Smart Bulbs Vulnerabilities Allow Homes to Be Hacked
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...Australian Charities Suffer Data Breach due to Third Party Compromise
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...Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Popular Windows Software
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...
Future of Security – Melbourne 2023
I had the great opportunity to speak in Melbourne at the FST Future of Security Event. I participated in the Preventing Cyber Attacks Panel Discussion and we spoke on the following agenda: Establishing a proactive post-quantum security framework that secures your data...Australian Critical Infrastructure Suffers Data Breach
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...Chrome to Get Quantum Resistant Encryption and Other Security Features
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...LinkedIn Account Takeover Campaign
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...Cybercrime Forums Selling Personal Information of Hackers
Info stealing malware do not discriminate when it is stealing personal information. Security researchers, discovered that some of the information stolen are also from hackers. Security researchers analysing stolen data from 100 of the leading cybercrime forums found...