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Ace Security Desk

MUST READ: Four Corners Investigation: We got a cybersecurity expert to hack this BYD. It was too easy

Ace Security Desk – On a narrow country road outside Canberra, I’m driving a BYD Shark 6, the hybrid ute loved by tradies and even a cabinet minister: Watch Four Corners’ full investigation, Asleep at the Wheel, tonight from 8:30 on ABC TV and ABC iview Odyssey format by ABC News Story Lab Published: Mon 21 Sep […]

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Ace Tech Desk

Why your iPhone says ‘Optimizing Search and Siri’ in iOS 27 — and how to speed it up

Ace Tech Desk – After installing iOS 27, you might see a notice near the top of your main Settings screen that reads “Optimizing Search and Siri.” This message is completely normal, but because Apple rebuilt its core Search interface for iOS 27 to deliver faster and more accurate results, your iPhone has to re-catalog every […]

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Ace Security Desk

BBC Wales Investigates U.K Food Festivals Across Country Exploited in AI-Powered Scam

Ace Security Desk – British food festivals are being used to target small food and craft businesses in a scam made possible by artificial intelligence (AI) by Gareth Bryer & Annell Dyfri, BBC Wales: Published: 18 September 2026 A BBC Wales investigation found dozens of traders received professional-looking emails purporting to be from festivals with any requests […]

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Ace Security Desk

UK Government’s Apple iCloud Backdoor Secrecy Called “Farcical” in Court

Ace Security Desk – The government says acknowledging the Apple order could damage national security. But pretending nobody knows about it is damaging open justice. The British government’s policy of neither confirming nor denying that it had ordered Apple to put a backdoor into iCloud has been described as “farcical” during a court hearing. The […]

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Hackers Exploit WooCommerce Plugin Bug to Take Over WordPress Sites Without Login

Ace Security Desk – Attackers are actively exploiting a critical flaw in a WooCommerce extension to seize control of WordPress sites without a username or password. The issue affects Wholesale Lead Capture and turns a routine file-upload feature into a direct path to server access: By Tushar Subhra Dutta Sept. 15, 2026 The vulnerability, tracked […]

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UK GOV. Lords Bill Would Require Social Media Platforms To Get Licenses From OfCom Speech Regulator

Ace Security Desk – Britain’s free speech environment is already under intense pressure. Now a proposal would make social media itself a licensed activity, with Ofcom deciding who gets to operate. In the UK, The Social Media Platforms (Ofcom Licensing) Bill had its first reading in the House of Lords on September 7. A first […]

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Ace Breaking News

EU Statement: EC President Opens Door to Canada Becoming First ‘Associate Member’ as Bloc Builds Their Future

Ace Breaking News – In short: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has given a wide-ranging speech in an annual address. Ms von der Leyen suggested Canada could become the first “associate member” of the European Union, that Europe should build a new security council and that the world should slow down the pace […]