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WEEKLY SECURITY WRAP

Tuesday October 13, 2026

  Security  

Hackers exploit firmware flaw to heat supermarket fridges

Sparking fires and spoiling food.

By Leo Marchandon and Gabriel Stargardter

 

Latest Security News


Defence quiet on Australia's role in Five Eyes AI program Arcadia
  Security  

Defence quiet on Australia's role in Five Eyes AI program Arcadia

As New Zealand puts six-year build on Arcadia participation.

By Juha Saarinen

 
Anthropic discloses fake tip to police among new rogue AI incidents
  Security  

Anthropic discloses fake tip to police among new rogue AI incidents

Attributed to an automated test process.

By Staff Writer

 
Attackers hijack ccTLDs to fake certs for Google
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Attackers hijack ccTLDs to fake certs for Google

Reported by Google Security.

By Juha Saarinen

 
Canadian ransomware negotiator arrested
  Security  

Canadian ransomware negotiator arrested

Amid FBI hacker crackdown.

By Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens

 
ASD joins seven-nation alert as US seizes Chinese hacking firm's tools
  Security  

ASD joins seven-nation alert as US seizes Chinese hacking firm's tools

Chinese govt-linked 'Flax Typhoon' hackers ran portal for stolen email access.

By Juha Saarinen

 
 
 
 
NetScaler builds that fixed zero-days carry critical flaw, too
  Security  

NetScaler builds that fixed zero-days carry critical flaw, too

Separate SAML flaw rated as 9.5 out of 10.0.

By Juha Saarinen

 
CrowdStrike says China-based suspect used AI tools in South Korean bank hacks
  Security  

CrowdStrike says China-based suspect used AI tools in South Korean bank hacks

Clues found through analysis of AI coding-tool sessions.

By Kyu-seok Shim and Brenda Goh

 
CSIRO finds permanent CISO
  Training & Development  

CSIRO finds permanent CISO

To replace Jamie Rossato, who left earlier this year.

By Ry Crozier

 
ClingSTUN botnet hijacks devices with years-old flaws
  Security  

ClingSTUN botnet hijacks devices with years-old flaws

Linux malware exploits Ivanti gateway bugs ASD alerted on in 2024.

By Juha Saarinen

 
Unpatched server behind Vic student data breach
  Security  

Unpatched server behind Vic student data breach

Departmental oversight and systems also criticised.

By Ry Crozier

 
Anthropic opens its most powerful AI models to more security teams
  Security  

Anthropic opens its most powerful AI models to more security teams

Multiple tiers of access unveiled.

By Staff Writer

 
Atlassian Data Centre products hit by unauthenticated file access vulnerability
  Security  

Atlassian Data Centre products hit by unauthenticated file access vulnerability

Take internet-facing instances offline if they can't be patched immediately.

By Juha Saarinen

 
 
 
 

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CSIRO finds permanent CISO
  Training & Development  

CSIRO finds permanent CISO

By Ry Crozier

Unpatched server behind Vic student data breach
  Security  

Unpatched server behind Vic student data breach

By Ry Crozier

ASD joins seven-nation alert as US seizes Chinese hacking firm's tools
  Security  

ASD joins seven-nation alert as US seizes Chinese hacking firm's tools

By Juha Saarinen

Atlassian Data Centre products hit by unauthenticated file access vulnerability
  Security  

Atlassian Data Centre products hit by unauthenticated file access vulnerability

By Juha Saarinen

NSW National Parks web app accessed by OpenAI agent
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NSW National Parks web app accessed by OpenAI agent

By Ry Crozier

 

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