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An attack on ChatGPT creator OpenAI has been claimed by the infamous DDoS threat group Anonymous Sudan and its allies.
Daniel Croft • Thu, 15 Feb 2024
Early-stage technology fund oversubscribed for debut
Australian venture capital fund Salus Ventures has exceeded its $40 million capital raise target, with an eye to ...
Liam Garman • Wed, 14 Feb 2024
OpenAI’s Altman asks for US$7tn to fund the AI GPU revolution
Father of ChatGPT Sam Altman is looking to source a meagre US$5 trillion to US$7 trillion (roughly A$7.7 trillion to ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 14 Feb 2024
Government plans new anti-doxxing laws following anti-Semitic incident
The government has laid out plans to introduce new anti-doxxing laws following an incident that led to the personal ...
ASD concerned as ‘quantity and quality’ of cyber incident reporting declines
Critical infrastructure operators, in particular, have dropped the reporting ball despite being required to do so under ...
Clive Palmer-owned company accuses government of hacking its lawyers during $300bn lawsuit
A company owned by Australian business tycoon and chairman of the United Australia Party Clive Palmer has accused the ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 13 Feb 2024
Taylor Swift fans fall victim to credential stuffing attacks, lose The Eras Tour tickets
Ticketek has confirmed that some customer accounts have been hacked, and the Taylor Swift tickets belonging to those ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 13 Feb 2024
Government weighs up lessons learnt in the wake of HWL Ebsworth hack
The National Office of Cyber Security has released the results of Lessons Learned Review on last year’s devastating law ...
ChatGPT put on trial: Can AI be a lawmaker?
Can OpenAI’s iconic AI chatbot effectively cater to human societal needs when writing laws? Or does the technology have ...
Researchers release free Rhysida Ransomware decryptor
South Korean researchers have developed free decryption methods for the Rhysida ransomware gang, providing relief to ...
Point/Counterpoint: Is the right to disconnect a threat to good cyber security practice?
The Australian federal government is making out-of-hours work out of bounds, but is this a recipe for disaster when it ...
New Australian cyber security coordinator all but confirmed, according to sources
Australia’s next cyber security coordinator has been all but confirmed, after sources close to the matter told media ...
Hacker claims to leak more than 650k customers of Aussie Vapes store
An online retailer of vaping products is the alleged subject of a leak post on a clear web hacking forum.
58 cyber attacks costing $3bn under investigation by UN
The United Nations has launched an investigation into almost 60 cyber attacks believed to have been by North Korea.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 12 Feb 2024
Budding data leak leaves cannabis workers blazed
The data of 2.5 million workers in the cannabis industry have been exposed after a tech company used by dispensaries ...
Report: Average cost of data breaches rises to US$4.5m
Research from IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023 shows breaches are costing more, especially if tackled without the ...
David Hollingworth • Mon, 12 Feb 2024
Canadian government announces Flipper Zero ban to deter car theft
The Canadian government has released plans to outlaw everyone’s favourite penetration testing “toy”, the Flipper Zero, ...
US authorities seize Warzone malware infrastructure
The US Department of Justice has announced it has shut down several for-sale websites, leading to the arrests of two ...
ACSC releases critical alert over FortiOS bug
The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre is concerned about a FortiGuard vulnerability that ...
The weekly ransomware report, Friday, 9 February
Attacks remain steady this week as LockBit continues to dominate the ransomware landscape.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 09 Feb 2024
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