Security leaders push for continuous controls as audits stay manual
21
Jan
2026

Security leaders push for continuous controls as audits stay manual

Security teams say they want real-time insight into controls, but still rely on periodic checks that trail daily operations. New…

Cost of High-Impact IT Outages for Financial Services Companies
21
Jan
2026

Cost of High-Impact IT Outages for Financial Services Companies

New Relic has released its Observability Forecast for Financial Services, revealing that high-impact IT outages cost financial services organisations an average…

GPT
21
Jan
2026

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas browser is testing actions feature

Chromium-based ChatGPT Atlas browser is testing a new feature likely called “Actions,” and it can also understand videos, which is…

Automated decision-making and public reporting under the Freedom of Information Act
21
Jan
2026

Automated decision-making and public reporting under the Freedom of Information Act

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has released a new report examining how transparently Australian Government agencies disclose…

Gemini
21
Jan
2026

Google says Gemini won’t have ads, as ChatGPT prepares to add them

OpenAI recently started testing ads in ChatGPT in the United States if you use $8 Go subscription or a free account,…

ChatGPT
21
Jan
2026

OpenAI rolls out age prediction model on ChatGPT to detect your age

OpenAI is rolling out an age prediction model on ChatGPT to detect your age and apply possible safety-related restrictions to…

Everest Ransomware Claims McDonalds India Breach Involving Customer Data
21
Jan
2026

Everest Ransomware Claims McDonalds India Breach Involving Customer Data – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More

The notorious Everest ransomware group is claiming to have breached McDonald’s India, the Indian subsidiary of the American fast-food giant….

ACF plugin bug gives hackers admin on 50,000 WordPress sites
21
Jan
2026

ACF plugin bug gives hackers admin on 50,000 WordPress sites

A critical-severity vulnerability in the Advanced Custom Fields: Extended (ACF Extended) plugin for WordPress can be exploited remotely by unauthenticated…

ACMA ponders exemptions from new outage register rules
21
Jan
2026

ACMA ponders exemptions from new outage register rules

The federal government may exempt some telcos from rules requiring them to maintain service outage registers, as ordered by communications…

PDFSIDER Malware - Exploitation of DLL Side-Loading for AV and EDR Evasion
21
Jan
2026

PDFSIDER Malware – Exploitation of DLL Side-Loading for AV and EDR Evasion

PDFSIDER Malware – Exploitation of DLL Side-Loading for AV and EDR Evasion Pierluigi Paganini January 20, 2026 Threat actors use…

AI slop pushes data governance towards zero-trust models
21
Jan
2026

AI slop pushes data governance towards zero-trust models

Unverified and low quality data generated by artificial intelligence (AI) models – often known as AI slop – is forcing…

UK weighs Australia-style social media ban
21
Jan
2026

UK weighs Australia-style social media ban

Britain is considering an Australian-style ​ban on ⁠social media for children under 16, with prime minister Keir Starmer warning they…