US freezes Microsoft, Adobe, Infosys green-card applications
The Trump administration has frozen some green-card filings by Microsoft, Adobe and major IT outsourcers and opened probes into nine top universities, widening a visa…
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Attackers hijack ccTLDs to fake certs for Google
Key points Unknown attackers hijacked the ccTLD registries for Ghana, Sierra Leone and American Samoa to obtain unauthorised HTTPS certificates for major brand sites. Google…
CrowdStrike says China-based suspect used AI tools in South Korean bank hacks
The suspect behind recent cyberattacks targeting South Korea’s financial sector may be a 26-year-old based in China’s Guangdong province who used a Chinese-developed AI agent…
NT government recovers from lengthy network outage
Key points A territory-wide outage knocked out access to telecommunications and digital systems across key NT government departments and agencies for about 12 hours. The…
CSIRO finds permanent CISO – iTnews
Key points CSIRO has appointed Luke Forsyth, formerly a partner in the cyber domain at Deloitte, as its new permanent chief information security officer. The…
Microsoft brings more AI to PCs
Microsoft has unveiled an AI coding model that can run directly on personal computers and new security technology to prevent AI agents from accessing data…
Anthropic opens its most powerful AI models to more security teams
Anthropic is expanding a program that allows vetted cyber security professionals to test its most powerful AI models with fewer safeguards, after its Project Glasswing…
Unpatched server behind Vic student data breach
Key points A school’s delay in patching a critical server vulnerability, flagged by an Australian Signals Directorate alert on October 27 2025, led to a…
ClingSTUN botnet hijacks devices with years-old flaws
Security researchers have detailed a new Linux botnet that breaks into routers, cameras, video recorders and virtual private network (VPN) gateways through more than 30…
SUBCO eyes cable laying ship and survey drone
Key points SUBCO founder and co-CEO Bevan Slattery is weighing the purchase of an uncrewed survey drone (USV) and a submarine cable laying vessel. The…
Health’s data modernisation on GCP reaches $32.8m
Key points The Department of Health & Aged Care has signed $13 million in new contracts, taking its data modernisation spend to $32.8 million. Four…
Australia’s Firmus to allocate half of IPO to existing investors
Australian data centre operator Firmus plans to allocate about half of its up to US$5.5 billion ($7.9 billion) initial public offering, including the over-allotment option,…