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The Hidden Risks of Bandwidth Sharing

Millions of blocked phishing and scam attacks have been traced to residential proxy traffic, putting home internet users at risk without realising it.

By Jeremy Coppock • 13 min read • This month

Software-as-a-Service

Cheating costs games studios revenue, survey finds

Revenue and player retention are being hit as cheats become a USD $8.5 billion business, according to a survey of 250 developers.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • Last month

Phishing

Microsoft & Google use shared exchange to hit RedVDS

Criminal access to thousands of Microsoft accounts was cut off after the companies shared threat data through the Global Signal Exchange.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month

Malware

Cybercrooks abuse Keitaro tracker for AI scam campaigns

Cybercriminals exploit Keitaro ad tracker to cloak AI trading scams and malware, tying some 15,500 malicious domains into a hidden network.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Mon, 23rd Mar 2026

Multi-factor authentication

LummaStealer returns post-takedown with ClickFix ruse

LummaStealer roars back after domain takedown, using fake CAPTCHA ClickFix tricks and CastleLoader to spread via routine user actions.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026

Physical Security

Revenera boosts platform to clamp down on software piracy

Revenera upgrades its platform with automated workflows to detect and curb global software piracy, licence overuse and misuse.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2025

Physical Security

Software piracy & overuse blamed for rising revenue losses

Nearly one in three software firms cite piracy as a major cause of revenue loss, with unlicensed use rising in China, Russia, India, and Germany, new data reveals.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2025

Malware

Cloudflare, Microsoft & police disrupt global malware service

Cloudflare and Microsoft, with global law enforcement, have disrupted LummaC2, a major malware service stealing data worldwide and used for cybercrime.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd May 2025

Software-as-a-Service

Thales & Neural Labs expand partnership to create AI-powered smart cities

Thales intensifies its partnership with Neural Labs to create AI-driven smart cities, using cloud-licensing capabilities to manage global licenses, optimizing Neural Lab's SaaS offerings and fostering growth.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Mar 2024

Microsoft

Aussie reseller to pay nearly $1m in damages for Microsoft piracy

An Aussie reseller has been ordered to pay Microsoft nearly $1 million in damages for selling pirated software, with further cases likely.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Apr 2017

Cartech

Radical approach by Microsoft NZ opens up refurbished market

Kiwi resellers are jumping on board a Microsoft initiative which enables them to get Windows OEM software at half price for refurbished computers.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Dec 2014

Microsoft

Microsoft raids reseller

Pirated copies of Windows and Office have been confiscated after Microsoft and UAE authorities raid a city reseller.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Wed, 7th Apr 2010

Stories from Other Regions

Software piracy stories

Phishing

MSHTA abuse helps malware hide in Windows processes

A default Windows utility is giving attackers a way to run malicious scripts through trusted processes and dodge security tools.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 20th May 2026

Breach Prevention

BSA settles $347,000 in damages against Australian firms that used unlicensed software

BSA The Software Alliance settled over USD $347,000 in damages against 28 Australian firms using unlicensed software in 2017, double the previous year.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Mar 2018

Licensing

Aussie company fined for using unlicensed software

Software advocate BSA has imposed damages of $100,000 on a West Australian metal works company for using unlicensed software.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 18th May 2016