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Govt funding starts flowing to agencies in real-time
German watchdog chief calls Wirecard scandal a 'massive criminal act'
Social media giants to face same EU hateful content rules as broadcasters
ANZ sees fivefold increase in digital channel use
Govt mulls stricter cyber security accountability for agencies
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NBN Co faces $30-a-day fines for unfixed faults
Will also have to pay users $20/month for congested or slow services.
Oct 1 2019 10:37AM
British Airways faces record $329m fine over data breach
Punished under GDPR.
Jul 9 2019 7:36AM
Germany fines Facebook for under-reporting complaints
Breaches country's law on internet transparency.
Jul 3 2019 1:12PM
NBN Co argues 'no strong basis' for fixed wireless fines
Because it doesn’t offer busy hour performance guarantees.
Mar 8 2019 1:05PM
Optus faces $10m fine, pays millions in refunds
Third-party content subscription scandal widens.
Oct 17 2018 12:20PM
Tesco Bank fined $29.5m over 2016 cyber attack
Did not heed warning until after attack began.
Oct 2 2018 12:21PM
Labor wants to fine NBN Co for bad service
Joins Telstra in pushing to penalise network builder.
Jun 24 2018 9:52AM
QPS becomes first force to issue e-fines for traffic offences
Trial results in full deployment.
Nov 2 2016 12:35PM
Barclays to pay $1.1m fine for US data reporting errors
Failed to update IT systems.
Jul 17 2015 1:28PM
US govt threatened huge fines to make Yahoo release user data
$277,451 per day.
Sep 15 2014 1:54PM
Intel loses challenge against $1.5bn EU fine
Court upholds anti-competition ruling.
Jun 13 2014 6:34AM
Telstra pays fine for tardy new connections
But keeps its appointments.
Jan 10 2014 12:37PM
Melbourne cabbie fined over GPS jammer
Radio comms could be blocked in fight for passengers.
Jan 9 2014 1:21PM
Google fined for breaching privacy laws
Must pay Spain $1.4m.
Dec 23 2013 1:23PM
TPG forced to pay $2m fine after High Court loss
ACCC wins appeal.
Dec 12 2013 2:00PM
Transit officers to fine Opal fare evaders via mobiles
New app means nowhere to hide.
Nov 22 2013 10:35AM
Google nears $6.9m US settlement over wifi incident
To be shared by 30 US states.
Mar 11 2013 7:52AM
Microsoft fined $711m for breaking browser promise
Cooperation reduced sanction amount.
Mar 7 2013 12:31AM
Coal & Allied proposes dust cameras for Hunter mine
Hit with fine.
Nov 22 2012 2:07PM
1391 Brits stung in Angry Birds scam
Trojanised apps sends secret SMSes.
May 27 2012 12:17AM
