Telstra drops over half a billion dollars on 5G spectrum
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Nov
2023

Telstra drops over half a billion dollars on 5G spectrum – Telco/ISP

Telstra has emerged as the biggest bidder in Australia’s recent auction of spectrum in the 3.4GHz and 3.7GHz bands, laying…

AMP completes large-scale tech refresh with DXC
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Nov
2023

NEXTDC starts building Darwin data centre – Cloud – Networking

NEXTDC has kicked off its $80 million data centre build in Darwin, with the hope of launching the facility mid…

Before you close that laptop…
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Nov
2023

Before you close that laptop…

Wanted to catch you before you shut down for the Holiday weekend.  As I mentioned in the newsletter, I’m running…

New InfectedSlurs Mirai-based botnet exploits two zero-days
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Nov
2023

New InfectedSlurs Mirai-based botnet exploits two zero-days

New InfectedSlurs Mirai-based botnet exploits two zero-days Pierluigi Paganini November 22, 2023 Mirai-based botnet InfectedSlurs has been spotted exploiting two…

Your Laptop's Fingerprint Lock Can Be Hacked. How Hackers Exploit Fingerprint Sensors Flaws
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Nov
2023

Your Laptop’s Fingerprint Lock Can Be Hacked. How Hackers Exploit Fingerprint Sensors Flaws

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the fingerprint sensors of Dell Inspiron 15, Lenovo ThinkPad T14, and Microsoft Surface Pro…

Altman back at OpenAI, and may have fewer checks on power
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Nov
2023

Altman back at OpenAI, and may have fewer checks on power – Software

Sam Altman’s return as OpenAI’s chief executive will strengthen his grip on the startup and may leave the ChatGPT creator…

Court gavel
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Nov
2023

Kansas courts confirm data theft, ransom demand after cyberattack

The Kansas Judicial Branch has published an update on a cybersecurity incident it suffered last month, confirming that hackers stole…

Australia to form rapid cyber assist teams for Pacific Islands
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Nov
2023

Australia to form rapid cyber assist teams for Pacific Islands – Security

Australia will spend $26.2 million to establish “rapid assistance” teams to respond to cyber crises in the Pacific region, and…

Breach
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Nov
2023

Welltok data breach exposes data of 8.5 million US patients

Healthcare SaaS provider Welltok is warning that a data breach exposed the personal data of nearly 8.5 million patients in…

Digital platforms face tougher hate speech and gen AI rules
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Nov
2023

Digital platforms face tougher hate speech and gen AI rules – Software

The government is proposing to introduce tougher regulations governing how digital platforms minimise and respond to hate speech and malicious…

Laptop
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Nov
2023

Windows Hello auth bypassed on Microsoft, Dell, Lenovo laptops

Security researchers bypassed Windows Hello fingerprint authentication on Dell Inspiron, Lenovo ThinkPad, and Microsoft Surface Pro X laptops in attacks…

Kinsing Crypto Malware Targets Linux Systems via Apache ActiveMQ Flaw
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Nov
2023

Kinsing Crypto Malware Targets Linux Systems via Apache ActiveMQ Flaw

Active since 2020, the resurgence of the Kinsing malware poses a significant threat to Linux-based systems, infiltrating servers and rapidly…