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Crooks push Mac malware through fake OpenAI Codex ads
Cybercriminals are running a malvertising campaign that tricks Mac developers into installing malware disguised as OpenAI’s Codex coding tool. Researchers at Cato Networks found sponsored Google search results directing users searching for Codex on macOS to a convincing fake download page hosted on Google Sites, which instead of providing an installer instructs victims to paste…
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Federal MP accused of assault is charged with breaching bail after allegedly going to the cricket
Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has been charged with breaching his bail conditions after allegedly attending a Test cricket match in Darwin, adding to legal troubles stemming from an earlier assault accusation. He was originally arrested on 30 July over an alleged assault on Northern Territory administrator David Connolly at a Thai cultural festival on…
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Sudanese woman is allowed to stay in UK with her refugee cousin because they are married… after couple had ‘customary Islamic’ wedding in their home country
A Sudanese woman who was initially refused asylum in the UK has won the right to stay after successfully arguing that deportation would breach her human right to a family life, because she is married to her cousin, a recognised refugee already living in Britain. The Home Office had rejected her case, believing the couple’s…
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Iran-linked cyberattack shut down a UK power plant
A suspected Iran-linked cyberattack knocked a small UK power plant offline for four days, in what is believed to be the first disruptive Iranian cyberattack of its kind on British soil. A UK government spokesperson confirmed the incident to The Register, describing the affected site only as a “small-scale energy generator” and stressing that there…
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ShinyHunters and ReliaQuest trade blows over claimed breach
The ransomware and extortion group ShinyHunters has claimed cybersecurity firm ReliaQuest as its latest victim, posting screenshots on its leak site purportedly showing access to the company’s Okta identity dashboard. ReliaQuest has pushed back, confirming a social engineering attack occurred but insisting it was contained to briefly exposing a single employee’s identity session, with no…
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$1T investment giant Apollo breached after social engineering attack
Apollo Global Management, the $1 trillion investment firm, has disclosed that hackers gained unauthorised access to some of its cloud platforms between 6 and 10 July after a successful social engineering attack. The company reported the breach to California’s attorney general, confirming that intruders spent four days inside its systems and accessed personal data including…
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Arriva North London Bus Drivers Strike Next Week Over Hot Working Conditions
More than 1,500 bus drivers employed by Arriva in North London will strike next week after negotiations with management collapsed without resolution. The industrial action centres on concerns about excessive heat in buse
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Devolution powers, Arriva bus strike returns, Zelensky corruption questions
Burnham pushes new mayoral powers over housing; Arriva North London drivers to strike again next week; Fedorov says Zelensky faces corruption questions; plus OpenAI’s cyber-attack warning and the Swans’ return.
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Mom of killer teen gives teary confession while being led away in SHACKLES…after allegedly helping her son hide his soccer star girlfriend’s body
A Pennsylvania mother has been charged with helping her 18-year-old son cover up the murder of his girlfriend, 18-year-old soccer player Karoline Heintz, after being seen tearfully telling reporters “I’m sorry… my son took a life” while being led away in handcuffs and leg shackles. Rachel Moser, 56, denied directly helping cover up the killing…