Security leaders push for continuous controls as audits stay manual
Security teams say they want real-time insight into controls, but still rely on periodic checks that trail daily operations. New RegScale research shows how wide…
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Cost of High-Impact IT Outages for Financial Services Companies
New Relic has released its Observability Forecast for Financial Services, revealing that high-impact IT outages cost financial services organisations an average of US$1.8 million per hour,…
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas browser is testing actions feature
Chromium-based ChatGPT Atlas browser is testing a new feature likely called “Actions,” and it can also understand videos, which is why you might see ChatGPT…
Automated decision-making and public reporting under the Freedom of Information Act
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has released a new report examining how transparently Australian Government agencies disclose their use of automated decision-making…
Google says Gemini won’t have ads, as ChatGPT prepares to add them
OpenAI recently started testing ads in ChatGPT in the United States if you use $8 Go subscription or a free account, but Google says it does…
OpenAI rolls out age prediction model on ChatGPT to detect your age
OpenAI is rolling out an age prediction model on ChatGPT to detect your age and apply possible safety-related restrictions to prevent misuse by teens. OpenAI…
Everest Ransomware Claims McDonalds India Breach Involving Customer Data – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More
The notorious Everest ransomware group is claiming to have breached McDonald’s India, the Indian subsidiary of the American fast-food giant. The claim was published on…
ACF plugin bug gives hackers admin on 50,000 WordPress sites
A critical-severity vulnerability in the Advanced Custom Fields: Extended (ACF Extended) plugin for WordPress can be exploited remotely by unauthenticated attackers to obtain administrative permissions.…
ACMA ponders exemptions from new outage register rules
The federal government may exempt some telcos from rules requiring them to maintain service outage registers, as ordered by communications minister Anika Wells late last…
PDFSIDER Malware – Exploitation of DLL Side-Loading for AV and EDR Evasion
PDFSIDER Malware – Exploitation of DLL Side-Loading for AV and EDR Evasion Pierluigi Paganini January 20, 2026 Threat actors use PDFSIDER malware with social engineering…
AI slop pushes data governance towards zero-trust models
Unverified and low quality data generated by artificial intelligence (AI) models – often known as AI slop – is forcing more security leaders to look…
UK weighs Australia-style social media ban
Britain is considering an Australian-style ban on social media for children under 16, with prime minister Keir Starmer warning they risk being pulled into “a…