PEERSTITCH Malware Deployed via FortiOS Flaw Bypasses Checks on Tagged VPN Sessions
A suspected advanced threat actor has been observed exploiting a security flaw in Fortinet FortiOS to deliver a previously unreported...
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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.
Australian gov, media networks reached by Israeli firm’s spy ads
Key points Citizen Lab's Exposing Adfection report says Israeli firm Discover-Tech used online ads to track devices and help plant...
Shopify tells Australian store to stay shut after hijacked extensions divert shoppers
Key points WAGD, an Australian dog harness retailer, remains closed on Shopify's advice days after malicious code redirected a shopper...
Australian research needs to be protected like critical infrastructure
Australia should better protect its most strategically sensitive university research by adapting principles from its Security of Critical Infrastructure (SOCI)...
ACS warns ASD Essentials lacks clear assessor standards
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) says the Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD) new ASD Essentials cyber security framework relies on “expert...
As Chinese organised crime expands in Africa, so does China’s policing footprint
China is exporting its policing model, and organised crime gets it in the door. Beijing now has policing arrangements across...
No click required: How the ad industry became a pipeline for mercenary spyware
if ( !emtpy($headline_subheadline ) ) : ?> Researchers have uncovered an advertising operation using real-time auctions to profile users and...
TypeSafe’s Jev ‘even more susceptible to attack’ than LLMs, says security vendor
if ( !emtpy($headline_subheadline ) ) : ?> Analysts and consultants said the report appears accurate, but stressed that the key...
U.S. CISA adds Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, Ahsay AhsayCBS, and Cisco Secure Email Gateway flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. CISA adds Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS, Ahsay AhsayCBS, and Cisco Secure Email Gateway flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities...
Silent Lynx: Kazakhstan-Linked Hackers Target Russian Refinery and Government
Silent Lynx: Kazakhstan-Linked Hackers Target Russian Refinery and Government Pierluigi Paganini October 15, 2026 Silent Lynx, a group likely based...
Critical PwnEscape Linux Kernel Vulnerability Lets Guest VMs Read Host Memory
A newly disclosed critical flaw in the Linux kernel allows code inside a virtual machine to read memory on the...
ThreatsDay: Adobe RCE, DNS Wallet Theft, NVIDIA Container Escape, Self-Healing Backdoor + 23 More
Ravie LakshmananOct 15, 2026Hacking News / Cybersecurity News Someone built a tool to steal data, then decided it should scare...
Proofpoint to Acquire Varonis in a $6.3 Billion Transaction
Combination creates a new cybersecurity powerhouse to deliver a complete security platform that protects against AI-accelerated threats and data risks...
