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Andrew Tate’s The Real World platform has accidentally leaked a trove of sensitive user data after it left one of its ...
Daniel Croft • Fri, 17 May 2024
Digital ID Bill passes Federal Parliament
A national digital identification bill has finally passed through both the Senate and now Parliament – only royal assent ...
David Hollingworth • Fri, 17 May 2024
How to secure legal professional privilege after a breach
Last year, Optus failed to keep a Deloitte report into a major data breach away from a class action applicant
Malavika Santhebennur • Fri, 17 May 2024
53,000 affected in Nissan North America cyber attack
Nissan North America has announced that a data breach it suffered last year resulted in the data of over 53,000 staff ...
Daniel Croft • Thu, 16 May 2024
Visa goes all in with generative AI and digital ID
The credit card giant reveals a suite of new digital products and services at the annual Visa Payments Forum.
David Hollingworth • Thu, 16 May 2024
BREAKING: NCSC warns of ‘large-scale ransomware data breach incident’; MediSecure the victim
Australia’s National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC) has said it is working on a “whole-of-government response” ...
BreachForums seized by global law enforcement, admin arrested
Global law enforcement agencies led by the FBI have taken control of the infamous BreachForums overnight.
Pizza Hut fined $2.5m for deluge of spam texts and emails
Pizza-maker panned for sending more than 10 million marketing messages in less than six months.
Optus denies claims of ‘cloaking’ Deloitte cyber attack report findings
Optus has denied claims it attempted to “cloak” details of its 2022 cyber attack from the courts after it pushed to keep ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 15 May 2024
Iress says GitHub data breach extends to OneVue
The hackers reportedly stole credentials from the GitHub repository and used them to access the firm’s OneVue.
Maja Garaca Djurdjevic and Daniel Croft • Wed, 15 May 2024
Microsoft rolls out 61 Patch Tuesday updates, warns of three zero-day bugs
Microsoft urges users to beware of at least one vulnerability being actively exploited in the wild.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 15 May 2024
INC Ransom source code allegedly for sale as gang looks to transform
The source code for a major ransomware group is allegedly for sale after a threat actor began advertising it online.
The industry speaks: Federal budget 2024
The numbers are up, and everyone has an opinion. Whether it’s national security, artificial intelligence (AI) ...
Exclusive: Australian energy and internet provider Sumo confirms customer data breach
Customer credit scores, passports, driver’s licences and more were accessed by an “unknown person” via a third-party ...
Budget 2024: The cyber security first look
This year’s federal budget focuses on three very discrete cyber security areas: veterans claims processing, ATO support ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 14 May 2024
OpenAI’s new flagship is faster, more accurate and free
OpenAI is set to launch the latest version of ChatGPT, which will be more advanced and, most importantly, free to all ...
Daniel Croft • Tue, 14 May 2024
Ascension begins cyber attack recovery as AHA and FBI warn of Black Basta
Ascension has announced that it’s beginning to restore its systems as it continues its investigation into a cyber attack ...
Op-Ed: Goldilocks and the cyber risk disclosure porridge
Goldilocks and the cyber risk disclosure porridge: an old children’s tale offers a useful lesson for disclosure of ...
Annie Hagger and Denny Wan • Tue, 14 May 2024
Apple warns of exploitation of zero-day bug
Apple is rolling out a suite of security updates for older iPads, iPhones, and Mac devices, as vulnerabilities are ...
Digital ID receives over $288m in funding in federal budget
This year’s federal budget will include over $288 million in funding to bolster the adoption of its new Digital ID ...