NBN Co passes fibre tipping point as speed uplift carries FY26 growth
NBN Co has reported revenue of A$5.92bn for the year to 30 June 2026, up 3% as more of its customers now connect over fibre…
Month: August 2026
SA gov to hold royal commission into AI
The South Australian government will set up a royal commission into AI to shape its policy response to the technology. Premier Peter Malinauskas said that…
SharePoint Vulnerability Exploited Shortly After PoC Release
A SharePoint vulnerability patched last month is now being exploited in the wild, with the attacks starting shortly after the release of a proof-of-concept (PoC)…
ShieldBreak: New Windows Zero-Day Bypasses Microsoft’s RoguePlanet Patch
ShieldBreak: New Windows Zero-Day Bypasses Microsoft’s RoguePlanet Patch Pierluigi Paganini August 12, 2026 Chaotic Eclipse released a PoC for ShieldBreak, a Microsoft Defender zero-day that…
Cisco says software vulnerability could let hackers crash firewalls
Threat actors have already begun exploiting the flaw, according to the U.S. government. Source link
Hong Kong student arrested over HK$3m scam deceived by same swindlers
Hong Kong police have arrested a 19-year-old university student accused of swindling more than HK$3 million from a man after apparently being hoodwinked by scammers…
Equinix launches Managed Solutions in Australia
Equinix has launched Equinix Managed Solutions (EMS) in Australia, offering managed private cloud and infrastructure services aimed at organisations dealing with longer hardware delivery times,…
Fake CCleaner downloads turn Chrome into a credential-stealing surveillance tool
When executed, “cscript.exe” runs a series of scripts carrying out basic system reconnaissance like collecting the machine GUID, hostname, and supported languages. It then replaces…
Researchers found a way to hijack devices through Zoom screen sharing
As AI models gain advanced capabilities to find vulnerabilities in software, develop ways to exploit them, and even carry out autonomous hacking sprees, researchers offered…
Summer 2026 SOC 1 report is now available with 185 services in scope
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pleased to announce that the Summer 2026 System and Organization Controls (SOC) 1 report is now available. The reports cover…
Hackers leverage new Microsoft SharePoint exploit in attacks
A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a critical Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability, published by cybersecurity company Rapid7 on Tuesday, is already being used in attacks. Tracked as…
737 Fake Chrome VPN Extensions Hijack Browser Traffic Through Attacker-Controlled SOCKS5 Proxies
Hundreds of Chrome extensions advertised as free VPN or proxy tools have been tied to a large traffic-redirection operation. The listings promised privacy and access…