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Predictable Password Patterns Persist as Billions Continue Using Easily Cracked Credentials

Jan 23, 2026 | Podcast

https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/cybersecurity/old-habits-die-hard-2025-most-common-passwords The password “123456” continues to reign as the most commonly used password globally across all age groups, with a full 25 percent of the top 1,000 most-used...

Attackers Weaponise Zendesk Support Systems in Massive Global Spam Campaign

Jan 22, 2026 | Podcast

Your Inbox Is Under Attack — Even Trusted Support Emails Are Being Abused A widespread spam campaign exploited unsecured Zendesk customer support systems to flood users worldwide with hundreds of automated emails from legitimate companies beginning around January 18....

AI-Powered Browsers Reverse Decades of Web Security Advances, Researchers Warn

Jan 21, 2026 | Podcast

https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/ai-agents-undermine-progress-browser-security Agentic browsers powered by artificial intelligence are undermining years of progress in web security by reintroducing vulnerabilities that modern browsers had largely...

GitLab Releases Emergency Patches for Two-Factor Authentication Bypass and Denial-of-Service Vulnerabilities

Jan 20, 2026 | Podcast

https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2026/01/21/patch-release-gitlab-18-8-2-released/#cve-2026-0723—unchecked-return-value-issue-in-authentication-services-impacts-gitlab-ceee GitLab has addressed a critical security issue that permitted attackers with knowledge of...

Fortune 500 Companies Compromised Through Vulnerable Security Testing Applications

Jan 19, 2026 | Podcast

When the Lab Door Stays Open: Exposed Training Apps Exploited for Fortune 500 Cloud Breaches Cybercriminals are targeting intentionally vulnerable web applications that organisations use for security training and penetration testing, gaining unauthorised access to...

Thousands of New Zealanders Impacted by Manage My Health Data Breach

Jan 16, 2026 | Podcast

https://www.privacy.org.nz/tuhono-connect/statements-media-releases/information-for-people-impacted-by-the-manage-my-health-data-breach The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand has issued a statement regarding a serious cyber incident that has affected...
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