WinRAR Vulnerability Exploited with Malicious Archives to Execute Code
A newly disclosed vulnerability in RARLAB’s WinRAR, the widely used file compression utility for Windows, has put millions of users at risk of remote code…
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Insurer Aflac investigating possible data leak
Health and life insurer Aflac said it is investigating a breach on its US network that may have exposed customers’ personal information, making it the…
LapDogs Hackers Leverages 1,000 SOHO Devices Using a Custom Backdoor to Act Covertly
A sophisticated China-linked cyber espionage campaign has emerged, targeting over 1,000 Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) devices worldwide through an advanced Operational Relay Box (ORB) network…
Notepad++ Vulnerability Allows Full System Takeover — PoC Released
A critical privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2025-49144) in Notepad++ v8.8.1 enables attackers to achieve full system control through a supply-chain attack. The flaw exploits the installer’s…
Why work-life balance in cybersecurity must start with executive support
In this Help Net Security interview, Stacy Wallace, CISO at Arizona Department of Revenue, talks about the realities of work-life balance in cybersecurity leadership. She…
AT&T’s US$177m data breach settlement wins US court approval
A US judge granted preliminary approval to a US$177 million ($273 million) settlement that resolves lawsuits against AT&T over breaches in 2024 that exposed personal…
New Echo Chamber Attack Breaks AI Models Using Indirect Prompts
A groundbreaking AI jailbreak technique, dubbed the “Echo Chamber Attack,” has been uncovered by researchers at Neural Trust, exposing a critical vulnerability in the safety…
Reconmap: Open-source vulnerability assessment, pentesting management platform
Reconmap is an open source tool for vulnerability assessments and penetration testing. It helps security teams plan, carry out, and report on security tests from…
TAFE NSW, NESA land tech funding in state budget
TAFE NSW and the NSW Education Standards Authority join NSW Police as big winners of technology-related funding in this year’s state budget. The state government…
Qld tables $1 billion for major whole-of-government tech overhaul
The Queensland Government is to spend $1 billion to overhaul its technology delivery, aiming to unify IT investments and systems across 19 departments. The program will…
China-linked Salt Typhoon Exploits Critical Cisco Vulnerability to Target Canadian Telecom
Jun 24, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Chinese Hackers The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have issued an…
TAFE Queensland Partners With OneAdvanced to Improve Digital Literacy
With the revised standards for registered training organisations (RTOs) set to take effect from 1 July 2025, sector-focused SaaS software company OneAdvanced has expanded its…