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Tuesday May 26, 2026

  Security  

Another serious Linux local privesc bug surfaces

Qualys finds vulnerability introduced in 2016.

By Juha Saarinen

 

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GitHub compromised, allegedly by TeamPCP
  Security  

GitHub compromised, allegedly by TeamPCP

Around 3800 internal repositories exfiltrated.

By Juha Saarinen

 
Fears of unfettered hacking spurred by Anthropic's Mythos AI model likely 'overstated'
  Security  

Fears of unfettered hacking spurred by Anthropic's Mythos AI model likely 'overstated'

Analysis: Practitioners see measured risk.

By AJ Vicens

 
In Pictures: 'Phishing as a Service' - Abnormal AI and AUSCERT roundtable
  Security  

In Pictures: 'Phishing as a Service' - Abnormal AI and AUSCERT roundtable

A selection of photos from a recent iTnews roundtable lunch at Uncle Su restaurant at the Star on the Gold Coast.

By VB Templeman

 
Employers Mutual Limited strengthens cyber defences with XDR shift
  State of Security 2026  

Employers Mutual Limited strengthens cyber defences with XDR shift

Extending client data protection with AI.

By Brad Howarth

 
 
 
 
Mini Shai-Hulud worm injects disk wiper into Microsoft Azure PyPI package
  Security  

Mini Shai-Hulud worm injects disk wiper into Microsoft Azure PyPI package

Dropper fetches destructive code and extensive credentials stealer.

By Juha Saarinen

 
In Pictures: Secure your endpoint - Airlock Digital & AUSCERT roundtable
  Security  

In Pictures: Secure your endpoint - Airlock Digital & AUSCERT roundtable

A selection of photos from a recent iTnews roundtable lunch at Cucina Vivo restaurant at the Star on the Gold Coast.

By VB Templeman

 
Grafana refuses ransom demand after GitHub breach
  Security  

Grafana refuses ransom demand after GitHub breach

Threat actor downloaded codebase.

By Juha Saarinen

 
On London's streets, facial recognition tests the balance between security and liberty
  Security  

On London's streets, facial recognition tests the balance between security and liberty

UK gov works to develop legal framework.

By Paul Sandle

 
Victorian bulk porting scammer gets over two years in prison
  Security  

Victorian bulk porting scammer gets over two years in prison

Successfully ported 44 numbers without the owners' consent.

By Juha Saarinen

 
 
 
 

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Services Australia describes fraud, debt-related machine learning use cases
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Services Australia describes fraud, debt-related machine learning use cases

By Ry Crozier

GitHub compromised, allegedly by TeamPCP
  Security  

GitHub compromised, allegedly by TeamPCP

By Juha Saarinen

Medibank reveals attack vector and cost of 2022 security breach
  Security  

Medibank reveals attack vector and cost of 2022 security breach

By Richard Chirgwin

Victorian bulk porting scammer gets over two years in prison
  Security  

Victorian bulk porting scammer gets over two years in prison

By Juha Saarinen

Grafana refuses ransom demand after GitHub breach
  Security  

Grafana refuses ransom demand after GitHub breach

By Juha Saarinen

 
 
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