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LummaStealer returns post-takedown with ClickFix ruse
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
Revenera boosts platform to clamp down on software piracy
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
Software piracy & overuse blamed for rising revenue losses
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
Cloudflare, Microsoft & police disrupt global malware service
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
Thales & Neural Labs expand partnership to create AI-powered smart cities
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
Aussie reseller to pay nearly $1m in damages for Microsoft piracy
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
Radical approach by Microsoft NZ opens up refurbished market
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 raids reseller
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

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BSA settles $347,000 in damages against Australian firms that used unlicensed software
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
Aussie company fined for using unlicensed software
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