Threats, breaches, and staying safe online in Australia.
In brief The private keys for eight intermediate certificates issued by India-based certificate authority eMudhra were found to be compromised — the key-generation process was “flawed” and “trivial to exploit,” according to Mozilla cryptography engineer Dennis Jackson. Holding those keys could let an attacker issue HTTPS certificates for websites they do not control, then impersonate … Read more
A single hacker broke into the websites of more than 100 companies — including John Deere, SharkNinja, and Cummins — by handing the work to AI agents and spending about $5,000. Here is how the attack worked, what each breach cost, and why Microsoft now treats AI agents as insider threats. In brief What happened: … Read more
Ticketmaster Goes AI-First: New CTO, Brazil Data Leak Unanswered Standfirst: Ticketmaster just hired an ex-Amazon executive to make “every function AI-first” — agentic tools, deeper personalization, tougher bot defenses. But as the company collects more data, one question from Brazil is still unanswered: what happened to the leaked ticketing records, and was Ticketmaster ever breached … Read more
How many people actually use a VPN, why they use one, how big the industry is — and what Australia’s record 330% demand surge reveals. Every statistic below is sourced, dated and linked. In brief 50+ sourced VPN statistics for 2026: global usage rates, market size, why people use VPNs, free-VPN risks — plus the … Read more
Hotel Wi-Fi, airport Wi-Fi, cafe Wi-Fi — the networks you most want a VPN on are the ones most likely to break it. Three causes explain nearly every failure, and they fix in a specific order. Work the ladder below before you blame the VPN. In brief Hotel, cafe and airport Wi-Fi block VPNs in … Read more
A VPN icon in your taskbar is not proof your VPN is working. The only proof is a before-and-after check: your IP address, location, DNS servers, and WebRTC exposure must all change when the VPN connects. Here is the 2-minute check, what a pass looks like, and what to do when one check fails. In … Read more
Yes — with two caveats that matter more than the VPN itself. A reputable VPN makes banking safer on networks you do not trust. It does nothing against phishing, malware, or a weak password, and your bank may challenge a login that comes from a shared VPN address. The safe answer depends on the network … Read more
A VPN is one of the most oversold products on the internet. It does one thing well — it moves who can see your traffic — and a long list of things it does not do at all. This guide explains both, by threat model, so you buy for the right reason or not at … Read more