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The executive director of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency flags concerns over Chinese spying via ...
David Hollingworth • Wed, 13 Mar 2024
EU Commission called out for violating data protection laws via Microsoft 365
The European Commission (EC) has been called out for reportedly breaching data protection regulations through its use of ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 13 Mar 2024
Losses halve as government touts success in combating scams
The National Anti‑Scam Centre’s second quarterly report shows a sharp reverse of scam losses in the last quarter of 2023
NSW public sector using or developing over 275 ADM and AI tools
Over 275 automated decision-making (ADM) tools, including AI, have been uncovered being used by NSW government entities
Daniel Croft • Tue, 12 Mar 2024
Black Basta names nearly a dozen Australian companies in data leak
Ransomware gang Black Basta leaks more than 700 gigabytes of data in an apparent hosting service hack, but the actual ...
David Hollingworth • Tue, 12 Mar 2024
US government sets aside US$27.5bn for cyber security spending
Security funding gets a small overall boost, with CISA getting US$103 million on top of this year’s spending.
Over 15k Roku user accounts hijacked in credential stuffing attack
TV streaming service Roku has revealed that hackers have breached its systems and hijacked the accounts of over 15,000 ...
Tesserent to provide 100 female year 10 students with cyber security training
Australian cyber security firm Tesserent has announced a partnership with Melbourne-based Toorak College to provide ...
Microsoft says Russian state-sponsored actors accessed critical software systems
Microsoft has announced that Russian state-sponsored hackers successfully gained access to some of its critical software ...
US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency hacked
Ivanti vulnerabilities were used to access two CISA systems, but the identity of the hacker remains unknown.
Russia designates US government as APT Sand Eagle, claims it launched attack on Russian devices
Cyber security firms in Russia have assigned the US government its very own advanced persistent threat (APT) designation ...
Daniel Croft • Mon, 11 Mar 2024
14m Australian emails and addresses for sale on clear web hacking forum
Names, addresses, dates of birth, and emails from a range of new and old data leaks are on sale for US$7,000.
David Hollingworth • Mon, 11 Mar 2024
NSW AI regulation should take notes from federal and international governments, says Law Society of NSW
The NSW government should be looking at what the rest of the world is doing regarding artificial intelligence (AI) ...
Australian government announces consultation period on anti-doxxing laws
The Albanese government has begun planning laws addressing the practice of maliciously sharing someone’s personal ...
UnitedHealth shares good news as some systems back online
Things may finally be looking up for UnitedHealth after some of its pharmacy systems have been finally brought back ...
Microsoft and Commonwealth Bank announce new AI initiatives
Cyber security and artificial intelligence are key planks of the new “letter of understanding” between the pair.
The weekly ransomware report, Friday, 8 March
LockBit finally has a competitor, and numbers drop overall – plus China gets hacked!
David Hollingworth • Fri, 08 Mar 2024
Most cyber experts not prepared for AI-augmented cyber threats
Cyber criminals are increasingly using AI to their advantage, and most cyber security experts say they aren’t prepared
Daniel Croft • Fri, 08 Mar 2024
Swiss government details impact of 2023 Play ransomware attack
Approximately 65,000 government documents were published on the darknet in the wake of a cyber attack on a Swiss IT ...
Medusa ransomware claims attack on US Federal Credit Union
The infamous Medusa ransomware gang has claimed an attack on a US Federal Credit Union, leading to the leak of personal ...
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