Qualys Uncovers Local Privilege Escalation Flaws
The Qualys Threat Research Unit has discovered two linked local privilege escalation flaws. The first (CVE-2025-6018) resides in the PAM configuration of openSUSE Leap 15…
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Services Australia revamps intranet as internal info access fragments
Services Australia is looking to relaunch its M365 SharePoint-based intranet in mid-July, hoping to re-establish it as “the main source of truth” for operational information…
Optus faces $100m penalty in sales tactics case
Optus Mobile could be penalised $100 million after some of its licensees engated in pressure sales tactics to sell expensive phones and services to hundreds…
Balancing Efficiency and Energy in the Age of AI
The global ICT sector’s energy use could surge from 3% to 20% by 2030 due to digital transformation and AI. Datacom highlights the cost of…
Secure Code Warrior Releases AI Security Rules on GitHub
Secure Code Warrior has released AI Security Rules on GitHub, a first-of-its-kind, free resource to help developers generate more secure code when working with AI…
Empowering Sustainable IT with Datacom and Schneider Electric
Datacom is dedicated to helping businesses thrive by maximizing the value of their IT assets through end-to-end lifecycle management services. These services align with circular…
Cyber action plan kicks off to ‘supercharge’ UK security sector
Westminster is today unveiling a cyber growth action plan to set a path forward for the UK’s burgeoning cyber security industry – which already makes…
Researchers say AI hacking tools sold online were powered by Grok, Mixtral
Multiple variants of jailbroken and uncensored AI tools being sold on hacker forums were likely generated using popular commercial large language models from Mistral AI…
NSW Police to embark on $126m IT overhaul
NSW Police is set for a major technology upgrade program of work covering its cyber security, networks and payroll systems. Image credit: NSW Police The…
Italy regulator probes DeepSeek over false information risks
Italy’s antitrust watchdog AGCM said it had opened an investigation into Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek for allegedly failing to warn users that it may…
Paddle settles for $5 million over facilitating tech support scams
Paddle.com and its U.S. subsidiary will pay $5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) allegations that the company facilitated deceptive tech-support schemes that harmed…
XDSpy Threat Actors Exploit Windows LNK Zero-Day Vulnerability to Target Windows System Users
The XDSpy threat actor has been identified as exploiting a Windows LNK zero-day vulnerability, dubbed ZDI-CAN-25373, to target governmental entities in Eastern Europe and Russia.…