An artificial intelligence was taking a test. It cheated. In July, OpenAI tested whether two advanced models, including GPT-5.6 Sol, could find weaknesses in computer systems. Their assignment was to solve hacking challenges. The models were placed inside a sealed computer environment without direct internet access. They could download software through one controlled channel, the...Read More
An artificial intelligence was taking a test. It cheated. In July, OpenAI tested whether two advanced models, including GPT-5.6 Sol, could find weaknesses in computer systems. Their assignment was to solve hacking challenges. The models were placed inside a sealed computer environment without direct internet access. They could download software through one controlled channel, the...Read More
Commvault has released research suggesting organisations across Australia and New Zealand continue to pay ransomware demands despite uncertainty over whether data will be returned or business operations restored. The company’s State of Data Resilience ANZ 2026 report found 34% of organisations that experienced a ransomware attack paid the ransom demand. Of those that paid, 36%...Read More
As ransomware attacks surge and tactics become increasingly sophisticated, the South Korean government is moving to strengthen its response framework. The Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) announced on the 12th that it will host the 5th Ransomware Resilience Conference on September 16 at the Peace & Park Convention center in Seoul’s Yongsan District. The...Read More
Listen to article • 0:00 min Pennsylvania Attorney General David Sunday filed a lawsuit against TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, on Tuesday, alleging the social media giant failed to shield children from age-inappropriate material and from over-usage of the app. The lawsuit says TikTok misclassified the app as being appropriate for teenagers 13 and older,...Read More
Gareth Russell, field CTO, security, Asia-Pacific at Commvault, said organisations need to shift how they frame recovery planning. “The conversation needs to shift from ‘How do we recover everything?’ to ‘What must we recover first?’ Organisations that define their Minimum Viable Company before an attack know exactly which people, applications, systems, and data keep the...Read More
Authorities flagged a Fortinet bypass that opened the floodgates for a major ransomware campaign. A security notice from the likes of the FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned known Fortinet VPN vulnerabilities are currently being leveraged by the Gunra ransomware group to evade multifactor authentication, extract confidential corporate data, and...Read More
Compromised credentials turn authentication into an attack path. When an attacker signs in with a real username and password, the first move can look like ordinary access rather than a breach in progress. That gives attackers room to take over accounts, enter cloud and SaaS applications, escalate privileges, move laterally, and reach sensitive data before...Read More
SOUTH KOREA (TR) – The family of a 25-year-old Japanese influencer and former top-earning hostess residing in Seoul who died earlier this month by suicide during a TikTok livestream says the tragedy was due to relentless cyberbullying. The influencer, who went by the name “Mina,” passed away on August 5. The Yongsan Police Station in...Read More
Mina Chan, a K-pop influencer known as @sweeter_nk on Instagram, died at the age of 26 only after facing extreme backlash and extreme cyberbullying by the so-called fans. The police were alerted by online viewers and one of her acquaintances who showed concern about Mina during her livestream on TikTok. Mina Chan is a renowned...Read More
