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It took 20 years to start regulating social media - will AI controls come sooner?
Data Protection

It took 20 years to start regulating social media - will AI controls come sooner?

Public pressure for AI guardrails is surging faster than it did for social media, as Australia joins a growing coalition urging action.

By John Hartevelt • 5 min read • Last month
Marketing vs. reality – What we can learn from the Ashley Madison hack
Breach Prevention

Marketing vs. reality – What we can learn from the Ashley Madison hack

The Ashley Madison hack exposed the stark reality behind glossy marketing, revealing how a poorly safeguarded system endangered millions of private lives.

By Stephen Kho • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Jul 2024

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Bybit: when hackers target people, not systems
Multi-factor authentication

Bybit: when hackers target people, not systems

Bybit suffered a major hack, exposing vulnerabilities from human error rather than blockchain flaws, as attackers manipulated staff to divert funds.

By Janine Grainger • 4 min read • Mon, 24th Mar 2025
New year, time to update your passwords
Hack

New year, time to update your passwords

The most popular passwords of 2020 were easy-to-guess number combinations, such as 123456, the word password, qwerty, iloveyou, and other uncomplicated options.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Jan 2021
Houseparty denies security breach as users accuse app of hacking accounts
Cybersecurity

Houseparty denies security breach as users accuse app of hacking accounts

The popular face-to-face video hosting service has been accused of hacking users' other accounts, a claim Houseparty disputes.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2020
Australian women-focusd hackathon #SheHacks expands across Victoria
Hackers

Australian women-focusd hackathon #SheHacks expands across Victoria

Women-focused hackathon #SheHacks, run by Girl Geek Academy, will take place statewide across Victoria, Australia from February to April.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 28th Feb 2020
Teens prove IoT device vulnerabilities by hacking them
Internet of Things

Teens prove IoT device vulnerabilities by hacking them

After two teens managed to hack hundreds of thousands of printers around the world, KYOCERA Document Solutions has some tips for businesses.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 1st Feb 2019
NASA got hacked (again)
Breach Prevention

NASA got hacked (again)

The compromised servers stored personally identifiable information (PII) belonging to current and former NASA employees.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Dec 2018
Surprise - the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games were hacked
Breach Prevention

Surprise - the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games were hacked

Games organisers have reportedly admitted that its servers had been attacked, forcing them to shut down the official website.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Feb 2018
Mega breach: 800,000 Swisscom customers' data stolen via hacked partner
Breach Prevention

Mega breach: 800,000 Swisscom customers' data stolen via hacked partner

Experts say while Swisscom may be playing the huge breach down, the implications of the breach will be far and wide.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 9th Feb 2018
How to keep your company safe from complex cyber threats
SonicWALL

How to keep your company safe from complex cyber threats

An advanced persistent threat is a set of stealthy and continuous computer hacking processes, designed to be evolving, polymorphic and dynamic...

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 1 min read • Mon, 6th Nov 2017
Carbon Black and IBM Security tighten partnership with rapid response tool
Hack

Carbon Black and IBM Security tighten partnership with rapid response tool

An expanded partnership between Carbon Black and IBM Security aim to provide increased cyberattack visibility and accelerated incident response times.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Tue, 17th Oct 2017
Yahoo's 2013 data breach hit all three billion user accounts
Breach Prevention

Yahoo's 2013 data breach hit all three billion user accounts

Yahoo's entire user base of more than three billion people were affected by Yahoo's colossal data hack in 2013, despite initial reports.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 4th Oct 2017
Security firm reveals Asia connections behind the CCleaner hack
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Security firm reveals Asia connections behind the CCleaner hack

The attack was never intended for consumers, but instead went after companies such as NEC, Samsung, Asus, Fujitsu, Singtel, Intel and VMware.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 26th Sep 2017
Oh, sweet revenge: White hat hacker floods scammers' phone lines
Email Security

Oh, sweet revenge: White hat hacker floods scammers' phone lines

What happens when you put cold call scammers up against a seasoned programmer? You get sweet revenge, if the case of one security developer.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 26th Jun 2017
GovHack 2015 – Innovating with government data
Data Analytics

GovHack 2015 – Innovating with government data

What do Twitter, GroupMeet and Facebook's Like button all have in common? They all were invented at a hackathon.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 29th Jun 2015
Software developer duo hack Dropbox
EduTech

Software developer duo hack Dropbox

Cloud storage provider Dropbox has reportedly been hacked by two software developers, who bypassed its two-factor authentication.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Mon, 2nd Sep 2013

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