Australian chief at US defence contractor L3Harris sold exploits to Russia
The United States Department of Justice said Peter Williams, an Australian who worked as the general manager for a division of US defence contractor L3Harris,…
Month: October 2025
Chrome 142 Released With Fix for 20 Vulnerabilities that Allows Malicious Code Execution
Google has officially promoted Chrome 142 to the stable channel, delivering critical security updates for Windows, Mac, and Linux users. The rollout begins immediately and…
CISA Alerts on Active Exploitation of WSUS Vulnerability
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent warning about active exploitation of a critical vulnerability affecting Windows Server Update Service (WSUS).…
How the City of Toronto embeds security across governance and operations
In this Help Net Security interview, Andree Noel, Deputy CISO at City of Toronto, discusses how the municipality strengthens its cyber defense by embedding security…
PhantomRaven Attack Discovered in 126 Malicious npm Packages, Exceeding 86,000 Downloads
The global developer community has been rocked by the emergence of PhantomRaven, a far-reaching campaign involving 126 malicious npm packages with more than 86,000 downloads.…
Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: October 2025
This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. Chekov: Open-source static code analysis tool Checkov…
Email breaches are the silent killers of business growth
78% of organizations were hit by an email breach in the past 12 months, according to the Email Security Breach Report 2025 by Barracuda. Phishing,…
CISA Shares New Threat Detections for Actively Exploited WSUS Vulnerability
In a critical update issued on October 29, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has provided organizations with enhanced guidance on detecting and…
Tasmanian gov agencies impacted by cyber attack
Tasmania’s government has confirmed that a third-party system used by several state agencies has been hit by a cyberattack. Hackers have managed to steal pupil…
Coles offers ChatGPT Enterprise to corporate staff
Coles Group has started deploying ChatGPT Enterprise to “parts” of its corporate workforce ahead of a “full workforce rollout” planned for February 2026. The retailer…
Hong Kong’s Scameter app gets upgrade, AI tools to tackle social media scams
Hong Kong police are expanding the functions of the Scameter app to cover suspicious social media content, as online employment and investment ploys have continued…
Microsoft Azure Outage Hits Globally
In the early hours of Wednesday, 30 October 2025 (AEDT), Microsoft Azure suffered a significant outage caused by a configuration change to its cloud infrastructure.…