Australian banks warned frontier AI could create larger, faster cyber attacksAustralia's banking regulators, APRA, are sounding the alarm over escalating cyber threats. Advanced AI tools like Anthropic's Claude Mytho...
30 Apr, 2026, 08.21 AM IST
Australian spies blame Russian for major cyberattackAustralia has identified the Russian mastermind behind a crippling cyber attack, unmasking the 33-year-old hacker for the first time on Tue...
23 Jan, 2024, 09.07 AM IST
Hackers hit Australian state's court recording databaseThe cyber intrusion at the court database comes after a hack late last year at DP World Australia, one of the country's largest ports opera...
02 Jan, 2024, 09.31 AM IST
Australia's Eagers Automotive faces operational hurdles after cyber security incidentCorporate firms in Australia have seen an alarming rise in cyber security breaches since last year, even prompting the country's government...
29 Dec, 2023, 08.42 AM IST
Australia beefs up cyber defences after major breachesThe federal government said it will also subject telecommunications firms to tougher cyber reporting rules which apply to critical infrastr...
22 Nov, 2023, 11.17 AM IST
Tech outage affected some funds in cyber incident: Australian investment fund PerpetualIn Perpetual's case, one of its third-party unit registry systems was compromised, impacting clients' access to its main investor login por...
21 Jun, 2023, 04.59 PM IST
Australia Inc roiled by raft of cyber attacks since late 2022Australian firms have suffered many cyber attacks since last September, putting the spotlight on the country's understaffed cybersecurity i...
20 Jun, 2023, 11.39 AM IST
Australia may inadvertently fuel cyber crime, says data theft victim organisationIDCare said by raising the threat of massive fines, Australia would force companies to choose whether to pay A$1 million, the typical cost ...
05 Apr, 2023, 04.45 PM IST
Australia plans to reform cyber security rules, set up agencyCurrent cyber security rules, government policies and regulations "are simply not at the level that we need them to be," Prime Minister Ant...
27 Feb, 2023, 09.51 AM IST
Major data breach at Australia's top health insurer MedibankThe company did not say how many of its 4 million customers were likely to have been affected but warned the number was likely to rise. The...
20 Oct, 2022, 12.07 PM IST
Singtel's second unit faces cyber attack weeks after Optus data breachThe breach at Optus, Australia's second-largest mobile operator, late last month compromised data of up to 10 million customers, triggering...
10 Oct, 2022, 10.07 AM IST
Ransomware is the biggest cybersecurity pain point in India: IBM Security's Chris HockingsServer access attacks (20%) and ransomware (11%), data theft (10%) were the top attack types observed in Asia.
20 Apr, 2022, 06.46 PM IST
Australia reports 'malicious' cyberattack by 'sophisticated state-based cyber actor': PM MorrisonThe cyberattacks come amidst Australia's rising rift with China over a number of issues including its recent demand for an investigation in...
19 Jun, 2020, 03.56 PM IST
Wipro to establish Cyber Defence Centre in MelbourneThe new centre in South Melbourne will offer protection from cyber-attacks to the organisations and will generate 100 new tech jobs for loc...
04 Dec, 2019, 12.36 PM IST
- Govt plans mock cyber attacks to shield against hackers
The government is planning to conduct mock cyber war games every year, unleashing malicious mock attacks on computers of critical establish...
08 May, 2010, 06.09 AM IST
- Hackers disrupt Australian government websites
Hackers shut down several Australian government websites in a coordinated attack against a proposed Internet filter that targets pornograph...
10 Feb, 2010, 01.08 PM IST
- Australia considers email snoop powers for bosses: Minister
Bosses will be able to spy on workers' emails without consent under new anti-terror laws being considered in Australia, Deputy Prime Minist...
14 Apr, 2008, 08.57 AM IST