This Month
AI system shields Australians from scams – without them knowing
Scam Indicator, developed by Quantium Telstra, flags suspicious behaviour in real time, helping banks stop scams before they succeed.
Cyber thieves are hitting top brands. They don’t only want money
The English-speaking, trash-talking Scattered Spider ransomware gang that cost Marks & Spencer millions of dollars last month is also into bragging rights.
May
Boards have a tougher choice to make from today if they get hacked
Ransom payments to cybercriminals will now have to be disclosed via a government portal, putting companies under extra pressure.
Bank details of lawyers, judges at risk in cyberattack
The Legal Profession Board of WA said bank details had been stolen from its systems in a cyberattack on Tuesday.
How a hostage negotiator outsmarts ransomware hackers
Moty Cristal honed a talent for high-stakes negotiations dealing with Hamas and Hezbollah before expanding to talks with ransomware gangs.
April
Small and medium businesses must act big in cybersecurity fight
SMBs face the same frightening cybersecurity landscape as larger enterprises, but lack anything like the same financial muscle and expert staff to fight back.
How hackers are using AI to trick their way through cyber defences
The jury is still out on whether these new tools are more helpful to hackers or cybersecurity professionals. The tech has led to an era of deepfakes and suspicion.
Cbus insists Wayne Swan is at the wheel
After backtracking on declarations it had not, in fact, been hacked, Cbus is now investigating its own “cyber incident”.
Cyber minister Tony Burke ‘radio silent’ on super breach: Coalition
The accusation comes after cybersecurity firms identified the details of thousands of Australian retirees for sale online.
CBA and Westpac mull removing numbers from their credit cards
Australia is expected to be the first major market to embrace numberless credit cards in the next two years, according to Mastercard.
AusSuper to refund customers as Cbus admits hack
AustralianSuper has vowed to refund members who had $500,000 stolen from their accounts in a cyberattack.
Ramsay Healthcare chief says the age of AI care is coming
The CEO of Australia’s biggest private hospital operator has flagged greater AI adoption as a way to help improve services.
ASX in freefall; Star seals $300m deal; Super funds given deadline
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Cybercriminals impersonated super executives in week of mass breach
The attacks occurred in the same week hackers compromised the largest funds and siphoned retirement savings out of member accounts.
Super groups accused of resisting efforts to lift security before hack
A representative of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia had told a consumer advocate that stronger protections would put “too high” a burden on funds.
How hackers struck super fund customers while they slept
The cyberattack that has robbed Australians of money from superannuation accounts began with criminals attempting to access accounts in the dead of night.
Big super is now a big target of criminals. It’s time for funds to step up
The super sector has been warned for two years to get its act together on cybersecurity. Once again it’s been caught out.
Money taken in co-ordinated cyberattack on big super funds
The nation’s largest superannuation funds were repeatedly warned they were underprepared for cyber threats before criminals hacked into thousands of accounts and stole retirees’ savings
March
Labor bets $15m on using quantum technology to fight cyberattacks
The government’s National Reconstruction Fund is the lead investor in a funding round for Canberra-based QuintessenceLabs, which is also backed by Westpac.
Nine audits external data security after breach exposes 16,000 readers
Details of some print subscribers of The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review were visible, cybersecurity researchers discovered.