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New Node2Shell RCE vulnerability could hit servers, home appliances, and more

New Node2Shell RCE vulnerability could hit servers, home appliances, and more

Proof-of-concept exploits for the just-disclosed CVE-2026-111497 are already appearing, making for one seriously spicy ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 26 Oct 2026
Stat dump: Data breaches impacting Aussies continue to rise, OAIC says

Stat dump: Data breaches impacting Aussies continue to rise, OAIC says

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has released data breach statistics for the first half of 2026, ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 26 Oct 2026
Exclusive: Bathurst RSL says cyber incident contained after Qilin ransomware attack

Exclusive: Bathurst RSL says cyber incident contained after Qilin ransomware attack

Hackers share passport scans and other personal data as club CEO says membership management systems unaffected.

David Hollingworth • Mon, 26 Oct 2026
Act now! ACSC warns of critical vulnerabilities in FortiOS, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, and FortiMail

Act now! ACSC warns of critical vulnerabilities in FortiOS, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, and FortiMail

Experts say exploitation of critical flaws in the wild is “imminent” as customers are advised to take exposed instances ...

David Hollingworth • Mon, 26 Oct 2026
Aunty Hack: ABC wipes staff devices after discovering spyware campaign

Aunty Hack: ABC wipes staff devices after discovering spyware campaign

Australia’s national broadcaster has wiped a “small number” of devices after exposure to spyware-infected online ads.

David Hollingworth • Fri, 23 Oct 2026
PHP2Shell: The time to patch is running out, experts warn

PHP2Shell: The time to patch is running out, experts warn

The potential impact of a pair of remote code execution vulnerabilities is enormous as AI continues to impact modern ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 23 Oct 2026
Hadouken! More than 11m customer records exposed by Capcom data breach

Hadouken! More than 11m customer records exposed by Capcom data breach

Japanese game developer Capcom warns that “certain customer information” was accessed by an unknown third party; Aussie ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 23 Oct 2026
Australia to strengthen neighbour’s cyber security under new Timor-Leste agreement

Australia to strengthen neighbour’s cyber security under new Timor-Leste agreement

Australia will provide Timor-Leste with new maritime patrol vessels for the National Police and strengthen Timor-Leste’s ...

Robert Dougherty • Fri, 23 Oct 2026
Report: Malicious agentic AI exploitation only a matter of time, expert says

Report: Malicious agentic AI exploitation only a matter of time, expert says

Vulnerability exploitation continues to accelerate, with most incidents occurring within the first week, according to ...

David Hollingworth • Fri, 23 Oct 2026
The industry reacts: PHP2Shell, patching drama, and advice for CISOs

The industry reacts: PHP2Shell, patching drama, and advice for CISOs

“At scale, a credible worst case is an automated campaign compromising unpatched sites, leading to data theft, fraud and ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 22 Oct 2026
Exclusive: Campbelltown Anglican Schools Council investigating cyber incident following ransomware claims

Exclusive: Campbelltown Anglican Schools Council investigating cyber incident following ransomware claims

The Gentlemen strikes again, this time listing St Peter’s Anglican School on its leak site; student data potentially ...

David Hollingworth • Thu, 22 Oct 2026
Alert! Malicious LiteLLM package is stealing credentials and enabling RCE

Alert! Malicious LiteLLM package is stealing credentials and enabling RCE

Security researchers have uncovered another LiteLLM package hijack, warning that malicious code in version 1

David Hollingworth • Thu, 22 Oct 2026
Exclusive: Sydney-based visualisation firm Virtual Ideas hit by Lamashtu ransomware attack

Exclusive: Sydney-based visualisation firm Virtual Ideas hit by Lamashtu ransomware attack

Ransomware group Lamashtu claims Australian victim; hackers publish 35 gigabytes of data to the dark web.

David Hollingworth • Thu, 22 Oct 2026