‘Quishing’, ‘vishing’ and AI scams – the new cybercriminal techniques duping Australians

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Australian Signals Directorate sounds alarm on ‘shifting tactics’ by state-sponsored hackers and cybercriminals, and targeting of critical infrastructure

Cybercriminals are using fake QR codes or sophisticated artificial intelligence scams to trick Australians into giving up their private details or downloading dangerous files, the nation’s signals intelligence agency has warned, as fraudsters take advantage of the technology’s popularity.

The Australian Signals Directorate also sounded the alarm on the “shifting tactics” of state-sponsored hackers and cybercriminals, who they said are burrowing into computer systems of businesses and other organisations and then sitting quietly to avoid detection until they choose to strike.

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Gender pay gap data reveals Australia’s female CEOs paid $170,000 less than men on average

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But new data shows 3% increase in men taking primary carer parental leave – the largest annual increase since records began

Female CEOs in Australia are paid an average of $170,000 less than their male counterparts – a gender pay gap of 25% – according to government figures.

The pay gap among CEOs was published as part of the national pay gap scorecard for the first time this year, after legislative changes introduced last year.

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1,000 days since Russia invaded Ukraine. And, Trump’s proposed plan for your money – NPR

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  1. 1,000 days since Russia invaded Ukraine. And, Trump's proposed plan for your money  NPR
  2. Satellite images show how war in Ukraine has altered the landscape  CNN
  3. Video. No comment: Ukrainians in Maidan Square commemorate fallen and missing soldiers  Euronews
  4. Ukraine: Russian invasion hits 1,000-day milestone  DW (English)
  5. How one Ukrainian soldier and his wife survived 1,000 days of war with Russia  NPR
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IDF kills Hezbollah medium range rocket array chief Ali Tawfiq Dweiq in Lebanon – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. IDF kills Hezbollah medium range rocket array chief Ali Tawfiq Dweiq in Lebanon  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Israeli attack kills 3 more Lebanese soldiers as death toll passes 40  Al Jazeera English
  3. IDF reservist killed in Hezbollah drone attack in southern Lebanon  The Times of Israel
  4. Israeli Army Reservist Killed in Southern Lebanon Combat  Haaretz
  5. Israel at war: What happened on day 410?  The Jerusalem Post
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NATO holds large Arctic exercises in Russia’s backyard – FRANCE 24 English

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  1. NATO holds large Arctic exercises in Russia's backyard  FRANCE 24 English
  2. British Army fires Archer artillery system for first time close to Russia’s border  Yahoo! Voices
  3. Nato forces deploy ‘game-changing’ new firepower in Finland drill  The Times
  4. Moment British Army fires new tanks near Russian border in message to Putin  Express
  5. U.S. Soldier shares training expertise with their Georgian counterpart during Exercise Dynamic Front 25  DVIDS
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South African officials weigh up rescue mission for illegal miners underground

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Police say 350-400 people have stayed in Stilfontein mine to avoid arrest after minister vowed to ‘smoke them out’

South African authorities are assessing whether it is safe to rescue potentially thousands of illegal miners who may be trapped underground, after police stopped food, water and medicine being delivered to them about two weeks ago to try to force the miners to the surface.

A police spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe, insisted to reporters on Tuesday that the miners were not trapped in the abandoned goldmine in Stilfontein, a town about 100 miles south-west of Johannesburg, but rather staying underground to avoid being arrested.

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A surge in mass attacks has killed dozens in China in recent months – The Associated Press

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  1. A surge in mass attacks has killed dozens in China in recent months  The Associated Press
  2. Mass Attacks in China Prompt Censorship, Clampdown on Mourning  The Wall Street Journal
  3. A Mass Killing Tests China’s Crime Narrative  Bloomberg
  4. Mass Attacks in China Spark Concern, Censorship  Foreign Policy
  5. Zhuhai attack: List of previous mass killings in China  Reuters
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Flatulence tax: Denmark agrees deal to tax farmers for livestock emissions – BBC.com

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  1. Flatulence tax: Denmark agrees deal to tax farmers for livestock emissions  BBC.com
  2. Denmark will plant 1 billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest  The Washington Post
  3. Danish government strikes major green deal  The Copenhagen Post - Danish news in english
  4. Political Deal reached on Denmark’s Green Tripartite – What’s in it and what’s not?  ARC2020
  5. Denmark: CO2 tax for agriculture  Eurotopics
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Guardian Australia wins Walkley innovation award for Gaza interactive

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Story showcasing text messages between Palestinian friends at start of Israel-Gaza war claims gong at 69th annual awards

Guardian Australia has claimed an award for innovation at the 69th annual Walkley awards for excellence in journalism.

At the awards evening in Sydney on Tuesday, a team of Rafqa Touma, Ariel Bogle, Mostafa Rachwani, Nick Evershed, Andy Ball, Christelle Basil and Shelley Hepworth claimed the category for digital media innovation for the Leaving Gaza interactive.

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Australia plan Indigenous team for ‘very special game’ against Lions

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  • Tour slot vacant after Melbourne Rebels demise
  • ‘We have some great talent with First Nations heritage’

The British and Irish Lions could face a team with Indigenous and Pacific heritage during their 2025 tour, according to the chief executive of Rugby Australia. Phil Waugh said discussions were under way with the Lions for the match to fill the gap in the tour schedule due to the Melbourne Rebels going into administration.

“We have some great talent with First Nations heritage,” he told the Sydney Morning Herald, saying the team would be made up of players from the remaining Super Rugby teams. “It was a matter of how do we will pull those ideas together to make a very special game in a massive tour?

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Alarm over new law giving Paraguay powers to crack down on NGOs

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Activists condemn law and liken it to civil society crackdowns in Venezuela, Nicaragua, Hungary and Russia

Opposition parties and human rights organisations in Paraguay have condemned an “alarming” new law giving the government powers to shutter NGOs who fail to comply with onerous additional audits – and suspend their directors and staff for up to five years.

Amnesty International warned that the deeply controversial bill – signed into law by President Santiago Peña late on Friday – violated freedom of expression, and likened it to civil society crackdowns in Venezuela, Nicaragua, Hungary and Russia.

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