Security
Judge narrows Tesla lawsuit against former employee
Accused of hacking computers and leaking proprietary data.
Sep 20 2020 8:52AM
Trump to shut off TikTok, WeChat to new US users
Over concerns they pose a national security threat.
Sep 20 2020 8:52AM
CSIRO IT contractor spared jail for mining Monero on supercomputer
Intensive correction order imposed for 15 months.
Sep 18 2020 1:15PM
Maze ransomware criminals go virtual to evade detection
Close to 2 gigabyte virtual disk image hides payload.
Sep 18 2020 8:30AM
China-backed telecom firm says won't spy on Philippines
Installs communications equipment at military camps.
Sep 18 2020 6:40AM
NSW Police tests technical assistance request on 'overseas provider'
Australian laws void disclosure to account holder.
Sep 18 2020 6:35AM
US charges seven over wide-ranging hacks
Covers APT41, Barium, Winnti, Wicked Panda, and Wicked Spider threats.
Sep 17 2020 11:18AM
Govt elevates consent in proposed public data sharing laws
Policy position altered after further consultation.
Sep 17 2020 6:47AM
Researcher finds Tony Abbott's passport number in ticketing engine code
Amadeus takes five months to fix info leak.
Sep 16 2020 4:27PM
Legacy protocols used to bypass Microsoft 365 MFA
Legacy protocols, out of band channel hijacking and real-time phishing.
Sep 16 2020 3:34PM
NAB blocked 41,000 data theft attempts in a three-month period
Sees hundreds of millions of 'threats' a quarter.
Sep 15 2020 4:56PM
Telstra to block Services Australia SMS phishing scams
Launches pilot program.
Sep 15 2020 3:34PM
'Zerologon' Windows domain admin bypass exploit released
Vulnerability patched last month far worse than thought.
Sep 15 2020 11:49AM
Slack patching means easy pickings for Chinese govt hackers
F5 Big-IP, Citrix, Pulse VPN and Microsoft Exchange servers routinely exploited.
Sep 15 2020 10:56AM
Govt systems to be classed critical infrastructure under cyber reforms
Home Affairs boss reveals.
Sep 14 2020 6:59AM
US adversaries step up hacking campaigns ahead of elections
Users and organisations urged to enable MFA to thwart attacks.
Sep 11 2020 12:15PM
Millions of devices vulnerable to BLURtooth info leak bug
Industry Bluetooth Special Interest Group suggests mitigations.
Sep 11 2020 11:46AM
Palo Alto Networks warns of critical remote code execution bug
Patch or be pwned.
Sep 11 2020 10:24AM
Thai hospitals and companies hit by ransomware attacks
Hackers demand payment to restore information.
Sep 11 2020 6:49AM
Patch Wednesday fixes 'worst-case scenario' Exchange bug
Another large set of security updates this month.
Sep 9 2020 11:13AM
