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WEEKLY SECURITY WRAP

Tuesday October 21, 2025

  Security  

Year-long F5 hack exposes broad risks

Triggers widespread unease among corporate customers.

By Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens

 

Latest Security News


Microsoft breaks Windows 11 Recovery Environment in October update
  Security  

Microsoft breaks Windows 11 Recovery Environment in October update

Fix promised over the next few days.

By Juha Saarinen

 
US court orders spyware company NSO to stop targeting WhatsApp
  Security  

US court orders spyware company NSO to stop targeting WhatsApp

Could put it out of business.

By Raphael Satter

 
"Pixnapping" vulnerability lets Android apps steal 2FA codes in 30 seconds
  Security  

"Pixnapping" vulnerability lets Android apps steal 2FA codes in 30 seconds

Google tried to mitigate bug, but researchers worked around fix.

By Juha Saarinen

 
In Pictures: Abnormal AI roundtable - Should we sack the SEG?
  Security  

In Pictures: Abnormal AI roundtable - Should we sack the SEG?

A selection of photos from a recent iTnews executive roundtable lunch at Aerial restaurant in Melbourne.

By VB Templeman

 
Euro cops take down cybercrime network with 49 million fake accounts
  Security  

Euro cops take down cybercrime network with 49 million fake accounts

Collaboration between Europol and the Shadowserver Foundation.

By Juha Saarinen

 
 
 
 
Australia's new cyber affairs ambassador sourced from ASD
  Security  

Australia's new cyber affairs ambassador sourced from ASD

To steer international cyber security strategy engagement.

By Juha Saarinen

 
Vocus ISP Dodo's email system breached on Friday
  Security  

Vocus ISP Dodo's email system breached on Friday

Some customers then impacted by SIM swapping. 

By Ry Crozier

 
In Pictures: Saviynt securing non-human identities roundtable
  Security  

In Pictures: Saviynt securing non-human identities roundtable

A selection of photos from a recent iTnews executive roundtable lunch at Aerial restaurant in Melbourne.

By VB Templeman

 
Microsoft pulls certs for fake Teams installers dropping ransomware
  Security  

Microsoft pulls certs for fake Teams installers dropping ransomware

In early October this year.

By Juha Saarinen

 
China-linked Flax Typhoon tweaked ArcGIS plugin to act as stealthy backdoor
  Security  

China-linked Flax Typhoon tweaked ArcGIS plugin to act as stealthy backdoor

Avoids use of obvious malware.

By Juha Saarinen

 
National photo licence recognition system set to go live in 2025
  Software  

National photo licence recognition system set to go live in 2025

Eight years after system first proposed.

By Eleanor Dickinson

 
 
 
 

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National photo licence recognition system set to go live in 2025
  Software  

National photo licence recognition system set to go live in 2025

By Eleanor Dickinson

Hackers using F5 devices to target US gov networks
  Security  

Hackers using F5 devices to target US gov networks

By Staff Writer

Australia's new cyber affairs ambassador sourced from ASD
  Security  

Australia's new cyber affairs ambassador sourced from ASD

By Juha Saarinen

Austrade to replace its data centre core network
  Networking  

Austrade to replace its data centre core network

By Andrew Colley

"Pixnapping" vulnerability lets Android apps steal 2FA codes in 30 seconds
  Security  

"Pixnapping" vulnerability lets Android apps steal 2FA codes in 30 seconds

By Juha Saarinen

 
 
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