New lead for national digital transformation at Kinetic IT
Kinetic IT has appointed Jacqui Adams as its new Head of Digital Transformation and National Services, adding senior leadership to the company’s efforts to modernise…
Month: December 2025
Seizing market shifts: Why it’s time for an infrastructure reset
At Compnow, we saw something different: a rare opportunity for enterprises to realign the infrastructure that has been holding transformation back. “Legacy systems served us…
India Mandates ‘Undeletable’ Government Cybersecurity App for All Smartphones
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has ordered smartphone manufacturers to preload a government-backed cybersecurity app, “Sanchar Saathi,” on all new devices sold in the country.…
Law Enforcement shuts down Cryptomixer in major crypto crime takedown
Law enforcement shuts down Cryptomixer in major crypto crime takedown Pierluigi Paganini December 02, 2025 Authorities seized $29M in Bitcoin after takedown of Cryptomixer, a…
Coupang Data Breach Exposed Personal Data of 33.7 Million Customers Personal Records
South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang has confirmed a massive security incident affecting approximately 33.7 million customers, nearly the company’s entire user base. The breach, which…
Operation Hanoi Thief Attacking IT Professionals with Pseudo-Polyglot Payload to Hide Malware
A sophisticated cyberespionage campaign dubbed “Operation Hanoi Thief” has surfaced, specifically targeting IT professionals and recruitment teams in Vietnam. Discovered on November 3, 2025, this…
Chinese Front Companies Providing Advanced Steganography Solutions for APT Operations
Advanced steganography techniques are becoming increasingly central to state-sponsored cyber operations. Recent analysis has exposed two Chinese technology companies, BIETA and CIII, that allegedly provide…
Google addresses 107 Android vulnerabilities, including two zero-days
Google disclosed two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities Monday, which it addressed among a total of 107 defects in the company’s monthly security update for Android…
Malicious VS Code Extension as Icon Theme Attacking Windows and macOS Users
A malicious Visual Studio Code extension posing as the popular “Material Icon Theme” has been used to attack Windows and macOS users, turning the add-on…
How headlines can drive change in cyber security
Cyber attacks are a constant in the IT press, but every now and again they cut through to the front pages of national newspapers and…
Watt flags more fed insourcing after BoM website outrage
Federal environment minister Murray Watt has flagged increased insourcing of management of major government contracts in response to public outrage over the Bureau of Meteorology’s…
KimJongRAT Attacking Windows Users via Weaponized .hta Files to Steal Logins
A new remote access trojan dubbed KimJongRAT has surfaced, posing a severe threat to Windows users. This sophisticated malware is believed to be orchestrated by…