber crime still rampant, but incidents drop overall in 2024

The Australian Institute of Criminology has published its second Cybercrime in Australia report, and the results are ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 14 Aug 2025