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WEEKLY SECURITY WRAP

Tuesday August 12, 2025

  Security  

"Shade BIOS" stealth malware hides below operating system

Creates parallel "attacker-exclusive OS".

By Juha Saarinen

 

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Researchers poke further holes in TETRA encrypted wireless comms
  Security  

Researchers poke further holes in TETRA encrypted wireless comms

Four critical vulnerabilities found.

By Juha Saarinen

 
Confusion reigns as phishers abuse Exchange Online Direct Send
  Security  

Confusion reigns as phishers abuse Exchange Online Direct Send

Legitimate feature needs to be secured, but admins aren't sure how to do it.

By Juha Saarinen

 
Serious path traversal bug found in Microsoft's NLWeb "Agentic Web" tool
  Security  

Serious path traversal bug found in Microsoft's NLWeb "Agentic Web" tool

Vulnerability allowed reading of system files and theft of AI LLM API keys.

By Juha Saarinen

 
 
 
 
"ReVault" firmware flaws allow persistent access in Dell laptops
  Security  

"ReVault" firmware flaws allow persistent access in Dell laptops

Over 100 currently supported models at risk.

By Juha Saarinen

 
University of Western Australia resets all staff and student passwords
  Security  

University of Western Australia resets all staff and student passwords

After 'data breach'.

By Ry Crozier

 
Microsoft raises Zero Day Quest bug bounties to US$5 million
  Security  

Microsoft raises Zero Day Quest bug bounties to US$5 million

Vulnerability finding program targets company's enterprise offerings.

By Juha Saarinen

 
NSW greenlights central database for compromised IDs
  Security  

NSW greenlights central database for compromised IDs

Identity Protection and Recovery Bill passes NSW parliament.

By Eleanor Dickinson

 
Cloudflare and Perplexity slug it out over alleged AI bot block evasion
  Security  

Cloudflare and Perplexity slug it out over alleged AI bot block evasion

Block-busting bot or legitimate AI traffic?

By Juha Saarinen

 
 
 
 

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AI coding threatens to make common security flaw more prevalent
  Security  

AI coding threatens to make common security flaw more prevalent

By Juha Saarinen

"ReVault" firmware flaws allow persistent access in Dell laptops
  Security  

"ReVault" firmware flaws allow persistent access in Dell laptops

By Juha Saarinen

NSW greenlights central database for compromised IDs
  Security  

NSW greenlights central database for compromised IDs

By Eleanor Dickinson

Confusion reigns as phishers abuse Exchange Online Direct Send
  Security  

Confusion reigns as phishers abuse Exchange Online Direct Send

By Juha Saarinen

University of Western Australia resets all staff and student passwords
  Security  

University of Western Australia resets all staff and student passwords

By Ry Crozier

 
 
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