Sydney Tools Cyber Breach Exposes Customer and Employee Data
Cybernews’ research team recently discovered that Sydney Tools, one of the largest professional tools resellers in Australia, has exposed 34 million online order entries, revealing…
Month: April 2025
Australian Red Cross CIO departs – Training & Development
Australian Red Cross CIO Brett Wilson has left the organisation after four years leading IT, with Abhishek (Abby) Tripathi named as interim replacement. Brett Wilson. An…
Our Fickle Minds | Daniel Miessler
I read news items by opening them in background Firefox tabs from Google Reader. I go through the feeds that I’m reading at the moment,…
China Initiative 2.0? Raids on scientist Wang Xiaofeng revive spectre from first Trump era
Security raids on the homes of a noted Chinese-American cybersecurity researcher have reignited fears of racial profiling in Trump-led America, under what some are calling…
New ACMA Initiatives to Stop Phone Scams
The ACMA is taking the next step to rebuild confidence in the use of telephone numbers and brands by commencing consultation on new regulatory arrangements…
E-ZPass toll payment texts return in massive phishing wave
An ongoing phishing campaign impersonating E-ZPass and other toll agencies has surged recently, with recipients receiving multiple iMessage and SMS texts to steal personal and…
Why Scott Adams is Wrong about Atheism
Scott Adams of Dilbert fame has come out and challenged the intellectual merits of atheism. In a recent blog post he argues that the only…
Extension for TikTok sale winding down, but deadline may not matter: analysts
The final chapter of the TikTok divest-or-ban saga is set to unfold before Saturday, when the extension US President Donald Trump gave the Chinese-owned platform…
Detectives Investigate NSW Gov’t Agency Data Breach
Cybercrime detectives are investigating a major data breach involving the New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ). On March 25, 2025, officers attached…
A Letter To Religious Moderates
Accepted wisdom says we should respect moderates and look down on fundamentalists. This is supposedly because the moderates know how to pick out the good…
OpenAI to build open AI model as it faces competition from Meta and China’s DeepSeek
Artificial intelligence powerhouse OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, on Monday announced it is building a more open generative AI model as it faces growing competition…
New Country Manager for Tenable Australia and New Zealand
Tenable has appointed Scott Magill as Country Manager for Australia and New Zealand. In this role, Magill will lead Tenable’s operations and strategy in the…