Australia has gone all-in on quantum, betting billions on PsiQuantum’s Brisbane facility while building alliances and spin-outs from Sydney to Chicago. With defence contracts, investor momentum and Five Eyes strategy at stake, Canberra’s gamble is to lead, not follow, in the quantum race.
A software misconfiguration in a Texas government online grant system has exposed the personal data of over 44,000 natural disaster victims. The breach, discovered in late July, revealed names, Social Security numbers, and financial information, highlighting ongoing security gaps in state systems.
Oracle’s $455bn cloud backlog and Google’s $106bn pipeline show AI infrastructure is driving Wall Street’s rally. Microsoft expands with in-house models, while Apple’s iPhone Air underwhelms, raising doubts over its role in an AI-first market dominated by chips, data centres and scale.
International law enforcement dismantles BlackSuit ransomware operation that extorted over $500 million from 184 victims.
Vail Summit Orthopaedics discloses year-long data breach exposing patient Social Security numbers and medical records after August 2024 email compromise. Meanwhile, critical vulnerability in Lorex security cameras allows remote code execution without authentication.
Aon's 2025 Cyber Risk Report reveals AI-driven attacks and supply chain vulnerabilities escalating threats to Australian organizations. Meanwhile, St. Paul Minnesota deploys National Guard after sophisticated digital attack cripples city infrastructure and services.
Australia's largest home builder Metricon Homes confirms Qilin ransomware attack exposing 128GB of sensitive data including financial documents and architectural plans. Meanwhile, Orange France detects cyberattack affecting internal systems, disrupting services for 290 million customers.
Heart Research Australia responds to website malware affecting donation systems while NASCAR confirms Medusa ransomware attack exposed names and Social Security numbers of racing fans in $4 million extortion demand.
Women's dating safety app Tea suffers major data breach exposing 72,000 user photos including selfies and ID verification images. Meanwhile, Allianz Life confirms data breach affecting majority of its 1.4 million US customers via social engineering.
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