New cyber policy to harden defences against our 'fastest growing threat'
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Nov
2023

New cyber policy to harden defences against our ‘fastest growing threat’ – Security

The Albanese government’s new cyber security policy aims to make Australian citizens, businesses and government agencies harder targets as they…

OpenAI board, Altman in talks for return of former CEO
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Nov
2023

OpenAI board, Altman in talks for return of former CEO – Software

Sam Altman and OpenAI’s board have opened discussions to bring back the former CEO of the ChatGPT owner, Bloomberg News…

eSafety lays out industry standards enforcing online message and file scans
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Nov
2023

eSafety lays out industry standards enforcing online message and file scans – Security – Software

Platforms like Google Drive and Facebook Messenger would be scanned for illegal material under enforceable standards proposed by Australia’s eSafety…

Tor Project removed several relays associated with a suspicious cryptocurrency scheme
21
Nov
2023

Tor Project removed several relays associated with a suspicious cryptocurrency scheme

Tor Project removed several relays associated with a suspicious cryptocurrency scheme Pierluigi Paganini November 21, 2023 The Tor Project removed…

Data
21
Nov
2023

Lumma malware can allegedly restore expired Google auth cookies

The Lumma information-stealer malware (aka ‘LummaC2’) is promoting a new feature that allegedly allows cybercriminals to restore expired Google cookies,…

Microsoft
21
Nov
2023

Microsoft launches Defender Bounty Program with $20,000 rewards

Microsoft has unveiled a new bug bounty program aimed at the Microsoft Defender security platform, with rewards between $500 and…

Outdated Wallets Threatening Billions in Crypto Assets
21
Nov
2023

Outdated Wallets Threatening Billions in Crypto Assets

Researchers have identified vulnerabilities in legacy storage systems containing Bitcoin. However, the company asserts that other cryptocurrencies, including Dogecoin, and…

Defra's tech review reveals legacy IT issues across government
21
Nov
2023

Deputy prime minister heads up AI central government drive

The government has begun a recruitment drive to hire top-tier engineers as it builds out i.AI, the plan run by…

Linux
21
Nov
2023

CISA orders federal agencies to patch Looney Tunables Linux bug

Today, CISA ordered U.S. federal agencies to secure their systems against an actively exploited vulnerability that lets attackers gain root…

Canada’s Mounties among government employees hit by LockBit
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Nov
2023

Canada’s Mounties among government employees hit by LockBit

The Canadian government in Ottawa has disclosed a major cyber incident affecting the personal data of thousands of public sector…

AutoZone
21
Nov
2023

Auto parts giant AutoZone warns of MOVEit data breach

AutoZone is warning tens of thousands of its customers that it suffered a data breach as part of the Clop…

Atomic Stealer distributed to Mac users via fake browser updates
21
Nov
2023

Atomic Stealer distributed to Mac users via fake browser updates

Atomic Stealer, also known as AMOS, is a popular stealer for Mac OS. Back in September, we described how malicious…