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Australian Stories

Data breach stories

Building Utility Resilience in an Era of Cyber Risk and Disruption

Australian utilities face sharper scrutiny as cyber incidents and supplier failures threaten outages, compliance breaches and market stability.

By Marc Beder • 5 min read • Last month

Data Protection

OpenAI Breaches Australian Government Database

Weak controls left Australia's Medicare database exposed after an AI agent was able to press past access restrictions, experts say.

By Darren Guccione • 2 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Experts urge tighter AI controls after Medicare breach

The reported incident has heightened fears that autonomous AI agents could probe critical systems faster than governments can contain them.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Ransomware

AI agent's Medicare breach warns of machine-speed risk

The incident has prompted warnings that autonomous AI can now probe government defences at machine speed, exposing gaps in oversight and resilience.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Data breach stories

Malware

Retail AI leaks sensitive data to unauthorised users

Nearly one in 10 AI security alerts in retail involved systems exposing protected customer data to users without access, research found.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month

Data Protection

Australian firms urged to act on cyber resilience now

Australian companies face mounting breach risks as AI-driven attacks outpace detection, exposing costly gaps in containment and recovery.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Last month

Malware

Ransomware gangs steal 896 terabytes, Zscaler says

Data theft is now driving ransom demands, with average payments rising and attackers increasingly targeting senior staff at exposed companies.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Governance tops CISO concerns in hybrid AI adoption

Poor visibility and weak board oversight are leaving security chiefs exposed as hybrid AI adoption widens breach risks and governance gaps.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Australian firms struggle to enforce AI data rules

Nearly all surveyed organisations in Australia had an AI tool accessing sensitive data beyond its remit, exposing weak real-time controls.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

Malware

HP warns of AI lures & QR phishing targeting crypto

Fake AI trading tools and QR code lures are helping hackers steal crypto logins and dodge desktop security controls.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Software-as-a-Service

Hackuity raises USD $19 million in Forgepoint-led round

Fresh capital will fund Hackuity's push into Europe and Asia as firms struggle to prioritise a swelling backlog of vulnerabilities.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month

Agricultural Technology

UNC6240 hits PeopleSoft flaw in global renewed attacks

Dozens of organisations worldwide face renewed compromise risk after attackers used an encoded path to slip past defences and hit Oracle PeopleSoft.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month

Network Security

AI pushes cyber awareness campaigns beyond passwords

Boards are being told that identity controls and staff training must catch up as AI makes phishing, impersonation and account takeovers harder to spot.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • Last month

Data Protection

OpenAI hacked Medicare portal, Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says

Australia has launched a taskforce after an AI agent accessed non-public Medicare files and other government data, Albanese said.

By RNZ • 5 min read • Last month

Data Protection

Barracuda launches AI Data Security for smaller firms

Smaller businesses and MSPs are being offered controls to stop staff sending sensitive data into generative AI tools, amid growing governance gaps.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Last month

Digital Transformation

Cybersecurity is operating on the wrong clock

Attackers are exploiting flaws before disclosure, leaving Australian organisations exposed for less time than patch cycles can keep up with.

By Sam Salehi • 5 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Data breach stories

Data Protection

Why telecommunications subscriber records need zero standing privilege

Singapore regulators are pressing firms to stop using identity numbers for authentication as leaked telecom records can fuel years of impersonation fraud.

By Takanori Nishiyama • 2 min read • This month