Person charged over massive US data breach
31 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA US woman has been charged with illegally accessing information on around 106 million customers of North American bank holding company Capital One.
Facebook to pay record US$5bn data privacy penalty
25 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingFacebook will pay a record US$5bn fine to settle data privacy violation charges from the US Department of Justice and Fair Trade Commission.
Equifax to pay at least $818m over 2017 data breach
23 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingUS credit rating agency Equifax has agreed to pay at least $818m in customer compensation and penalties over the company's massive 2017 data breach.
Targeted ransomware attacks surging
19 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSymantec has identified a surge in the use of targeted ransomware by an ever-increasing number of attack groups over the past two years.
NSW Cyber Security Innovation Node launched
18 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustCyber and the NSW Government have formally launched the sixth national Cyber Security Innovation Node at the Joint Cyber Security Centre in Sydney.
Google contractors can listen to your conversations
15 July, 2019Google has confirmed contractors listen to and transcribe snippets of audio recorded by Google Assistant after a reviewer leaked over 1000 recordings.
Digital ID platforms to be used by 5bn people by 2024
12 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingJuniper Research has predicted that the number of people using government-issued digital identity credentials will swell to 5bn by 2024.
Data theft a top security concern for Australians: study
11 July, 2019The study, which was done as part of a larger body of work, looked at the public's security concerns and how they've changed over time.
Marriott facing $178m GDPR fine
11 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe UK's ICO is proposing to fine hotel chain Marriott International $178m over a massive data breach that went undetected for more than four years.
Phone businesses' identities stolen for Facebook scams
10 July, 2019The Western Australian Government has issued a warning after four Perth mobile phone businesses had their identities stolen and used in Facebook scams.
British Airways facing $330m GDPR fine
09 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe UK Information Commissioner's Office has proposed to issue British Airways a nearly $330m fine, in what would be the largest GDPR penalty imposed to date.
ACSC urges network owners to sign up for AISI
04 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingFollowing reports of preventable incidents, the Australian Cyber Security Centre is urging network operators to sign up to the free Australian Internet Security Initiative.
Huawei devices pose a high security risk: report
02 July, 2019 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAn analysis of Huawei firmware claims to have found potential backdoors in more than half of the vendor's devices.
CSIRO's Data61 develops digital 'vaccine'
21 June, 2019CSIRO's Data61 researchers have figured out a way to essentially 'vaccinate' AI and machine learning algorithms against adversarial attacks.
Almost $110,000 lost to NBN scams each month
19 June, 2019Scammers pretending to be NBN Co are costing consumers more than $110,000 a month on average in 2019, the Australian Competitor and Consumer Commission warns.
