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Australian skincare founder hit by chargeback scams
Data Protection

Australian skincare founder hit by chargeback scams

Tens of thousands of dollars in disputed payments have left a Sydney skincare business exposed as household budgets tighten and chargeback fraud rises.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2026

Global Stories

Data breach stories

Unknown AI agents plague 82% of enterprises, survey finds
Digital Transformation

Unknown AI agents plague 82% of enterprises, survey finds

Gaps in visibility are leaving firms exposed, with most finding hidden AI agents in their systems and many suffering incidents.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2026
UK firms face AI data exposure despite Copilot confidence
Data Protection

UK firms face AI data exposure despite Copilot confidence

Despite widespread confidence in governance, UK companies are already seeing AI tools surface sensitive data as Copilot rollouts accelerate.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 22nd Apr 2026
Mythos changes everything: Is your AI agent security ready?
Firewalls

Mythos changes everything: Is your AI agent security ready?

Enterprises face a new security gap as AI agents spread without oversight, with one preview model finding attack paths in hours rather than days.

By Dev Rishi • 5 min read • Mon, 20th Apr 2026
Cyber insurance now common among North American SMBs
Endpoint Protection

Cyber insurance now common among North American SMBs

Most North American SMBs now buy cyber insurance, as repeated breaches and insurer-imposed controls reshape how they manage risk.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Sat, 18th Apr 2026
Former Black Basta affiliates target executives in Teams
Unified Communications

Former Black Basta affiliates target executives in Teams

Senior staff are increasingly in the crosshairs as suspected former Black Basta affiliates use Teams impersonation to seize remote access.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2026
Building security outcomes for small businesses: Why breaches persist despite available tools
Malware

Building security outcomes for small businesses: Why breaches persist despite available tools

Breach risk stays high for smaller firms because stolen credentials and weakly joined controls let attackers slip past existing tools.

By Debasish Mukherjee • 7 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2026
UK boards still see cybersecurity as top risk, survey finds
Data Protection

UK boards still see cybersecurity as top risk, survey finds

Thirty percent of UK and Ireland board directors still rank cyber threats as a top risk, with healthcare concern rising, survey data showed.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
Booking.com warns some customers of possible data exposure
Data Protection

Booking.com warns some customers of possible data exposure

Travel customers could face phishing scams after Booking.com found suspicious activity may have exposed names, contact details and reservation data.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2026
Certes launches v7 with quantum-safe edge protection
Firewalls

Certes launches v7 with quantum-safe edge protection

Growing fears over harvest-now, decrypt-later attacks are driving demand for quantum-safe controls as data moves to edge systems and cloud services.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Sat, 11th Apr 2026
Identity compromise emerges as top cyberattack route
Digital Transformation

Identity compromise emerges as top cyberattack route

Weak identity controls are now driving most attacks on Australian organisations, with breaches hitting revenue, customers and supply chains.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Thu, 9th Apr 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Data breach stories

Vibe coded AI problems just got a lot more serious
Data Protection

Vibe coded AI problems just got a lot more serious

Open banking in New Zealand is set to expose weakly secured AI tools to live client financial data, raising breach and compliance risks.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sat, 18th Apr 2026
Being unprepared for a cyber attack has a heavy price tag
Disaster Recovery

Being unprepared for a cyber attack has a heavy price tag

Unprepared firms can face NZ$173,000 in ransomware costs alone, with lost clients and trust pushing the real bill much higher.

By Staff Writer • 12 min read • Sat, 18th Apr 2026
Spitfire launches live cyber attack map after 71,793 probes
Firewalls

Spitfire launches live cyber attack map after 71,793 probes

Businesses with public-facing IP addresses are under constant threat as a new tracker shows 71,793 automated attack attempts in 24 hours.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
Talion wins SME Security Solution Award amid cyber shift
Digital Transformation

Talion wins SME Security Solution Award amid cyber shift

SMEs are demanding clearer incident response as cyber attacks rise, boosting Talion’s case for a model built around decision-making over alerts.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
UK telecom servers expose security details, study finds
Virtual Private Networks

UK telecom servers expose security details, study finds

Customer data and service security may be at risk, as nearly one in five UK telecom web servers leak configuration details, a study finds.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
Paperwork breaches hit 11,141 in UK over five years
Data Protection

Paperwork breaches hit 11,141 in UK over five years

Lost or mishandled paper records have triggered 11,141 UK data breaches since 2020, with employee details among thousands of cases.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Apr 2026