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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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Optus hacked, details of 10 million customers taken
Australian No. 2 telco Optus, said it will contact up to 10 million customers whose personal details were taken in a “sophisticated” hack. Read more…
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Indonesia’s BRI Life compromised, two million customer records on sale
Indonesia’s BRI Life is investigating claims that personal details of over two million of its customers had been advertised for sale. Read more…
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Singtel third-party file-sharing system (FTA) hacked, data breached
A third-party file-sharing system (FTA) used by Singapore telco, Singtel, has been hacked and customer information may have been compromised. Read more…
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Tesla Model X key fob hacked by researchers, car can be stolen in minutes
Researchers in Belgium, have discovered a major security flaws in the keyless entry system of the Tesla Model X that can be stolen in minutes Read more…
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Growing number of social media hacks becoming a major concern
The hack of Twitter on Wednesday that compromised the accounts of prominent people was one of the most dramatic of the social media era. Read more…
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Baby monitors and wireless cameras at risk of being hacked
Baby monitors and wireless cameras risk being hacked by cyber criminals unless people take security measures to protect themselves. Read more…
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Twitter confirms Facebook and Messenger accounts hacked
Twitter confirmed on Friday that the official Twitter accounts of social media giant Facebook Inc and its Messenger platform were hacked. Read more…
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Australia’s parliamentary IT system hacked earlier this year
The computer network of Australia’s parliament was hacked earlier this year and data was stolen from the computers of several elected officials Read more…
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New Zealand treasury department hacked – budget released
New Zealand’s treasury department said it was deliberately hacked after the country’s opposition party released what it said were key details of a budget. Read more…
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Hacked Wipro employee accounts used to target customers
Indian IT services firm Wipro says some of its employee accounts have been hacked and may have been used to target at least a dozen customer systems. Read more…
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Software pirates use Apple tech to distribute hacked apps
Software pirates have hijacked technology designed by Apple to distribute hacked versions of popular apps on iPhones, Reuters has found. Read more…
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Attempt to hack into Australia’s national parliament reported
Australian authorities are investigating an attempt to hack into national parliament’s computer network but no evidence yet that any data had been accessed. Read more…
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Philippine financial service firm hacked, 900,000 clients exposed
Cebuana Lhuillier, a Philippine financial service provider, says that the data of 900,000 clients had been accessed without authorisation. Read more…