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Hacking DeskAhsay backup servers hacked, and the first fix didn't work The WireRussia hit six energy sites after Trump truce, Zelensky says AmplifiedAnberlin — Never Take Friendship Personal AustraliaNT carjacking: woman pulled from her car in Katherine driveway AustraliaCanberra shooting: man refused bail after teen shot in Conder AmplifiedEmery — The Question AustraliaPerth's Sorrento Beach: more than 1000 farewell shark victim AustraliaSA's Goolwa Beach: elder wants cars off sand to save birds AmplifiedDemon Hunter — Summer of Darkness AustraliaQueensland heat: calls to make extreme heat a planning hazard AustraliaMelbourne: Carlton pair Cowan and Hayward taken to hospital AmplifiedNorma Jean — Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child AustraliaBathurst 1000: Kostecki wins as De Pasquale runs out of fuel AustraliaDarwin council defends $18,000 Asia trade trip after rate rise AustraliaHobart puffer record: 186 turn up to open Tasmanian festival AustraliaWA poverty report: 456,000 West Australians below the line AustraliaAdelaide shooting: shots fired at Kilkenny home, pair sought AustraliaBrisbane rain: storms forecast to break the dry spell today AustraliaCanberra crash: Weston massage business burgled after car hit it AustraliaTasmania crash: car hits two people outside Shearwater shop

Monday 12 October 2026

Ahsay backup servers hacked, and the first fix didn't work

Hackers took over Ahsay backup servers and hid crypto miners. Ahsay's first patch didn't stop them, and Huntress says hotfix 10.3.4.45 now does.

Glyph Tuesday 13 October 2026, open calendar7 min read

Photo: The National Archives (UK) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0), cropped

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Hackers have been breaking into Ahsay backup servers that face the internet, taking full control of them and hiding cryptocurrency miners disguised as Microsoft Edge. The first patch didn't stop them. Now the security company that spotted the attacks says a new hotfix, version 10.3.4.45, finally closes the way in.

Rows of server racks with blinking lights and network gear in a server room — Photo: The National Archives (UK) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0), cropped

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Glyph Tuesday 13 October 2026 at 6:24 am Adelaide, open calendar7 min read

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