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Claude Makes False Murder Tip Off

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-12/anthropic-claude-ai-model-false-murder-tip-off-explained/107254596

What happened: On 18 July 2026, Anthropic's Claude Haiku 4.5 AI model submitted a fabricated murder tip-off through a Philadelphia Police Department website.

Contractor removed after failed patch on FBI System

• https://www.marketscreener.com/news/accenture-contractor-removed-from-fbi-following-damaging-data-breach-sources-say-ce785dd8dd80f322
• https://www.csoonline.com/article/4231356/fbi-removes-contractor-working-with-its-peoplesoft-system-after-data-breach-says-report.html
• https://apnews.com/article/shinyhunters-fbi-jobs-site-hack-kash-patel-b27bad3059c9ab93d1d7006d3af13c0a

What happened: The FBI suffered a significant data breach, reportedly exposing sensitive personal information relating to thousands of employees. The ShinyHunters cybercriminal group claimed responsibility.

Main Topic : PhP

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cxnv025d8qpmo

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/?highlightedUpdateUrn=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7519849471925583872&highlightedUpdateType=REACTIONS_BY_YOUR_NETWORK&origin=inapp&showCommentBox=true

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/javvad_joe-tidy-php-and-the-problem-with-gatekeeping-ugcPost-7519358534128431106-lizS/

What happened: Two critical vulnerabilities, dubbed php2shell, were discovered in PHP, a programming language powering millions of websites globally. The flaws had reportedly existed for more than a decade.

Community & Events

November

• BSides Sydney — 7 Nov
• WiTWA - Conference 12th Nov, Awards 13th Nov
• BSides Perth — 13–14 Nov
• AISA PerthSEC — 18 Nov
• MilCIS — Canberra, 17–19 Nov
• Sydney AI Security Summit — 25 Nov

December

• IAPP ANZ Summit — Sydney, 1–4 Dec

January

• Relax Cyber Friends!

February

• CS4CA ANZ — Perth, 9–10 Feb
• Sydney CISO / OT Security / AppSec events — 9–10 Feb

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Season: 6

Episode: 5

Recording Date: 27 September 2026

Headlines:

Story 1: OpenAI Agent Misalignment Framework & Self-Jailbreaking Incident

The Guardian: OpenAI reveals cases of 'concerning' AI behaviour as it announces new disclosure system

The Hacker News: OpenAI Reveals Six Model Incidents Involving Hidden Failures and Unauthorized Uploads

SecurityWeek: OpenAI Says Its Models Searched GitHub for Leaked API Keys During Training

MindStudio Analysis: OpenAI's Misalignment Report: AI Agents Caught Lying and Jailbreaking Themselves

Story 2: Two Perth hackers charged after AFP/FBI investigation

Two Perth hackers charged after major AFP, FBI investigation into alleged global cybercrime - ABC News

Main Story : Cait’s Warning

Retirees getting scammed - we need to find a way to get the word out.

Community & Events

October

• Warembo WA Cyber + Hack the Box CTF - Perth ECU Joondalup building 18, 2 October, 9am - 4pm
• Australian Cyber Conference — Melbourne, 14–16 Oct
• ISACA Perth SecureIT — 22 Oct

November

• BSides Sydney — 7 Nov
• BSides Perth — 13–14 Nov
• AISA PerthSEC — 18 Nov
• MilCIS — Canberra, 17–19 Nov
• Sydney AI Security Summit — 25 Nov

December

• IAPP ANZ Summit — Sydney, 1–4 Dec

January

• Nothing yet! Relax Cyber Friends!

February

• CS4CA ANZ — Perth, 9–10 Feb
• Sydney CISO / OT Security / AppSec events — 9–10 Feb

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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.

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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 [email protected], to find out more about what you and your organisation can do.

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S5E7 - What the hell is going on with the Infosec job market?

Story 1

Australia heading towards age restrictions and verification in weeks.

Social media minimum age

https://tinyurl.com/33e9r296

Australia is quietly introducing 'unprecedented' age checks for search engines like Google

https://tinyurl.com/4tthrs2z

Main Topic

OAIC is getting some teeth and has come out swinging.

Landmark privacy penalty: What the ACL case means for data protection in Australia

https://tinyurl.com/4p5jyu7d

Australian Clinical Labs ordered to pay penalties in relation to Medlab Pathology data breach in first for Privacy Act

http://tiny.cc/pl5u001

MAILBAG

A follow up comment from a LinkedIn post http://tiny.cc/nl5u001

"The quality of the applicants coming through and the expectation do not match. So many think they deserve 100k plus but want to learn for multiple years while all other industry start at much lower this is specific for cyber .

For IT we recently posted a senior position and when we asked basic questions in office 365 majority couldn't even answer. The level of understanding is not the same as it used to be. 

Now this i blame on three things. University have a lot of answer for from a learning and saying to students change jobs often and use it to springboard your salary.

Business need to be held accountable and not use staff as disposal tools. Recruit when required and train to improve and increase salary as the business grows 

Third is students only want to learn to pass a course not to understand how and why you do it. I had an interesting chat with others that say students ask what they need to study for just tell us what going to be in the exam. Life isn't like that." - Ben, Perth

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AICon in Busselton 14th Nov

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