Cyberattack Threatens Australian Christmas

A cyber attack on an international logistics firm has disrupted freight movement in multiple Australian ports. DP World Australia suffered a cyber attack which disrupted it’s landside freight operations. The company has a significant presence in Australia. It operates...

OpenAI Suffered DDOS Attack Resulting in Intermittent Outage

OpenAI has been suffering from periodic outages due to DDOS attacks. Users of OpenAI’s API, ChatGPT and Dall-E were experiencing with intermittent outages. They would see messages from their queries saying that “something seems to have gone wrong” or “there was an...

Signal Testing Use of Usernames to Keep Phone Number Private

Signal has started testing the use of account usernames, to allow users to keep their phone number private. This is Edwin Kwan from Sydney Australia. Currently a mobile number is required when registering for an account on Signal and that number is what other users...

WhatsApp Introduces Location Privacy Feature

WhatsApp is rolling out a privacy feature that allows users to keep their location private. The meta owned company is officially rolling out a privacy setting that will protect users’ IP addresses from being reveals when making a call. The feature setting is called...

Modified WhatsApp Spyware Discovered

Modified versions of WhatsApp mods for Android have been found to contain spyware. This is Edwin Kwan from Sydney Australia. Security researchers have discovered modified versions of the instant messaging app being promoted on website advertising and on telegram....