Optus Fined $826,000 for Vulnerability That Enabled Scammers to Steal Phone Numbers and Access Bank Accounts

Nov 20, 2025 | Podcast

https://www.itnews.com.au/news/optus-takes-826000-hit-for-anti-scam-breaches-621882 In a significant blow to Australia’s second-largest telecommunications provider, Optus has been slapped with an $826,000 fine by the Australian Communications and Media Authority...

Azure Experiences Largest-Ever DDoS Attack, Highlighting Ongoing Threat to Cloud Infrastructure

Nov 19, 2025 | Podcast

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azureinfrastructureblog/defending-the-cloud-azure-neutralized-a-record-breaking-15-tbps-ddos-attack/4470422 Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform has been the target of a record-breaking distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)...

Critical Vulnerability Discovered in W3 Total Cache WordPress Plugin Enabling PHP Command Injection

Nov 18, 2025 | Podcast

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/w3-total-cache-wordpress-plugin-vulnerable-to-php-command-injection A critical security flaw has been identified in the popular W3 Total Cache (W3TC) WordPress plugin, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to...

WhatsApp Vulnerability Exposes User Phone Numbers, Enabling Large-Scale Enumeration Attacks

Nov 17, 2025 | Podcast

https://github.com/sbaresearch/whatsapp-census/blob/main/Hey_there_You_are_using_WhatsApp.pdf A recently disclosed vulnerability in the popular messaging app WhatsApp has raised significant security concerns, as it allows attackers to potentially access the phone...

OWASP Unveils AI Vulnerability Scoring System (AIVSS) to Assess AI-Powered Threats

Nov 14, 2025 | Podcast

https://aivss.owasp.org The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) has introduced the AI Vulnerability Scoring System (AIVSS), a framework designed to assess the security risks associated with artificial intelligence-powered technologies. The AIVSS aims to...

Malicious NuGet Packages Deployed with Disruptive ‘Time Bomb’ Payloads

Nov 13, 2025 | Podcast

https://socket.dev/blog/9-malicious-nuget-packages-deliver-time-delayed-destructive-payloads Security researchers have uncovered a concerning series of malicious NuGet packages that contain harmful code designed to disrupt and sabotage various applications and...