Aug 25, 2023 | Podcast
Researchers from universities in Italy and the UK have released a paper disclosing four vulnerabilities in a popular smart bulb. The vulnerabilities allow hackers to control other smart home devices and gain access to the Wi-Fi network. The smart bulb is the Tapo...
Aug 24, 2023 | Podcast
If you have donated to an Australian Charity, you might have donated more than just money in this recent data breach. Thousands of donors to Australian charities have had their personal information stolen after a telemarketing company suffered a data breach. Pareto...
Aug 23, 2023 | Podcast
A popular windows file archive and compression tool has a high severity zero day vulnerability that could allow hackers to gain control of your computer. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2023-40477 and it affects the WinRAR utility. WinRAR is a popular file archiver for...
Aug 22, 2023 | Podcast
Australia’s internet domain administrator, auDA, might have suffered a data breach. The organisation was alerted to an alleged data breach last Friday afternoon and had initially denied it was affected after it found no evidence of such an event from their...
Aug 21, 2023 | Podcast
Google has announced plans for three new security features in upcoming versions of the Chrome web browser. They are https-first mode, safety check for extensions and quantum resistant encryption. This is Edwin Kwan from Sydney Australia. For the first security...
Aug 18, 2023 | Podcast
There is currently an active campaign by hackers to take over LinkedIn accounts. This has resulted in victims being pressured into paying to regain control of their account or facing permanent deletion. Security research company, Cyberint has observed an ongoing and...
