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WEEKLY SECURITY WRAP

Tuesday October 7, 2025

  Security  

Industrial cellular routers in Australia abused for smishing

Mass fraudulent text campaigns hit mobile users worldwide.

By Juha Saarinen

 

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NSW gov contractor uploaded Excel spreadsheet of flood victims' data to ChatGPT
  Security  

NSW gov contractor uploaded Excel spreadsheet of flood victims' data to ChatGPT

In March.

By Ry Crozier

 
Comms app Signal adds quantum-proof encryption protocol layer
  Security  

Comms app Signal adds quantum-proof encryption protocol layer

To be rolled out as Signal clients are upgraded.

By Juha Saarinen

 
LinkedIn sues alleged data scrapers that use millions of fake site accounts
  Security  

LinkedIn sues alleged data scrapers that use millions of fake site accounts

Placing "unreasonable load" on servers.

By Juha Saarinen

 
 
 
 
Google says hackers are sending extortion emails to corporate executives
  Security  

Google says hackers are sending extortion emails to corporate executives

Email campaign confirmed to be "high-volume".

By Staff Writer

 
Japan's Asahi restarts beer production following cyberattack
  Security  

Japan's Asahi restarts beer production following cyberattack

At its six Japanese plants.

By Staff Writer

 
Age verification IDs taken in Discord data breach
  Security  

Age verification IDs taken in Discord data breach

September data breach disclosed.

By Juha Saarinen

 
Google Workspace adds AI ransomware detection and sync pausing for Drive
  Security  

Google Workspace adds AI ransomware detection and sync pausing for Drive

Will not stop and remove ransomware locally, however.

By Juha Saarinen

 
QBE shifts cyber leadership to the US
  Training & Development  

QBE shifts cyber leadership to the US

Interim cyber lead secures permanent position.

By Zachariah Kelly

 
 
 
 

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NSW gov contractor uploaded Excel spreadsheet of flood victims' data to ChatGPT
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NSW gov contractor uploaded Excel spreadsheet of flood victims' data to ChatGPT

By Ry Crozier

Asahi Group production impacted by cyberattack
  Security  

Asahi Group production impacted by cyberattack

By Staff Writer

First malicious MCP server for AI found
  Security  

First malicious MCP server for AI found

By Juha Saarinen

QBE shifts cyber leadership to the US
  Training & Development  

QBE shifts cyber leadership to the US

By Zachariah Kelly

Announcing the 2025 Benchmark Security Awards Finalists
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Announcing the 2025 Benchmark Security Awards Finalists

By VB Templeman

 
 
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