Security firm Avast has revealed that its internal network was breached through the use of a compromised VPN profile, with the target being CCleaner, a popular application that allows Windows users to perform routine maintenance on their systems and has been downloaded more than two billion times.

The advent of Internet-connected school classrooms has given rise to new dangerous online threats, despite the fact that they have transformed the learning process in schools all over Australia, according to a new report.

A Microsoft update for Windows 10, issued on 27 June, could result in breaking the installations of more than 50 million users, with the company warning that applying the update could cause the remote access connection manager to stop working.