Australian critical infrastructure faces cyber threats
20
Nov
2024

Australian critical infrastructure faces cyber threats – Security

Australia said it was concerned that one in 10 cyber security incidents last year involved critical infrastructure, with state-sponsored actors…

Ubuntu
20
Nov
2024

Ubuntu Linux impacted by decade-old ‘needrestart’ flaw that gives root

Five local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerabilities have been discovered in the needrestart utility used by Ubuntu Linux, which was introduced…

Macquarie Group rolls out GenAI chat tool globally
20
Nov
2024

Macquarie Group rolls out GenAI chat tool globally – Emerging Tech – Financial Services

Macquarie Group has quietly rolled out “an internal equivalent of ChatGPT” to its staff globally, after developing a proof-of-concept last…

Spider
20
Nov
2024

US charges five linked to Scattered Spider cybercrime gang

​The U.S. Justice Department has charged five suspects believed to be part of the financially motivated Scattered Spider cybercrime gang…

US and UK Military Social Network "Forces Penpals" Exposes SSN, PII Data
20
Nov
2024

US and UK Military Social Network “Forces Penpals” Exposes SSN, PII Data

Forces Penpals, a social network for US and UK military personnel, exposed the sensitive data of 1.1M users, including SSNs,…

NBN Co wants simpler device setup to connect to its network
20
Nov
2024

NBN Co wants simpler device setup to connect to its network – Telco/ISP

NBN Co wants to consolidate the number of devices needed by customers to connect to broadband service, to reduce energy…

NBN Co expects over half a million fibre upgraders a year from FY27
20
Nov
2024

NBN Co expects over half a million fibre upgraders a year from FY27 – Telco/ISP

NBN Co is anticipating over half a million premises per year to upgrade to full fibre connections from FY27, a…

Apple addresses two iPhone, Mac zero-days
20
Nov
2024

Apple addresses two iPhone, Mac zero-days

Apple has dropped a series of software updates across its various product lines as it aims to ward off the…

Windows 11
20
Nov
2024

Microsoft confirms game audio issues on Windows 11 24H2 PCs

​Microsoft has confirmed a new issue affecting Windows 24H2 systems and causing game audio to unexpectedly increase to full volume when…

ORG urges ICO to revise public sector enforcement approach
20
Nov
2024

ORG urges ICO to revise public sector enforcement approach

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) approach of only fining public sector organisations “in the most serious cases” is under fire…

Ghost mobile
20
Nov
2024

New Ghost Tap attack abuses NFC mobile payments to steal money

Cybercriminals have devised a novel method to cash out from stolen credit card details linked to mobile payment systems such…

Government issues strategic priorities for online safety regulator Ofcom
20
Nov
2024

Government issues strategic priorities for online safety regulator Ofcom

The UK government has issued a draft of its strategic priorities for Ofcom under the Online Safety Act (OSA), which…