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The speaker of the United States House of Representatives and its Democratic leader have sent a remarkable letter to a health insurance marketplace, informing them of a ...
David Hollingworth • Sun, 22 Dec 2024
New French cyber insurance law raises more questions than it answers
A new law is set to take effect in France next month that requires companies to report any cyber incidents to French authorities within 72 hours, or the company in ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 10 Mar 2023
Russia needs to deal with its hackers, says Australia
Australia has called out Russia for the large number of cyber crime organisations it harbours.
Daniel Croft • Thu, 09 Mar 2023
Oakland City Hall police data released online, including investigations and complaint details
A non-profit whistleblower site has published 11.7 gigabytes worth of data from a recent ransomware attack on the Oakland City Council in the US state of California.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 09 Mar 2023
Sydney woman charged after federal MP targeted in alleged cyber attack
A 34-year-old woman has been charged in court for allegedly spamming a federal MP with over 32,000 emails over a 24-hour period.
Daniel Croft • Fri, 03 Mar 2023
Students’ mental health records leaked online following US school district hack
The fallout from the hacking of a Los Angeles Unified School District last September continues, as the threat actor behind the ransomware attack has been posting student ...
David Hollingworth • Thu, 02 Mar 2023
China clamps down on companies shifting personal data beyond its borders
The Cyberspace Administration of China has announced new regulations governing the movement of personal data across its international borders.
David Hollingworth • Tue, 28 Feb 2023
Canada bans TikTok on government devices
Canada’s federal government has announced it is banning TikTok on devices supplied to government employees.
Cyber crime laws are leading to LGBTI people being arrested throughout the Middle East
Cyber crime laws and fake dating profiles are being used to target LGBTI individuals in a number of Middle Eastern countries, according to a new report.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 22 Feb 2023
Canberra responds to mandatory data retention review, metadata laws set for an overhaul
The Australian federal government has released its responses to a set of recommendations to overhaul the mandatory data retention scheme, presented to it by the ...
ASIC to get tough on cyber attack disclosure
In the wake of the largest fine for failing to follow market disclosure rules, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has come out swinging, ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 21 Feb 2023
Businesses required to submit annual cyber risk reports
Directors and board members of businesses and critical infrastructure in Australia will now be forced to submit an annual risk management report to the government under a ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 21 Feb 2023
2023 is the year Australia must begin to prepare for quantum threats
Much of today’s sensitive data has a long “shelf life” — the health and identity data of the public, trade secrets (and so on), can be valuable for decades
Andrew Wilson • Tue, 21 Feb 2023
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