Deepfakes and Election Manipulation: UK Watchdog Seeks Faster Detection
Deepfakes and Election Manipulation: UK Watchdog Seeks Faster Detection Pierluigi Paganini October 19, 2026 The UK Electoral Commission is building...
AndyC
Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.
Big Fish: OpenBSD Root Exploit Chains a 37-Year-Old BSD Bug With a Kernel Flaw
Big Fish: OpenBSD Root Exploit Chains a 37-Year-Old BSD Bug With a Kernel Flaw Pierluigi Paganini October 19, 2026 OpenBSD...
Attackers Abuse Stolen ConnectWise Application Credentials to Target Microsoft 365
Attackers Abuse Stolen ConnectWise Application Credentials to Target Microsoft 365 Pierluigi Paganini October 19, 2026 Attackers stole ConnectWise application credentials...
Japan’s SiteGuard WAF flaw CVE-2026-106931 is already being exploited
Japan’s SiteGuard WAF flaw CVE-2026-106931 is already being exploited Pierluigi Paganini October 19, 2026 Attackers are exploiting vulnerability CVE-2026-106931 in...
Weekly Update 526: Building HIBP AI/SI First
19 October 2026 I have this sense that we've passed the point where "vibe coding" is a derogatory term. I...
Training AIs to Solve CAPTCHAs
Training AIs to Solve CAPTCHAs Interesting research: Abstract: Vision-language models (VLMs) can solve visual CAPTCHAs without task-specific training, but the...
4 ways to tame shadow AI (hint: you need them all)
if ( !emtpy($headline_subheadline ) ) : ?> Unsanctioned AI use is epidemic, and agentic AI expands the risk. Here are...
Fake Web3 Accelerator Uses npm Packages to Spread Malware and Hijack AI Agent Traffic
A fake Web3 accelerator has been observed pushing information stealers and backdoors to Windows and macOS systems using malicious npm...
Unpatched Broadcom Wi-Fi Flaw Lets Attackers in Range Run Code as Root on Routers
A flaw in Broadcom's Wi-Fi setup software lets an attacker within radio range run code as root on Broadcom-based routers,...
OpenCode Console Breach May Have Exposed OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google API Keys
Swati KhandelwalOct 19, 2026Data Breach / Artificial Intelligence An intruder reached a legacy system at OpenCode on the night of...
Stopping A7 means seeing the Russian party behind the payment
Washington needs to work more closely with financial supervisors in Asia and elsewhere to identify front companies processing payments for...
16-Year-Old Broadcom Wi-Fi Bug Lets Attackers Take Over Routers Without a Password
16-Year-Old Broadcom Wi-Fi Bug Lets Attackers Take Over Routers Without a Password Pierluigi Paganini October 19, 2026 A Broadcom Wi-Fi...
Manufacturing self-reliance sounds great for security. A weaker economy doesn’t
National security analysts have been quick to call for greater Australian economic resilience in the form of ramped-up domestic technical...
Queensland students put cyber skills to the test at ANZ Hackathon
More than 100 students, academics and industry experts are gathering in Brisbane on 19 and 20 October for the second...
Green steel can help Defence – which can help green steel
Australia’s military programs, particularly AUKUS, and Australia’s green industrialisation agenda are usually treated separately. They shouldn’t be. AUKUS is creating...