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Origin Energy Data Breach

https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/origin-energy-to-refund-customers-after-accc-investigation

https://www.originenergy.com.au/update-july-2026/

Delta WiFi attack

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/delta-probes-wi-fi-deauth-attack-on-flight-carrying-def-con-attendees/

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/11/def-con-dingus-suspected-of-trying-to-take-over-delta-in-flight-wi-fi/5286331

OpenAI/HuggingFace Incident

https://huggingface.co/blog/agent-intrusion-technical-timeline

Calendar

Scamwatch Week 24th to 28th August

AISA Webinar 26th August

CyberConnect September - 15th September

Melbourne Cybercon 14th - 16th October

ISACA 22nd October

BSides Perth 2026 - 13-15 November 2026 (Sold Out?) https://events.humanitix.com/bsides-perth-2026

PerthSec Wednesday 18th November

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Story 1: https://cybernews.com/security/uk-water-firm-fined-1m-windows-server-2003/

Story 2: https://news.bitcoin.com/australian-cybercrime-squad-charges-man-in-3-5-million-crypto-scam/

Main Topic: https://www.instructure.com/incident_update

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This episode comes with a content warning as we do touch on some serious topics that might distress some listeners. If you or someone you know needs help, reach out to a mental health support service like Lifeline on 131114.

The Headlines

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cyberpress-org_cyberpress-cybersecuritynews-activity-7439576347037020160-uGid/?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=android_app&rcm=ACoAAAWYK78ByWMYuV-sTw7GmDznHSkMq0xqfqs&utm_campaign=whatsapp

https://cyberpress.org/stryker-confirms-massive-wiper-attack/

Chatgpt data leakage

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-08/can-private-information-uploaded-to-chatgpt-be-found-by-others/105858422

Guest Interview : Danja Lewis

Question on Linked IN about data leakage - I would be really interested to see how this information can actually be extracted. Many people say they’ve uploaded data, but getting it back out or even locating it again is incredibly difficult. It often feels like it disappears into a black box.

Danja can be found at AIUC.global and on LinkedIn.

Webinar

Community & Events

1st April

CISO Perth (https://www.cyberwesthub.au/events-collection/ciso-perth-2026)

21st April

CyberWest Hub Cyber Connect (https://www.cyberwesthub.au/events-collection/cyber-connect-february-2026-589wh-6zw3b-gla5w-pkr22)

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The Headlines

ASIC Fine

https://www.cyberdaily.au/security/13197-fiig-securities-faces-2-5m-fine-following-2023-cyber-attack

Apple’s first Zero day of 2026

https://www.google.com/search?q=https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/apple-fixes-new-dyld-zero-day.html

https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Apple+Patches+Everything+February+2026/32706/

https://www.securityweek.com/apple-patches-ios-zero-day-exploited-in-extremely-sophisticated-attack/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-hackers-use-new-macos-malware-in-crypto-theft-attacks/

Main Story : The over-hyping of cybersecurity stories are distracting from the fundamentals.

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ai-voice-virtual-meeting-fraud/

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/malwaretech_juice-jacking-why-everyone-from-local-news-ugcPost-7425291701390295040-QbG6/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAAAwp9RgBygm-lctMvTZOYWhdsEKfFnpfjV8

https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/chatgpt-caricatures-trend

Community & Events

19th February

AISA NSW Branch Event (https://aisa.org.au/Public/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=BMNSW19226&WebsiteKey=dd1440d8-82c8-43e1-9f70-9cec638dc85b)

CyberWest Hub Fields and Fortunes (https://www.cyberwesthub.au/events-collection/fields-and-fortunes)

20th February

CyberWest Hub Cyber Queens (https://www.cyberwesthub.au/events-collection/cyber-queens-february-2026)

AWSN Perth Welcome Breakfast (https://www.awsn.org.au/eventdetails/37241/perth-welcome-to-2026-breakfast)

21st February

CyberWest Hub Warembo WA Cyber (https://www.cyberwesthub.au/events-collection/warembo-wa-cyber)

24th February

CyberWest Hub Future Ready - The Secure Path to AI (https://www.cyberwesthub.au/events-collection/future-ready-the-secure-path-to-ai)

26th February

CyberWest Hub Scams and Scones (https://www.cyberwesthub.au/events-collection/scams-and-scones-february-2026-x9ga6)

3rd March

CyberWest Hub Students of Cyber (https://www.cyberwesthub.au/events-collection/students-of-cyber-3-february-cwcjn)

23rd to 25th March

CyberWest Hub Black Swan Summit (https://www.cyberwesthub.au/events-collection/black-swan-summit-2026)

1st April

CISO Perth (https://www.cyberwesthub.au/events-collection/ciso-perth-2026)

21st April

CyberWest Hub Cyber Connect (https://www.cyberwesthub.au/events-collection/cyber-connect-february-2026-589wh-6zw3b-gla5w-pkr22)

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S5E9 - We made out alive in 2025!

Story 1

Fake Domains - https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/russian-hackers-create-4300-fake-travel.html

Story 2

The change to the internet that nobody is talking about. Age verification controls on Search Engines!

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-11/age-verification-search-engines/105516256

Main Topic

Looking back and Looking forward - The panel discusses what we saw over the year and what we need to look for in 2026.

Upcoming Events

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Calendar

AISA PerthSEC Conference: Thursday 27 November 2025 - We will ALL be there!

Student of Cyber : December 2 2025

The BIG STOTM, AISA, ISECA, AWSN, Cyberwest, Cyber Risk meetup for Christmas. 11th December - Eventbrite for details

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S5E8 - Destiny Rescue Special

CONTENT WARNING - Child Exploitation

We speak with Matt Valentine from destinyrescue.org about his fight against child exploitation.

To support Destiny Rescue and their mission to make a difference to the lives of children impacted by exploitation, simply go to the website or contact Destiny Rescue’s corporate partnerships manager, Julia Yeow, directly at Julia.yeow@destinyrescue.org, to find out more about what you and your organisation can do.

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