TPG Telecom recovers after data centre outage – Networking – Telco/ISP
TPG Telecom has attributed a widespread outage on Monday evening to a failure of mains and backup power at one of its data centres. The…
Month: February 2025
New ‘BYOTB’ Attack Exploits Trusted Binaries to Evade Detection, Researchers Reveal
A recent cybersecurity presentation at BSides London 2024 has unveiled a sophisticated attack technique known as Bring Your Own Trusted Binary (BYOTB). This method leverages…
Salesforce plans US$500m in AI-related investments in Saudi Arabia – Cloud
Salesforce plans to invest US$500 million ($796.5 million) in Saudi Arabia related to artificial intelligence, as countries compete to secure investments in the nascent but…
Apple 0-Day Vulnerability Exploited in “Extremely Sophisticated” Attacks in the Wild
Apple has rolled out iOS 18.3.1 and iPadOS 18.3.1, addressing a Zero-day vulnerability exploited in targeted extremely sophisticated attacks by taking advantage of disabling the…
Quishing via QR Codes Emerging as a Top Attack Vector Used by Hackers
QR codes, once a symbol of convenience and security in digital interactions, have become a significant target for cybercriminals. The Rise of Fake QR Code…
WA Education boosts cyber function – Training & Development – Security
Western Australia’s Department of Education has increased its IT security resourcing with the appointment of Prashant Singh as manager of cyber security. Reporting to CIO…
Sky ECC encrypted service distributors arrested in Spain, Netherlands
Four distributors of the encrypted communications service Sky ECC, used extensively by criminals, were arrested in Spain and the Netherlands. According to an announcement by…
NetSupport RAT Grant Attackers Full Access to Victims Systems
The eSentire Threat Response Unit (TRU) has reported a significant rise in incidents involving the NetSupport Remote Access Trojan (RAT) since January 2025. This malicious…
Treasury M365 Copilot review estimates 13-minute efficiency gain needed to justify licence cost – Software
Treasury has estimated that a Microsoft 365 Copilot licence for a “mid-level” government staffer could pay for itself if it freed up 13 minutes of…
Hacker pleads guilty to SIM swap attack on US SEC X account
Today, an Alabama man pleaded guilty to hijacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) account on X in a January 2024 SIM swapping attack.…
Ransomware Payments Plunge 35% as More Victims Refuse to Pay
In a significant shift within the ransomware landscape, global ransom payments plummeted by 35% in 2024, falling from $1.25 billion in 2023 to $813.55 million,…
4 Arrested as Police Dismantle 8Base Ransomware, Seize Dark Web Sites
International law enforcement agencies have seized the dark web infrastructure of the notorious 8Base ransomware group and arrested four suspected members, including two men and…