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Online identities linked to violent attacks revealed

Online identities linked to violent attacks revealed

Several online identities believed to be linked with the tasking of criminal violence and arson attacks have been revealed in an appeal for information.

'Are you an idiot?': AI models give secrets in seconds

'Are you an idiot?': AI models give secrets in seconds

'Are you an idiot?': AI models give secrets in seconds

'Are you an idiot?': AI models give secrets in seconds

Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike has warned that frontier artificial intelligence models are being easily abused to access off-record information.

Rush to fix program flaws as hacking attempts surge

Rush to fix program flaws as hacking attempts surge

Rush to fix program flaws as hacking attempts surge

Rush to fix program flaws as hacking attempts surge

Millions of attempted cyberattacks have followed the disclosure of vulnerabilities in a key programming language as the world scrambles to patch up the problem.

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Global glitch triggers 'rat race' to lock down websites

Global glitch triggers 'rat race' to lock down websites

Businesses and governments have raced against time - and hackers - to fix an AI-discovered vulnerability that led to thousands of websites going offline.

Concerns AI a shoulder to cry on for sexually exploited

Concerns AI a shoulder to cry on for sexually exploited

Artificial intelligence is in some cases more likely to hear about online sexual victimisation than teachers or police, new research shows.

Cyber firm labels AI without regulation as 'wild west'

Cyber firm labels AI without regulation as 'wild west'

Australia can't afford to just pull up the drawbridge against artificial intelligence threats, experts say, urging the government to force AI to be safer.

Small business delivers e-safety wishlist as risks grow

Small business delivers e-safety wishlist as risks grow

Australia's entrepreneurs and small business owners need a hand-up, not a mandate to improve cyber-security, industry groups say, as online threats grow.

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Medibank facing dual court actions over data hack

Medibank facing dual court actions over data hack

Medibank facing dual court actions over data hack

Medibank facing dual court actions over data hack

A hacker who leaked personal data under titles including boozy, HIV and abortions, could have been stopped by basic security measures, a class action alleges.

'They've had time': warning on AI self regulation

'They've had time': warning on AI self regulation

'They've had time': warning on AI self regulation

'They've had time': warning on AI self regulation

AI companies have had ample time to police themselves and now the days of self-regulation are over, the eSafety Commissioner is warning.

'Frightens me': school deepfake victims reveal big toll

'Frightens me': school deepfake victims reveal big toll

'Frightens me': school deepfake victims reveal big toll

'Frightens me': school deepfake victims reveal big toll

A former software developer has been jailed for sending deepfake images of women and girls to their schools, unleashing a crippling toll on the victims.

Man guilty over AI deepfake nude images of schoolgirls

Man guilty over AI deepfake nude images of schoolgirls

Man guilty over AI deepfake nude images of schoolgirls

Man guilty over AI deepfake nude images of schoolgirls

A man told police it was "fun" to use AI to change public photos of girls and adult education staff into nude images before emailing the results to the victims.

AI powers growing threat to Australia's energy networks

AI powers growing threat to Australia's energy networks

AI powers growing threat to Australia's energy networks

AI powers growing threat to Australia's energy networks

Artificial intelligence is fuelling a surge in sophisticated online attacks and Australia's energy system could be a future target.

Activists faced 'hellish fury' over violent game ban

Activists faced 'hellish fury' over violent game ban

Activists faced 'hellish fury' over violent game ban

Activists faced 'hellish fury' over violent game ban

Gamers unleashed a torrent of online abuse against five female activists to silence them after they stopped the sale of rape, incest and torture games.

Meta's AI model hacks another company during testing

Meta's AI model hacks another company during testing

Meta's AI model hacks another company during testing

Meta's AI model hacks another company during testing

A Meta AI model accessed the internet during cybersecurity testing and hacked into another company.

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OpenAI, Anthropic AI agents implicated in new breaches

Artificial intelligence models from OpenAI and Anthropic have again breached testing boundaries, the United Kingdom's AI Security Institute says.

Social App taken to court over terror related content

A popular messaging platform has been accused of failing to remove violent extremist content from its platform, sparking legal action by the online watchdog.

OpenAI rogue agent compromises account at second firm

The rogue agent that escaped from OpenAI has compromised a customer at a second tech company.

Energy giant took weeks to respond to major data breach

Almost one million Origin Energy customers are being warned about potential scam activity after their data was leaked in a suspected hack.

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'Easier to target': water, power firms face rising risk

Australian utility providers are being warned to tighten their security and isolate vital parts of their operations as disruptive online attacks spread.

'It breaks your heart': scammers fake a real economist

A well-known economist has spoken about his experience of being impersonated by scammers, warning vulnerable Australians not to fall for their tricks.

'Deceiving' AI tech to be expanded in Australia

Artificial intelligence technology can already blackmail humans and hack computer systems, a minister warns, and an Australian agency is testing its limits.

Aussies lead the way in AI deepfake face training

AI-generated faces tend to be more symmetrical, proportional and attractive than their human counterparts, Australian National University researchers say.

Foreign disinformation operation targeting footy fans

Overseas-run Facebook pages are exploiting Australia's love of footy via a sprawling fake news network that is deceiving and confusing fans.

Click check: social network urges users to find fakes

Digital platforms are being flooded with AI-generated misinformation and many Australians are not checking before spreading it further.

How sextortion scammers get nude images of victims

The fear of having personal explicit photos shared with family and friends strikes panic in victims of sextortion - and that's exactly what scammers want.

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