University researchers craft protocol to defeat IMSI-catchers – Security
US researchers have discovered that the presence of “rogue base stations” – more formally known as IMSI catchers – can be revealed by synchronising the…
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Meta Platforms seeks to stop privacy breach fine in Norway – Security
Meta Platforms will ask a court in Norway to stop a fine the country’s data regulator has imposed on the owner of Facebook and Instagram…
Telstra’s 20-year USO agreement with gov can be given to Vodafone – Telco/ISP
Vodafone Hutchison Australia could receive a copy of Telstra’s 20-year contract with the government within weeks, after a more than five-year battle for the contents…
Veilid unveiled by Cult of the Dead Cow – Security
One of the world’s oldest hacker collectives, the 1984-founded Cult of the Dead Cow, re-emerged at last week’s DEF CON to make public a privacy-preserving…
More patches arrive from Ivanti – Security
Ivanti has once again scrambled to plug a zero-day vulnerability which may have been exploited in the wild. The latest bug, CVE-2023-38035, affects its Sentry…
Energy One latest company to suffer data breach – Security
Wholesale energy software vendor Energy One has suffered a data breach. The ASX-listed company said [pdf] that “certain corporate systems in Australia and the United Kingdom”…
Tesla says two ex-employees behind May data breach – Security
Two former Tesla employees were behind a data breach that compromised personal information of more than 75,000 people including staff, the electric carmaker said in…
SentinelOne explores sale – Security
SentinelOne, a cyber security company with a market value of about US$5 billion ($7.8 billion), has been exploring options that could include a sale, according…
auDA dismisses hack claims – Security
Australia’s domain administrator, auDA, has dismissed claims that its systems were breached by cyber criminals operating under the moniker NoEscape. The claim was first made…
Identity security has never been more vital – Partner Content
Identity security has become increasingly vital for enterprises and large government organisations, especially in the aftermath of Covid-19. As workers are now required to operate…
Juniper web management interface open to RCE – Security – Networking
Juniper Networks is warning of four vulnerabilities in two versions of its Junos OS operating system, which can be chained for unauthenticated remote code execution…
Adairs overhauls digital strategy – Strategy
Retailer Adairs has outlined strategic plans to upgrade its digital customer experience, including with increased personalisation and AI trials. The high-end bedding and homeware company…