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Brandis wants two-year jail sentence for re-identifying govt data

Brandis wants two-year jail sentence for re-identifying govt data

Researchers not automatically exempt.
Allie Coyne Oct 12 2016 5:07PM Security
Govt will make it a crime to re-identify anonymised data

Govt will make it a crime to re-identify anonymised data

Changes to Privacy Act coming.
Allie Coyne Sep 28 2016 5:33PM Strategy
HEIST attack breaches HTTPS in the browser

HEIST attack breaches HTTPS in the browser

Can tap into HTTPS comms without MITM position.
Greg Masters , Staff Writers Aug 5 2016 5:16AM Security
Chinese hacker jailed over attempt to steal defence blueprints

Chinese hacker jailed over attempt to steal defence blueprints

Corporate espionage targeted fighter jet plans.
Staff Writers Jul 14 2016 10:05AM Security
Alleged celebrity iCloud hacker to plead guilty

Alleged celebrity iCloud hacker to plead guilty

Faces up to five years for 2014 breaches.
Paris Cowan Jul 5 2016 11:37AM Security
Malaysian immigration officials fired for sabotaging passport system

Malaysian immigration officials fired for sabotaging passport system

Outages allowed people to enter country undetected.
Paris Cowan Jun 1 2016 2:00PM Security
Journalist handed two-year sentence for role in hack

Journalist handed two-year sentence for role in hack

Will fight conviction and sentence.
Juha Saarinen Apr 14 2016 11:07AM Security
NSW pawnbrokers forced to share device MAC addresses

NSW pawnbrokers forced to share device MAC addresses

Police crack down on PC, smartphone theft.
Paris Cowan Jan 21 2016 11:34AM Hardware
Online fraudsters top Aussie cybercrime blacklist

Online fraudsters top Aussie cybercrime blacklist

Authorities field 39,000 complaints in a year.
Staff Writers Jan 18 2016 12:06PM Security
Cops arrest suspected DDoS extortion gang leader

Cops arrest suspected DDoS extortion gang leader

Australian police help flush out alleged DD4BC boss.
Juha Saarinen Jan 13 2016 11:30AM Security
UK privacy watchdog wants to be able to send data thieves to prison

UK privacy watchdog wants to be able to send data thieves to prison

Resumes campaign for new powers.
Juha Saarinen Jan 12 2016 6:58AM Security
SA MP tries to outlaw flying drones over homes

SA MP tries to outlaw flying drones over homes

Wants up to six months prison for those caught breaching privacy.
Paris Cowan Nov 24 2015 12:59PM Hardware
NSW citizens face jail for possessing files for 3D-printed guns

NSW citizens face jail for possessing files for 3D-printed guns

Up to 14 years in prison.
Allie Coyne Nov 23 2015 10:34AM Hardware
Sexual assault complaints caught up in Qld Education hack

Sexual assault complaints caught up in Qld Education hack

More than 600 records accessed, 16 people notified.
Paris Cowan Nov 13 2015 11:55AM Security
S Central boss sentenced to jail

S Central boss sentenced to jail

Handed almost five years for falsifying books to access $4.8m.
Allie Coyne Nov 13 2015 10:29AM Strategy
Gold Coast cops given state's first body-worn cameras

Gold Coast cops given state's first body-worn cameras

Police keep power to record when they want.
Paris Cowan Nov 11 2015 12:11PM Hardware
Qld police want new powers to access cloud-based evidence

Qld police want new powers to access cloud-based evidence

Call for modernisation of ten-year-old laws.
Paris Cowan Nov 2 2015 2:04PM Strategy
S Central boss found guilty of deception

S Central boss found guilty of deception

Sentencing to be handed down in two weeks.
Allie Coyne Oct 21 2015 9:25AM Strategy
Govt still treading water on national police system

Govt still treading water on national police system

Unions demand action.
Paris Cowan Oct 21 2015 9:20AM Software
Alleged hacker arrested in Malaysia over supply of stolen data to IS

Alleged hacker arrested in Malaysia over supply of stolen data to IS

Accused of releasing details on 1351 US govt employees.
Staff Writers Oct 16 2015 4:30PM Security

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