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Commonwealth Bank of Australia penalised for spam breaches

June 8, 2023 News Centre 0

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

June 7, 2023 News Centre 0

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

May 3, 2023 News Centre 0

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

January 5, 2023 News Centre 0

MyRepublic has executed a ‘subscriber transfer agreement’ with Australian operator Superloop in the divestment of its NBN-based fixed broadband subscriptions. Read more…

Apple staff strike Australia
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Apple staff in Australia to go on strike ahead of Christmas

December 9, 2022 News Centre 0

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…

eAUD Australia
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Australia’s eAUD pilot has become surprisingly popular

December 8, 2022 News Centre 0

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

November 28, 2022 News Centre 0

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

November 14, 2022 News Centre 0

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

November 5, 2022 News Centre 0

Cyber attacks against Australia from criminals and state-sponsored groups jumped last financial year, equating to one attack every seven minutes. Read more…

Australia cyber defences skills shortage
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Skills shortage is partly behind Australian cyberattack wave

November 1, 2022 News Centre 0

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

October 27, 2022 News Centre 0

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

October 26, 2022 News Centre 0

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…

Australia data breaches penalties
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Australia to increase penalties for company data breaches

October 23, 2022 News Centre 0

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

October 4, 2022 News Centre 0

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…

Austrlia gambling pandemic
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Pandemic sends Australia’s gambling problem online

September 30, 2022 News Centre 0

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…

Optus hack government
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Optus rejects claims of sloppy security as hackers back off

September 27, 2022 News Centre 0

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

September 26, 2022 News Centre 0

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

August 30, 2022 News Centre 0

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

August 26, 2022 News Centre 0

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

August 19, 2022 News Centre 0

Australia’s government plans to introduce new regulations targeting vehicle carbon emissions to boost the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs). Read more…

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