Category: cybersecurity

Data of 328,000 Customers Stolen in Hack of Australian Financial Firm

Over 328,000 customers of Latitude Financial have had their data stolen during a “sophisticated and malicious” cyber-attack. On March 16, the Melbourne-based consumer finance provider—one of the biggest non-banking lenders in the country—called for a halt to trading and revealed the incident had been isolated. The company said the hackers obtained employee login credentials and…


TSA Issues New Requirements to Bolster Aviation Cybersecurity

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this week issued a new set of cybersecurity requirements for certain TSA-regulated airports, airlines, and aircraft operators. Referred to by the TSA as an “emergency” cybersecurity amendment, the new requirements are aimed at bolstering aviation security amid “persistent cybersecurity threats against U.S. critical infrastructure, including the aviation sector,” the agency said. Similar cybersecurity requirements were also…


LIVE 2 PM ET: House Oversight Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Advances in AI

The U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation subcommittee holds a hearing at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 8 on “Advances in AI: Are We Ready For a Tech Revolution?” MIT Center for Deployable Machine Learning Director Dr. Aleksander Madry, Special Competitive Studies Project Chair Dr. Eric Schmidt, and IBM Quantum…


LIVE NOW: House Oversight Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Advances in AI

The U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation subcommittee holds a hearing at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 8 on “Advances in AI: Are We Ready For a Tech Revolution?” MIT Center for Deployable Machine Learning Director Dr. Aleksander Madry, Special Competitive Studies Project Chair Dr. Eric Schmidt, and IBM Quantum…


House Oversight Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Advances in AI

The U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation subcommittee holds a hearing at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 8 on “Advances in AI: Are We Ready For a Tech Revolution?” MIT Center for Deployable Machine Learning Director Dr. Aleksander Madry, Special Competitive Studies Project Chair Dr. Eric Schmidt, and IBM Quantum…


Allegations Australia May Be Arming Hostile Governments Generates Calls for an Inquiry

The Coalition is calling for a federal investigation into reports that Australian universities could be arming hostile foreign governments with skilled cyber hackers. This comes after allegations from academic whistleblowers revealed that Australian universities were potentially training Chinese hackers through teaching collaborations with Chinese universities. Shadow Minister for Cybersecurity and Countering Foreign Interference, Senator James Paterson,…


Quebec Follows Federal Lead, Bans TikTok Application on Government Cellphones

Quebec has banned the installation and use of the social media application TikTok on government cellphones as of Tuesday. Cybersecurity and Digital Technology Minister Éric Caire announced the ban late Monday, several hours after the federal government announced a similar ban. The ban is preventative, Caire said in a news release, adding that there’s no…


New Australian Agency Setup for Future Cyber Threats

A national coordinator will deal with large-scale data breaches and cyber hacks in Australia from now on under the Labor government’s plan to counteract cybersecurity problems. Last year, major Australian organisations were targeted in a series of cyber-attacks—following the Ukraine War—that saw the personal data of millions exposed online, including driver’s licence and Medicare details….


FBI Investigates Internal Hack

Recent reports indicate that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating a hack of their internal computer network. The FBI told The Epoch Times on Feb. 17 that it “is aware of the incident and is working to gain additional information. This is an isolated incident that has been contained. As this is an…


Hostile Regimes Such as China’s Pose ‘Greatest Strategic Cyber Threat’ to Canada, MPs Told in Committee

Canada faces two main cybersecurity threats, according to testimony on Feb. 7 at the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence. These include the cyber programs of countries that are hostile to Canada, as well as cyber crimes such as ransomware attacks, MPs were told. “The state sponsored cyber programs of Russia, China, Iran, and…