Passkeys rise, but scams still hit hard in 2025
Americans are dealing with a growing wave of digital scams, and many are losing money in the process. According to the fourth annual Consumer Cyber…
Month: October 2025
TPG Telecom shakes up the way it finances smartphones
TPG Telecom has restructured the way it finances mobile handsets, allowing it to free up cash while still offering interest-free payment plans to customers. The…
New Obex Tools Blocks Runtime Loading of EDR Dynamic Libraries
Obex, a newly released proof-of-concept utility by security researcher dis0rder0x00, demonstrates a simple but effective user-mode method to stop unwanted security and monitoring modules from…
AI hype hits a wall when the data doesn’t deliver
Companies are pouring money into AI for IT operations, but most projects are still far from maturity. A global survey of 1,200 business leaders, IT…
New infosec products of the week: October 3, 2025
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Acronis, Legit Security, NowSecure, Siemens, and Telus. NowSecure Privacy helps…
Google says hackers are sending extortion emails to corporate executives
Google has said hackers are sending extortion emails to an unspecified number of executives from various companies, claiming to have stolen sensitive data from their…
The real work behind AI readiness
For anyone/everyone working in tech, AI isn’t hogging the limelight. It is the light. But beneath the noise of pilots, prototypes, and promises, one truth…
Telstra to pay $20.3m for mass cut of Belong NBN upload speeds
Telstra will pay $18 million in fines and $2.3 million in compensation to Belong customers whose NBN services had the upload speeds cut in late…
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Bug Triggers Numerous False BIOS Alerts
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is currently experiencing a bug that generates false positive alerts concerning out-of-date Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) versions, primarily affecting Dell devices.…
QBE shifts cyber leadership to the US
ASX-listed insurer QBE Insurance Group has shifted its cyber security leadership to the United States as part of an effort to embed a more global-facing…
Red Hat confirms breach of GitLab instance, which stored company’s consulting data
Red Hat on Thursday confirmed an attacker gained access to and stole data from a GitLab instance used by its consulting team, exposing some customer…
Renault UK Customer Records Stolen in Third-Party Breach
Renault UK is informing customers that their personal data may have been compromised following a cyberattack on one of its third-party service providers. In an…