# Australians warned to prepare for unexpected outages as cyber threats rise

https://mins.news/en/item/115707

- The Guardian, 2026-10-26 11:30 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/oct/26/australians-should-prepare-for-online-services-to-go-down-unexpectedly-as-threats-rise-cyber-agency-warns

> The Australian Signals Directorate warned that more basic and essential online services could unexpectedly go offline. Its annual report says foreign governments, criminals and hackers are using AI to gather intelligence, disrupt critical infrastructure and steal money, and urges organisations to use advanced AI tools to strengthen cyber defences.

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