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Alert! Hackers targeting Windows and WinRAR vulnerabilities

Alert! Hackers targeting Windows and WinRAR vulnerabilities

The US cyber agency has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.

David Hollingworth Wed, 10 Dec 2025
Exclusive: Australian legal network service hit in alleged cyber attack

Exclusive: Australian legal network service hit in alleged cyber attack

Hackers have claimed a cyber attack on an Australian network management service for legal professionals, but may well ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 10 Dec 2025
Op-Ed: December’s Patch Tuesday reveals 54 vulnerabilities

Op-Ed: December’s Patch Tuesday reveals 54 vulnerabilities

Microsoft is publishing a relatively light 54 new vulnerabilities this December 2025 Patch Tuesday, which is ...

Adam Barnett, lead software engineer at Rapid7 Wed, 10 Dec 2025
Exclusive: Online trading broker ThinkMarkets suffers alleged data breach

Exclusive: Online trading broker ThinkMarkets suffers alleged data breach

A ransomware group has claimed the scalp of Melbourne-headquartered company ThinkMarkets, with employee and financial ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 10 Dec 2025
CBA tests AWS frontier AI agent that acts like a DevOps engineer

CBA tests AWS frontier AI agent that acts like a DevOps engineer

A new frontier AI agent unveiled by Amazon Web Services (AWS) last week has been tested in an early non-production ...

Daniel Croft Wed, 10 Dec 2025
Aussie privacy regulator to kick off 2026 with first-ever compliance sweep

Aussie privacy regulator to kick off 2026 with first-ever compliance sweep

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) will conduct a targeted review of businesses’ privacy ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 09 Dec 2025
Proofpoint closes US$1.8bn Hornetsecurity acquisition

Proofpoint closes US$1.8bn Hornetsecurity acquisition

Cyber security firm Proofpoint announces a new business unit and a major expansion of its Microsoft 365 security ...

Reporter Tue, 09 Dec 2025
RMIT partners with NBN Co to support Australia’s digital future

RMIT partners with NBN Co to support Australia’s digital future

A new ASTRID research agreement will provide for collaboration on a digital twin of the NBN network and AI and robotics ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 09 Dec 2025
CommBank fined $792k over breaches of Consumer Data Right Rules

CommBank fined $792k over breaches of Consumer Data Right Rules

The bank has been issued with four infringement notices after failing to enable data sharing for business accounts and ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 09 Dec 2025
Rent tech ruse: Almost half of Victorian renters exposed to unnecessary data risks and expenses

Rent tech ruse: Almost half of Victorian renters exposed to unnecessary data risks and expenses

A new report has found that almost half of renters in Victoria are exposed to data risks and hidden expenses from being ...

Daniel Croft Tue, 09 Dec 2025
CISA warns of D-Link router vulnerability exploitation

CISA warns of D-Link router vulnerability exploitation

A D-Link issue and an Array OS vulnerability have been added to the US cyber agency’s list of known exploited ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 09 Dec 2025
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission warns of fake charity scams

Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission warns of fake charity scams

As donations “flatline,” ACNC commissioner says “there are scammers out there ready to exploit people’s generosity”.

David Hollingworth Tue, 09 Dec 2025
Cloudflare’s own goal briefly disrupts more than a quarter of its web traffic

Cloudflare’s own goal briefly disrupts more than a quarter of its web traffic

On 5 December 2025, the global internet infrastructure firm Cloudflare suffered a widespread outage – the root cause: a ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 08 Dec 2025
Exclusive: Aussie jeweller BECKS confirms hack following SafePay claims

Exclusive: Aussie jeweller BECKS confirms hack following SafePay claims

An Australian jewellery brand has confirmed that it suffered a cyber incident, following claims made by ransomware group ...

Daniel Croft Mon, 08 Dec 2025
Unveiling Warp Panda, a speedy new Chinese threat actor targeting VMware environments

Unveiling Warp Panda, a speedy new Chinese threat actor targeting VMware environments

A China-nexus hacking group has been observed maintaining long-term access and deploying BRICKSTORM malware on ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 08 Dec 2025
Social media ban: What should parents tell their kids?

Social media ban: What should parents tell their kids?

Within days, Australian children under the age of 16 will be kicked off social media – if you’re a parent, here’s how ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 08 Dec 2025
React2Shell: Dozens breached, tens of thousands vulnerable, including 500+ in Australia

React2Shell: Dozens breached, tens of thousands vulnerable, including 500+ in Australia

Analysts warned CVE-2025-55182 could be a dangerous vulnerability – sadly, they were right, as Chinese hackers enjoy a ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 08 Dec 2025
CommBank launches national tech skills push to help small businesses adopt AI

CommBank launches national tech skills push to help small businesses adopt AI

Commonwealth Bank partners with OpenAI to deliver AI and cyber security education, as new data shows nearly half of ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 05 Dec 2025
Second ScadaBR vulnerability added to Known Exploited Vulnerability Catalog

Second ScadaBR vulnerability added to Known Exploited Vulnerability Catalog

Hackers are targeting the second of two four-year-old vulnerabilities in the open-source supervisory control and data ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 05 Dec 2025
Exclusive: Textile supplier Instyle listed by INC Ransom hackers

Exclusive: Textile supplier Instyle listed by INC Ransom hackers

A ransomware group claims to have stolen more than 60 gigabytes of data from Instyle, with HR and customer data ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 05 Dec 2025