2024 iTnews Benchmark Awards are now open – Benchmarking Change
The iTnews Benchmark Awards are back for 2024, honouring Australia’s most successful and impactful IT projects. For over a decade, the awards have given organisations an opportunity to…
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IP address fraud gets Micfo boss a five-year sentence – Telco/ISP
US cloud company owner Amir Golestan has received a five-year prison sentence over a scheme to fraudulently obtain scarce IPv4 addresses. Golestan was charged in…
China issues IPv6 requirement for router makers – Telco/ISP – Networking
China has taken a big step towards driving IPv6 in the country, ordering local router manufacturers default to the protocol after December 1. The order will…
SEO Boost or Cybersecurity Threat?
In the complex, fast-paced universe of the internet, where businesses battle fiercely to rank higher on search engine results pages (SERPs), search engine optimization (SEO)…
Fantom Foundation Suffers Wallet Hack Via Google Chrome 0-Day Flaw
It has been revealed that the main target of the attack was an employee of the Fantom Foundation. The Fantom Foundation, a non-profit organization that…
Over 10,000 Cisco devices hacked in IOS XE zero-day attacks
Update October 17, 16:40 EDT: Added new information on breached Cisco IOS XE devices. Attackers have exploited a recently disclosed critical zero-day bug to compromise…
Insiders Say X’s Crowdsourced Anti-Disinformation Tool Is Making the Problem Worse
On Saturday, the official Israel account on X posted a picture of what looks like a child’s bedroom with blood covering the floor. “This could…
Over 40,000 admin portal accounts use ‘admin’ as a password
Security researchers found that IT administrators are using tens of thousands of weak passwords to protect access to portals, leaving the door open to cyberattacks…
Biden to cut China off from more Nvidia chips – Hardware
The Biden administration said it plans to halt shipments to China of more advanced artificial intelligence chips designed by Nvidia and others, part of a…
KwikTrip all but says IT outage was caused by a cyberattack
Kwik Trip has released another statement on an ongoing outage, all but confirming it suffered a cyberattack that has led to IT system disruptions. Kwik…
Netflix may hike prices after success of password-sharing crackdown – Telco/ISP
Netflix’s crackdown on password-sharing likely boosted subscribers by about 6 million in the third quarter and the streaming pioneer is expected to set the stage…
Vonage Business pinged for not checking SMS senders – Telco/ISP
Scammers used the services of Vonage Business to send 3387 text messages, mostly impersonating ‘CommBank’, an investigation by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)…