Voter data stolen in UK Electoral Commission systems breach
We take a look at reports that the UK’s electoral commission has been breached, and what it means for registered voters in the UK. The…
Month: August 2023
Cloudflare Tunnel increasingly abused by cybercriminals
Researchers have found that cybercriminals are shifting to Cloudflare Tunnel to hide and anonymize their nefarious activities. Cloudflare Tunnel provides you with a secure way…
Facial recognition tech lands innocent woman with bogus carjacking charge
We take a look at another case of facial recognition technology getting it wrong in the land of law enforcement. Detroit law enforcement wrongly arrested…
Boral brings truck route optimisation to its concrete operations – Software
Boral is rolling out a digital system in its concrete business that is designed to improve on-time delivery to customers, and adjust schedules in real-time…
NBN Co finally reveals how many premises upgraded to full fibre – Telco/ISP
NBN Co has finally revealed an official take-up figure for its fibre overbuild program, saying that “in excess of 100,000” premises have upgraded from fibre-to-the-node…
Hackers Rig Casino Card-Shuffling Machines for ‘Full Control’ Cheating
In September last year, a scandal blew up the world of high-stakes, livestreamed poker: In a hand at Las Vegas’ Hustler Live Casino, which broadcast…
New technique allows listening and guessing victim’s smartphone or keyboard keystrokes
A recent investigation of acoustic side-channel attacks was carried out by a group of researchers drawn from a number of the most prestigious educational institutions…
US Fed clarifies process for banks to transact in stablecoins – Finance
State banks that are a member of the US Federal Reserve system should obtain a written supervisory nonobjection from the Fed before issuing, holding or…
New BitForge cryptocurrency wallet flaws lets hackers steal crypto
Image: Midjourney Multiple zero-day vulnerabilities named ‘BitForge’ in the implementation of widely used cryptographic protocols like GG-18, GG-20, and Lindell 17 affected popular cryptocurrency wallet…
Panasonic Warns That IoT Malware Attack Cycles Are Accelerating
Internet-of-things devices have been plagued by security issues and unfixed vulnerabilities for more than a decade, fueling botnets, facilitating government surveillance, and exposing institutional networks…
Amazon in talks to become anchor investor in Arm – Hardware
Amazon.com is in talks about joining other technology companies as a cornerstone investor in SoftBank’s Arm ahead of its initial public offering (IPO), people familiar…
Hackers use open source Merlin post-exploitation toolkit in attacks
Ukraine is warning of a wave of attacks targeting state organizations using ‘Merlin,’ an open-source post-exploitation and command and control framework. Merlin is a Go-based…