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Nokia caught out on SMS spam 
Telco/ISP
Nokia caught out on SMS spam
Jan 24, 2012 | Comment Now 
Fined $55,000.
 
Virgin Blue rectifies 'spam' campaign 
Strategy
Virgin Blue rectifies 'spam' campaign
By Liz Tay | Jan 12, 2011 | Comment Now 
Airline fined $110,000.
 
Do Not Call register fees to rise 
Telco/ISP
Do Not Call register fees to rise
Dec 21, 2010 | Comment Now 
But far lower impost than than regulator ACMA estimated.
 
FBI arrests man for Mega-D botnet 
Security
FBI arrests man for Mega-D botnet
By Liz Tay | Dec 6, 2010 | Comment Now 
ACMA investigation contributes to man's arrest.
 
ACMA: 30,000 Australian PCs infected every day 
Security
ACMA: 30,000 Australian PCs infected every day
By Mahesh Sharma | Nov 25, 2010 | 5 Comments 
Regulator working on new zombie-tracking portal for ISPs.
 
ACMA meets with international anti-spam partners 
Security
ACMA meets with international anti-spam partners
By Liz Tay | Oct 18, 2010 | 1 Comment 
Sixth Joint London Action Plan workshop kicks off in Melbourne.
 
Notebooks R Us slapped for Spam Act breach 
Hardware
Notebooks R Us slapped for Spam Act breach
By Negar Salek | Jun 16, 2010 | Comment Now 
ACMA receives four complaints from spammed customers.
 
ACMA launches spam SMS reporting tool 
Telco/ISP
ACMA launches spam SMS reporting tool
By Liz Tay | Jun 10, 2010 | Comment Now 
Invites junk SMS at new number.
 
Watchdog probes Nokia over alleged spam breach 
Hardware
Watchdog probes Nokia over alleged spam breach
By Ry Crozier | Apr 7, 2010 | 1 Comment 
EXCLUSIVE: ACMA serves notice on handset giant.
 
Virgin Mobile fined for spam 
Telco/ISP
Virgin Mobile fined for spam
By Liz Tay | Mar 18, 2010 | Comment Now 
E-mail to customers promotes 'opting in'.
 
CommSec pays $55k after breaching Spam Act 
Finance
CommSec pays $55k after breaching Spam Act
By Munir Kotadia | Feb 1, 2010 | Comment Now 
Three complaints from 6.7 million emails.
 
ACMA cracks down on SMS spam 
Networking
ACMA cracks down on SMS spam
Oct 21, 2009 | Comment Now 
Biggest rise in unsolicited mobile ads since 2003.
 
SmartyHost accused of spamming customers 
Telco/ISP
SmartyHost accused of spamming customers
By Ry Crozier | Aug 25, 2009 | Comment Now 
Unsubscribe option wasn’t working.
 
ACMA strikes against alleged SMS spam scammers 
Telco/ISP
ACMA strikes against alleged SMS spam scammers
By Brett Winterford | Jun 1, 2009 | Comment Now 
The Federal Court gave Australia's communications regulator an early victory in an historic action taken against the alleged perpetrators of an SMS spam scam.
 
Optus cops $110,000 spam fine after talks break down 
Telco/ISP
Optus cops $110,000 spam fine after talks break down
Jan 14, 2009 | Comment Now 
Optus Networks has been handed an $110,000 fine for allegedly breaching the Spam Act after attempts to reach an enforceable undertaking with the communications regulator failed.
 
ACMA takes alleged SMS spammers to court 
Telco/ISP
ACMA takes alleged SMS spammers to court
Jan 13, 2009 | Comment Now 
In a local first, the Australian Communications and Media Authority said it has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court in Brisbane against several companies over unsolicited...
 
EMX reaches $10,000 SMS spam settlement with ACMA 
Telco/ISP
EMX reaches $10,000 SMS spam settlement with ACMA
Jan 6, 2009 | Comment Now 
A small Sydney-based firm will pay a $10,000 ‘settlement’ to the Australian Communications and Media Authority for allegedly spamming numbers it had rented as a list from a ...
 
ACMA response to Hyarchis alleged spam breach 
Telco/ISP
ACMA response to Hyarchis alleged spam breach
Nov 26, 2008 | Comment Now 
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released a detailed response to claims by Hyarchis that its formal warning over alleged spam activities was unfair.
 
SMS ‘confirmations’ put Hyarchis in hot water: ACMA 
Telco/ISP
SMS ‘confirmations’ put Hyarchis in hot water: ACMA
By Ry Crozier | Nov 26, 2008 | Comment Now 
ACMA has released the content of alleged spam SMS messages sent by Hyarchis and suggested that if they had been ‘purely factual’ there may not have been grounds to issue a ...
 
Hyarchis sets record straight on spam warning 
Security
Hyarchis sets record straight on spam warning
By Ry Crozier | Nov 24, 2008 | Comment Now 
Hyarchis has described the formal warning issued to it by ACMA over alleged SMS spam as a ‘slap in the face’ that sets a dangerous precedent for the entire web marketing industry.
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