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Australian researchers find dozens of channels using AI-generated audio and stock images to sway public opinion.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 18 Dec 2023
MongoDB launches investigation into cyber attack that exposed customer data
Database management program MongoDB has announced that it has detected a cyber attack that resulted in its corporate ...
Daniel Croft • Mon, 18 Dec 2023
Threat group threatens to spill the beans after claiming Kraft Heinz breach
A Russia-based ransomware group has claimed to have breached the systems and stolen data belonging to US food giant ...
Sydney man arrested over massive SMS phishing operation
The alleged perpetrator was responsible for sending more than 17 million texts from a high-tech SIM farm.
Suspected money man for Hive ransomware gang arrested
The alleged money launderer was found to have over €500,000 in crypto on his phone.
ATech rolls out Airservices Australia’s new Aeronautical Data Originator Portal
The new system is designed to help manage the 11 per cent of airspace managed by Airservices Australia.
David Hollingworth • Fri, 15 Dec 2023
ALPHV is back, but it had to start from scratch
Following its almost week-long outage, the ALPHV ransomware group has brought its dark web leak site back online; ...
Daniel Croft • Fri, 15 Dec 2023
Bitdefender releases free anti-scam chatbot on web and Messenger
Scamio service will offer a “second opinion” on scam messages on any device.
UK Defence fined for leaking details of Afghan nationals
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) is facing a fine from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after a data breach ...
PODCAST: Getting hacked via your doorbell? Discussing XIoT with Claroty’s Leon Poggioli
In this episode of the Cyber Uncut podcast, Leon Poggioli, ANZ regional director at Claroty, and Liam Garman unpack what ...
• Fri, 15 Dec 2023
New industry codes to ensure online safety are coming into effect
Australian eSafety Commissioner lays down the new rules for ISPs, media companies, app stores and more.
Report: UK critical infrastructure ‘vulnerable to a catastrophic ransomware attack’
The joint committee on the national security strategy finds rising risks and a lack of government preparedness.
World-first supercomputer capable of brain-level simulation announced by Western Sydney University
Researchers from the University of Western Sydney (UWS) have announced the development of a world-first supercomputer ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 14 Dec 2023
Chinese internet authorities call for reporting of major security incidents within the hour
Chinese ISPs will have one hour to report incidents and 24 hours to provide analysis under new rules.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 14 Dec 2023
Grape expectations: AI could uncork solutions for saving the wine industry
Despite playing a major role in shaping human history for over 8,000 years, the wine industry faces an unprecedented ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Report: Australian patient data increasingly at risk due to cyber attacks
More than one in three hospitals are currently vulnerable to digital fraud and spoofing attacks due to a lack of email ...
David Hollingworth • Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Russian Federal Tax Service hacked by Ukrainian Defence Intelligence
The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has confirmed a major cyber attack on the Russian Federal Tax Service.
Remote code execution bug found in popular WordPress backup plug-in
An unpatched Backup Migration plug-in could lead to PHP code injection on WordPress sites.
Ukraine’s top telco ‘Kyivstar’ suffers serious cyber attack
Ukraine’s largest telecommunications service provider, Kyivstar, has been brought down by a major cyber attack, ...
Report: Aussie workers most likely to violate company data policies
Data breaches are a global problem, but lax Australian attitudes are compounding the problem, according to new data.
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