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WEEKLY SECURITY WRAP

Tuesday June 2, 2026

  Security  

Microsoft backs down on legal threats against 0day disclosing researchers

After security community backlash.

By Juha Saarinen

 

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'Miasma' worm infests Red Hat npm packages
  Security  

'Miasma' worm infests Red Hat npm packages

Trusted publishing defence mechanism side-stepped with compromised token.

By Juha Saarinen

 
Gov urges agencies to fix security basics before buying into frontier AI
  Security  

Gov urges agencies to fix security basics before buying into frontier AI

Lock down fundamentals ahead of expected "vulnerability storm".

By Juha Saarinen

 
In Pictures: Rubrik & Harbor Solutions AUSCERT roundtable
  Security  

In Pictures: Rubrik & Harbor Solutions 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

 
UK banks still lack access to Mythos AI model
  Security  

UK banks still lack access to Mythos AI model

Six weeks after it first drew concern.

By Staff Writer

 
 
 
 
In Pictures: Securing NHIs - Saviynt and AUSCERT roundtable
  Security  

In Pictures: Securing NHIs - Saviynt and AUSCERT roundtable

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

By VB Templeman

 
PEXA protects high-value property transactions with streamlined IAM
  State of Security 2026  

PEXA protects high-value property transactions with streamlined IAM

Balancing security with user expectations.

By Brad Howarth

 
In Pictures: Commvault & AUSCERT 'ResOps' roundtable
  Security  

In Pictures: Commvault & AUSCERT 'ResOps' roundtable

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

By VB Templeman

 
California sues 23andMe over large 2023 data breach
  Security  

California sues 23andMe over large 2023 data breach

Exposed genetic and other personal information.

By Jonathan Stempel

 
ABS runs six-month IT environment hardening before census
  Security  

ABS runs six-month IT environment hardening before census

Plugs "significant" resourcing into the program of work.

By Ry Crozier

 
 
 
 

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In Pictures: Secure your endpoint - Airlock Digital & AUSCERT roundtable
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Australia Post is co-developing two ML models to prioritise its incident queue
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Australia Post is co-developing two ML models to prioritise its incident queue

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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

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Medibank reveals attack vector and cost of 2022 security breach
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Medibank reveals attack vector and cost of 2022 security breach

By Richard Chirgwin

 
 
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