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Commonwealth Bank of Australia penalised for spam breaches
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has paid a record A$3.55 million penalty after sending over 65 million emails that did not comply with Australia’s spam laws. Read more…
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Australia joins with global partners to fight scams
Australia has joined five other nations in strengthening strategic engagement in the global fight against scams, unsolicited telemarketing and spam. Read more…
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ACCC rejects NBN Co’s latest SAU variation proposal
Australia’s ACCC has rejected NBN Co’s proposed variation to its Special Access Undertaking (SAU), though it’s better than the previous one. Read more…
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MyRepublic exits Australia; transfers subs to Superloop
MyRepublic has executed a ‘subscriber transfer agreement’ with Australian operator Superloop in the divestment of its NBN-based fixed broadband subscriptions. Read more…
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Apple staff in Australia to go on strike ahead of Christmas
Hundreds of Apple workers in Australia are preparing to go on a strike ahead of Christmas to demand better working conditions and wages. Read more…
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Australia’s eAUD pilot has become surprisingly popular
A pilot programme for a digital eAUD currency in Australia has attracted much more interest from industry than expected, says Reserve Bank of Australia. Read more…
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Australia’s BNPL sector braces for impact of new regulation
A proposal in Australia to regulate BNPL with the same law that covers credit card and mortgage providers could disrupt a key feature of BNPL’s business model. Read more…
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ACMA reveals top five phone scams and how to avoid them
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has revealed the top five phone scams currently being reported to the agency. Read more…
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Rise in cyber attacks against Australia from criminals, states
Cyber attacks against Australia from criminals and state-sponsored groups jumped last financial year, equating to one attack every seven minutes. Read more…
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Skills shortage is partly behind Australian cyberattack wave
Australian firms have become a major target for cyber attacks as a skills shortage leaves an understaffed cybersecurity workforce ill-equipped to stop them. Read more…
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Medibank reveals full scope of data breach – it’s bad
Medibank says a cyber attack compromised data of all of its of its nearly 4 million customers, as it warned of a major hit to its first-half earnings. Read more…
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Paying off hackers is more common than you might think
Corporate insurers routinely pay hackers ransom to return stolen customer data, says Macquarie Telecom Group, as Medibank reveals the scale of a recent breach. Read more…
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Australia to increase penalties for company data breaches
Australia will introduce laws to parliament to increase penalties for companies subject to major data breaches after recent high-profile cyberattacks. Read more…
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Now Telstra has been hacked – employee data stolen
Two weeks after Optus was left reeling by a massive cyberattack, now Telstra says it has suffered a “small” data breach involving employee data. Read more…
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Pandemic sends Australia’s gambling problem online
Already the world’s biggest gambling nation in terms of loss per person, Australia has seen a shift in betting behaviour since the pandemic. Read more…
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Optus rejects claims of sloppy security as hackers back off
Optus came under more fire from the government for last week’s data breach, while the hackers withdrew their ransom demand and said they have deleted the data. Read more…
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Australia to change privacy rules in wake of Optus attack
Australia plans changes to its privacy rules so that banks can be alerted faster following cyber attacks at companies, says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Read more…
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Australia tells Big Tech to share child abuse content plans
A regulatory body in Australia orders Meta, Apple and Microsoft to share strategies for stamping out child abuse material on their platforms or face fines. Read more…
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Afterpay drops Westpac to merge its BNPL app with Block
Australian payments firm Afterpay has ended its partnership with Westpac after deciding to integrate its products with new owner Block’s ecosystem. Read more…
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Australia to target vehicle emissions to boost EV sales
Australia’s government plans to introduce new regulations targeting vehicle carbon emissions to boost the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs). Read more…