AI-assisted fraud makes big debut in FBI’s cybercrime stats
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has included artificial intelligence (AI) assisted offending for the first time in its annual report on online…
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Cambodian parliament passes landmark cybercrime law
Cambodia’s parliament has passed the first law dedicated to targeting scam centres accused of bilking international victims out of billions of dollars, as pressure mounts…
Don’t wait for 2027 – make your smart product security visible now
Australia’s smart device security label is coming and the pilot starts in October. For smart product manufacturers, suppliers or distributors, this is your chance to…
Australia plays hardball on social media ban
Since Australia banned children from using social media in December, lawmakers from Spain to Malaysia have expressed interest in following suit, while US courts have…
CBA onboards customers with NFC scans of ePassports
Commonwealth Bank’s new customer onboarding system that uses near field communications (NFC) technology to read ePassport chip information for user identification is fully operational, the…
Orica sets up AI governance to scale
Orica has stood up a “single front door” to keep track of AI use cases and their associated risk assessments, development and value realisation. Image…
InnoEX and Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition) will open in April 2026
The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) will host two prominent exhibitions from 13-16 April 2026 — InnoEX and Electronics Fair (Spring Edition) at the…
Toymaker Hasbro investigates cyber security incident
Toymaker Hasbro is investigating a cyber security incident after identifying unauthorised access to its network on March 28, with help from third-party cybersecurity professionals. In…
WaterNSW to move on generative AI
WaterNSW is seeking to make more use of generative AI in its operations with application development and customer engagement its top priorities. WaterNSW’ Leeanne Chau.…
Supply chain attack hits 100 million-download Axios npm package
A widely used JavaScript package used with over a hundred million weekly downloads has been compromised in a new supply chain attack to fetch a…
NBN Co challenged on size of ARPU increases from fibre customers
NBN Co’s predicted increases to average revenue per user through to FY33 “may be materially overstated”, according to an expenditure consultancy engaged by the ACCC,…
WA local gov entity lost $350,000 in phishing attack
A Western Australian council paid approximately $350,000 to an unknown third party, following a phishing attack that allowed a threat actor to fraudulently change a…