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'Take action': alert as cyber outages set to intensify

Australians are being warned to get used to compromised cybersecurity as the number of threats soar and outdated technology offers opportunities for hackers.

AAP · 1h ago

Andrew Hastie says AI advised him to reply ‘congratulations!’ to man who planned to end life with assisted dying

Liberal MP speaks of AI’s shortcomings as cyber chief tells inquiry the tech is needed to fend off ‘highly capable malicious cyber actors’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 18

'Congratulations!' AI tells user mulling assisted death

A senior Liberal MP has recalled the troubling encounter his terminally ill constituent had with an AI chatbot during an inquiry into the emergent technology.

AAP · Sep 17

Australia’s new chief cyber spy inherits a massive $10 billion war chest – and an urgent mission

The selection of Abigail Bradshaw as the new head of Australia’s cyber spy agency, the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), sends a strong message.

The Conversation · Aug 27, 2024

New director-general of cybersecurity agency appointed

Abigail Bradshaw has been named as the new head of the Australian Signals Directorate after four years as the organisation's deputy.

AAP · Aug 25, 2024

Australia sanctions Russian citizen Aleksandr Ermakov over 2022 Medibank cyber-attack

Government uses cyber sanctions powers under Magnitsky laws for first time to target Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov, alleged to be responsible for hack

The Guardian - AU · Jan 23, 2024

Cyber spies beef up nuclear secret defence

The Australian Signals Directorate will boost the nation's cyber shield as the defence force prepares to handle coveted nuclear secrets from the US and UK.

AAP · Nov 3, 2022

Business urged to step up on cyber threat

Australia's cyber security agency reports a significant increase in the number of attacks from online criminals, with everyone urged to be vigilant.

AAP · Nov 3, 2022

Cybercrime reports jump as criminal gangs target families and businesses, cybersecurity agency says

The Australia Cyber Security Centre says cybercrime reports jumped 13 per cent to 76,000 last financial year, meaning the agency is receiving a report every seven minutes compared to every eight minutes the year before.

ABC News · Nov 3, 2022

Cyberspace ‘a battleground’ as reports of cybercrime in Australia jump 13%

Fraud, online shopping and banking among most commonly reported crimes, but ransomware ‘most destructive’, ASD says

The Guardian - AU · Nov 3, 2022