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A recently launched AI chatbot could prove to be a dangerous tool to help hackers conduct scams and cyber attacks.
Daniel Croft • Mon, 23 Dec 2024
Canadian anti-vax protest cancelled over data security concerns
In a twist that proves cyber security is important to people and organisations from all walks of life, a recently planned anti-vaccination protest to be held by Canadian ...
David Hollingworth • Thu, 05 Jan 2023
Data is never going to become less valuable — Here’s how cyber criminals will evolve in 2023 to reach it
Opinion: 2022 has been one of the most consequential on record for the global cyber security sector. Mike Sentonas, chief technology officer at CrowdStrike, pens his ...
• Thu, 05 Jan 2023
Google Home smart speaker vulnerability revealed
Matt Kunze, an independent security researcher, has revealed a serious security flaw in Google’s Home series of smart speakers.
David Hollingworth • Wed, 04 Jan 2023
Russian hackers involved in New York taxi queuing rort
Two men were charged late last month over a scheme involving gaining access to the taxi dispatch system at JFK International Airport in the United States. The pair worked ...
Cyber criminal gang apologises for ‘SickKids’ cyber attack, provides free decryptor
In an odd turn of events for one of the most notorious ransomware gangs in the world, LockBit has issued an apology for its attack on the largest children’s hospital in ...
Daniel Croft • Wed, 04 Jan 2023
Cyber attacks to one day become ‘uninsurable’
CEO of Zurich Insurance Group Mario Greco has issued a warning that cyber attacks will one day become “uninsurable”.
Printers at Queensland University of Technology spam ransomware demands
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has taken its systems offline after it was hit by a campus-wide ransomware attack.
Daniel Croft • Tue, 03 Jan 2023
President Biden signs Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act
US President Joe Biden has signed into law the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act, which sets the Office of Budget Management the task of complying with ...
Reporter • Thu, 29 Dec 2022
Parental control apps not as secure as you might think
A pair of researchers at SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab have found that a wide range of parental control apps on Android devices are remarkably insecure.
Cyber the main focus of US-Africa military exercise
Cyber is set to be the key focus of an international military exercise between the US and over a dozen nations in Africa.
Daniel Croft • Thu, 29 Dec 2022
Microsoft uncovers Apple macOS Gatekeeper vulnerability
The Microsoft Security team recently announced it has uncovered and shared with Apple an important vulnerability in its Gatekeeper security technology.
Reporter • Wed, 28 Dec 2022
Cyber resilience top priority for Aussie companies
In light of the recent wave of cyber attacks, Australian companies are prioritising cyber resilience according to a new report.
Daniel Croft • Wed, 28 Dec 2022
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