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US negotiating multibillion-dollar fine with Facebook: report
Disability workers personal information to be centralised in new NDIS database
Suncorp CEO demands proof from Oracle that frozen core banking system actually works
Australian weapon tech DroneShield scores a bullseye in South America
MacGov boss slams Huawei over letters sent to partners, including Telstra, Google
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Facebook voids accounts targeting Moldova pre-election
More "inauthentic behaviour".
Feb 15 2019 6:57AM
Optus self-service error logs users into Vladmir's account
Telco yanks site, starts investigation.
Feb 14 2019 9:55PM
Defence's bid for new technology restrictions scuttled by Thom review
More nuanced approach needed to address legislative gaps.
Feb 14 2019 3:13PM
Phishers compromise Optus email accounts
Beware malware-laden missives.
Feb 14 2019 6:51AM
Aussie IT firms cop customer trust hit as encryption laws bite
Face 'regular questions' from customers and prospects.
Feb 14 2019 6:42AM
Govt moves to extend encryption-busting powers to anti-corruption agencies
Proposes changing 'interception agency' definition.
Feb 13 2019 5:18PM
Patch Wednesday plugs actively exploited IE zero-day
"PrivExchange" flaw fixed too after proof-of-concept published.
Feb 13 2019 11:51AM
Russian lawmakers back bill on 'sovereign' internet
Tighter controls could disrupt Russia's internet and be used to stifle dissent.
Feb 13 2019 6:40AM
Hacker destroys all data held by US email provider
Primary and backup data wiped.
Feb 13 2019 1:13AM
Australian bank customers caught in valuation firm data breach
Caused by undisclosed 'security vulnerability'.
Feb 13 2019 12:19AM
Labor concedes decryption laws weakened security for internet users
Says change needed to protect "virtually every" smartphone and net user.
Feb 12 2019 11:27PM
Online payments fraud crackdown breaks cover as AusPayNet names new chief
Sector-wide reforms to start by July.
Feb 12 2019 7:15AM
Pompeo warns allies Huawei presence complicates partnership with US
Warns against deploying equipment.
Feb 12 2019 7:00AM
Thailand launches Huawei 5G test bed
Despite US allies' bar on Chinese telecoms giant.
Feb 11 2019 6:54AM
Defence dumped unrestricted crypto research permits without warning
But permanent replacement under consideration.
Feb 8 2019 5:30PM
Apple gives education grant to US teen for FaceTime bug find
After fixing privacy issue.
Feb 8 2019 11:40AM
Swiss government invites public to find holes in e-voting system
Up to 50,000 Swiss francs bug bounties.
Feb 8 2019 10:38AM
Security breach strikes parliament's IT network
All passwords reset.
Feb 8 2019 10:29AM
Cisco wants privacy to be a fundamental human right
New laws needed to protect people.
Feb 8 2019 9:48AM
Huawei open to European supervision: executive in speech
Wants cybersecurity to be viewed as a technical rather than ideological issue.
Feb 8 2019 6:51AM
