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Brace for bugmageddon: experts warn of AI crime wave
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (463+ words) Australia's finance firms are increasingly being targeted by Chinese and North Korean hacking groups in attacks designed to steal funds, access and identity data. But artificial intelligence tools could multiply those attacks in future, a report warns, as the technology…...
High Court hears arguments in Michael O'Connell appeal of verdict | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT
1+ week, 1+ day ago (425+ words) The ACT's top prosecutor has argued that jurors who found a man guilty of murder had an advantage in visiting a crime scene, "adding colour and dimension" to their understanding. Michael O'Connell, aged in his mid-40s, had been found guilty by…...
'Dumb, rich and insured': hackers target Aussie firms
1+ week, 6+ day ago (410+ words) On the day hackers broke into his business, Lance Rubin considered himself lucky. Email demands to the busy financial firm had ground to a halt, letting him catch up on work, he told attendees at the On the Defense Live…...
Booking. com customers warned hackers could have accessed personal details
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (467+ words) Customers of a major travel booking company have been warned their personal details may have been accessed by hackers. Booking. com sent an email to customers this week, warning them that "unauthorised third parties may have accessed certain booking information…...
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Lululemon hit with hefty fine after spam email breaches
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (264+ words) The watchdog found Lululemon mischaracterised the service messages, including order confirmation emails, that had a clear marketing purpose between December 2024 and January 2025." "In this case Lululemon sent service emails such as a shipping updates that also contained sales material and…...
Push to send DPS email sweep to inquiry amid concerns staff privacy breached
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (662+ words) Department of Parliamentary Services secretary Jaala Hinchcliffe faces the prospect of being hauled before a parliamentary inquiry into the transfer of a large cache of internal emails to a third party at her request. Liberal senator Jane Hume will this…...
Parliamentary IT network 'no longer' fit for purpose
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (580+ words) The Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) has admitted that the $100-million-plus parliamentary ICT network is "no longer fit for purpose" after revealing officials carried out 22 separate unauthorised searches of emails held by politicians and their staff. Revelations were included in…...
ACIC to be stripped of 'extraordinary' dark web hacking powers
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (425+ words) The Albanese government will strip the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) of "extraordinary" surveillance powers to covertly disrupt serious crime on the dark web ahead of long-awaited national security law changes. The changes come after a major review of controversial…...
This garden experiment could help you remember your passwords
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (631+ words) I've just read the best "boost your brain" tip since the recommendation to eat a walnut dipped in dark chocolate every day. According to New Scientist, stimulating your sense of smell with different perfumes not only improves your mental performance,…...