AI is learning to anticipate our choices, from battlefield decisions to mortgages, spending and relationships. Alex Karp’s warning raises a question of power: when machines understand our habits and vulnerabilities, will they serve our interests or subtly steer us towards someone else’s objectives?
The AI-assisted raid on South Korea's banks never went near the vault. It slipped in through loan portals, sales platforms and a staff mobile app. Now Seoul is ordering every bank to count its exposed doors, and regulators in Washington, London, Frankfurt and Sydney are asking the same question.
A bipartisan AI committee wants independent evaluators inside OpenAI and Anthropic and early access for security agencies. Read slowly, its letter to Albanese is a ransom note written in reverse. Australia is not being held hostage. It is offering itself, with its creative archive as collateral.
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Cyber incidents in the Asia-Pacific have surged 29% in the past year, with Australia facing major breaches at the University of Western Australia and Qantas. Manufacturing is the top target, deepfakes are on the rise, and experts warn the region is in a digital arms race demanding urgent action.
Qantas has confirmed a cyberattack exposing data from six million customers. Cybersecurity experts link the breach to the Scattered Spider group, known for targeting critical infrastructure. The incident highlights rising threats across the global aviation sector.
Asia-Pacific faced over one-third of all cyberattacks in 2024, making it the world’s top target. From manufacturing breaches to talent shortages and rising ransomware, CNC investigates how a region of digital ambition became cybercrime’s global epicentre.
AI is fueling a new wave of cyber threats—but it's also powering the tools to stop them. From privacy concerns and energy strain to predictive security and autonomous defence, this article explores how businesses are adapting to the dual impact of AI in 2025.
A Chinese ship captain has been charged in Taiwan for deliberately damaging a subsea cable, marking a rare prosecution tied to infrastructure sabotage. The case highlights growing concerns over global undersea cable vulnerabilities amid rising tensions with China.
Australia is facing a double threat to its financial security: cyberattacks on major superannuation funds and the fallout from Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff declaration. Both have exposed deep vulnerabilities in retirement savings, leaving Australia’s future wealth increasingly at risk.
Major cyber alliances are buckling. Australia’s super funds are under digital siege, the US slashes cyber defenses, and Five Eyes unity is faltering. As threats mount from China and Russia, the West’s fractured response risks emboldening adversaries and weakening global cyber resilience.
A coordinated cyberattack hit Australia’s largest pension funds, compromising over 20,000 accounts. Hackers targeted retirees for fraud, exploiting weak authentication. The breach exposed major gaps in super fund security and shook public trust in the $3.5T industry.
NVIDIA's Blackwell Chip ignites an AI innovation race, slashing DeepSeek R1’s time to 10 seconds. Dobot’s $27,500 humanoid robot dazzles, sending stocks soaring with affordable automation flair. Alphabet’s $32B Wiz buy excites markets, yet U.S. cyberattacks cast a dark shadow over tech’s rise.
Elon Musk’s X AI platform has been hit by a massive cyber-attack, leaving users in the U.S. and UK unable to refresh feeds or access accounts. Musk confirmed the attack’s severity, pointing to IP traces from “the Ukraine area,” though experts caution that origin masking is possible.
A new report by Australian researcher Lina Lau links the NSA to a cyberattack on China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University. Allegedly, NSA hackers used U.S. work schedules and American keyboards, exposing their operations.
Cisco faces fallout from a massive data leak exposing critical files, while China accuses the U.S. of cyber espionage amid rising tech tensions. AI governance sparks debate as Europe enforces strict rules, and ASIC sues HSBC for $23M scam failures. Global cyber affairs take center stage this week.
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