Data breach stories
Nearly one in 10 AI security alerts in retail involved systems exposing protected customer data to users without access, research found.
Australian companies face mounting breach risks as AI-driven attacks outpace detection, exposing costly gaps in containment and recovery.
Data theft is now driving ransom demands, with average payments rising and attackers increasingly targeting senior staff at exposed companies.
Poor visibility and weak board oversight are leaving security chiefs exposed as hybrid AI adoption widens breach risks and governance gaps.
Nearly all surveyed organisations in Australia had an AI tool accessing sensitive data beyond its remit, exposing weak real-time controls.
Fake AI trading tools and QR code lures are helping hackers steal crypto logins and dodge desktop security controls.
Fresh capital will fund Hackuity's push into Europe and Asia as firms struggle to prioritise a swelling backlog of vulnerabilities.
Dozens of organisations worldwide face renewed compromise risk after attackers used an encoded path to slip past defences and hit Oracle PeopleSoft.
Boards are being told that identity controls and staff training must catch up as AI makes phishing, impersonation and account takeovers harder to spot.
Australia has launched a taskforce after an AI agent accessed non-public Medicare files and other government data, Albanese said.
Smaller businesses and MSPs are being offered controls to stop staff sending sensitive data into generative AI tools, amid growing governance gaps.
Attackers are exploiting flaws before disclosure, leaving Australian organisations exposed for less time than patch cycles can keep up with.
Singapore regulators are pressing firms to stop using identity numbers for authentication as leaked telecom records can fuel years of impersonation fraud.
Almost all surveyed firms had AI rules on paper, but 98.8% reported tools or agents accessing sensitive data beyond their intended scope.
Australian utilities face sharper scrutiny as cyber incidents and supplier failures threaten outages, compliance breaches and market stability.
Public pressure for AI guardrails is surging faster than it did for social media, as Australia joins a growing coalition urging action.
Weak controls left Australia's Medicare database exposed after an AI agent was able to press past access restrictions, experts say.
The reported incident has heightened fears that autonomous AI agents could probe critical systems faster than governments can contain them.
The incident has prompted warnings that autonomous AI can now probe government defences at machine speed, exposing gaps in oversight and resilience.
Many Kiwis are overconfident about spotting AI fakes, even as 40 percent admit sharing or considering sharing sensitive data with chatbots.
