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Australia asks FBI to help find attacker who stole data from millions of users

+Comment Apparent perp claims to have deleted swiped info as carrier Optus struggles to get its story straight

Security28 Sep 2022 | 16

Significant customer data exposed in attack on Australian telco

Updated Subscribers have questions – like 'When were you going to tell us?'

Cyber-crime23 Sep 2022 | 13

Australian quantum startup enlists GlobalFoundries to develop mass qubit production

Company claims tech can detect quantum information at room temperature

Systems07 Sep 2022 |

China orders tech companies to 'improve traceability' of users to control 'rumours and false information'

PLUS: Australia mints a physical crypto-coin; Alibaba Cloud claims world's biggest DC; India’s space airbags; and more

Security05 Sep 2022 | 3

Elon Musk wrote article for China's internet regulator, hinted at aged care robots

Asia in Brief PLUS Vietnam's massive infosec push; Philippines telco fight; Australia dumps COVID app; and more

Security14 Aug 2022 | 34

Google fined $42.5m over misleading Android location settings in Australia

Ad behemoth committed to 'providing the most helpful products possible'

Legal12 Aug 2022 | 14

Court voids 34,000 unfair Fuji Xerox contracts

Required customers to pay for software they did not receive, among other sins

Legal12 Aug 2022 | 26

Aussies crowdsource a business case for central bank digital currencies

Ring-fenced tests planned, despite previous regulatory skepticism about the need for fiat digi-dollars

Software09 Aug 2022 | 21

India proposes increased power to vet tech mergers

Asia In brief Chinese phone makers' tax deals probed; PayPal back in Indonesia; Boeing seeks sustainability in Japan; and more

Legal08 Aug 2022 |

Financial exchange's efforts to replace core systems with blockchain founder – again

Accenture roped in to find the weakest link

Software04 Aug 2022 | 15

Funds sought for first submarine cable to Antarctica

Will also be first cable to go from South America to Australia

Off-Prem01 Aug 2022 | 17

Spyware developer charged by Australian Police after 14,500 sales

Asia In Brief PLUS: India open to space tourism; China/Indonesia infosec pact; Paytm denies breach; Infosys dodges government again; and more

Security01 Aug 2022 | 2

Australia bins $41m app contracted to Accenture

Asia In Brief Plus: Chinese chips supported in key management spec; Singapore/UK digital services pact; Fujitsu's vision for oldies; and more

Software11 Jul 2022 | 7

Samsung fined $14 million for misleading smartphone water resistance claims

Promoted phones as ready for a dunking – forgot to mention known problems with subsequent recharges

Personal Tech23 Jun 2022 | 41

Five Eyes alliance’s top cop says techies are the future of law enforcement

Crims have weaponized tech and certain States let them launder the proceeds

Cyber-crime09 Jun 2022 | 15

Police lab wants your happy childhood pictures to train AI to detect child abuse

Updated Like the Hotdog, Not Hotdog app but more Kidnapped, Not Kidnapped

AI + ML03 Jun 2022 | 55

Australian digital driving licenses can be defaced in minutes

Brute force attack leaves the license wide open for undetectable alteration, but back end data remains unchanged

Research30 May 2022 | 56

China offering ten nations help to run their cyber-defenses and networks

Sure, they’re small Pacific nations, but they’re in very strategic locations

Security27 May 2022 | 25

Facebook deliberately took down Australian government pages during pay-for-news negotiations: report

Whistleblowers say takedowns were used as leverage, Facebook disagrees

Legal06 May 2022 | 19

Epic Games' court dates with Apple and Google pushed into 2024

Judge ponders battle royale between all three to avoid unhelpful overlaps

Legal05 Apr 2022 | 9

Blockchain powered stock market rebuild started in 2017 delayed again

COBOL and Itanium to keep the job well into 2023 – past original 2020 go-live date

Software28 Mar 2022 | 24

Distributor dumps Kaspersky to show solidarity with Ukraine

Security software vendor saddened but says its channel is holding firm

Security25 Mar 2022 | 33

Meta sued for 'aiding and abetting' crypto scammers

Watchdog claims Facebook parent sat on its hands as fake ads fleeced netizens

Personal Tech18 Mar 2022 | 51

Gov-linked Singaporean services outfit NCS wants to become regional giant

Just splashed $236M on Oz SI, can't quite say how it plans to tackle China

On-Prem09 Mar 2022 |

Alphabet's Wing drone unit inks supermarket delivery deal

Payloads stuck at just 1.5kg, but noise has been reduced

Personal Tech03 Mar 2022 | 30

IBM merges 13 APAC nations into one regional organization

And calls it 'ASEANZK' (gesundheit) to reflect inclusion of Australia, New Zealand, Korea and all of ASEAN

On-Prem17 Feb 2022 | 1

Indonesia's new mega-telco to build 18,000km submarine cable to the US

Coming out party for Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison

Networks11 Feb 2022 | 6

Swipe left: Snoops use dating apps to hook sources, says Australian Five Eyes boss

Warns that foreign interference needs more attention than terrorism

Security10 Feb 2022 | 14

China tech market growth to slow in 2022, says Forrester

Vietnam, India, Philippines set to outpace Middle Kingdom

Software10 Feb 2022 |

Australian court finds Facebook 'divorced from reality' as it tried to define doing business down under

This one was decided on the way the cookies crumbled

Legal07 Feb 2022 | 29

Western Australia Health taps SAP and Deloitte for AU$220m SaaS HR system over 10 years

Now, don't do a Queensland

Databases04 Feb 2022 | 9

Earth to Voyager 2: Standby for connection – after we tip this water out of the dish

Video Deep Space Network scope tilts to find its targets, or to dispose of the effects of recent rain

Science31 Jan 2022 | 44

Australian Prime Minister's WeChat Shanghaied by Chinese patriots

Updated Politicians rush to blame Beijing, Tencent says the account was transferred from its original registrar and it's probing that shift

Security24 Jan 2022 | 16

UK, Australia, to build 'network of liberty that will deter cyber attacks before they happen'

Enhanced 'Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership' will transport crime to harsh penal regime on the other side of the world

Security21 Jan 2022 | 58

A proposal to beat below-the-belt selfies: Crowdsourced machine learning using victims' image stashes

Column Empty your inboxes, people, we can duck this problem together

Bootnotes22 Dec 2021 | 77

Ransomwared payroll provider leaks data on 38,000 Australian government workers

Frontier Software admitted attack three weeks ago, said data was safe … now it's on the dark web

Security10 Dec 2021 | 9

Oz Feds reveal distribution model behind backdoored 'An0m' chat app spread by crims

Resellers were given exclusive territories to target, and offered tech support

Security09 Dec 2021 | 7

Australia will force social networks to identify trolls, so they can be sued for defamation

At the same time, will overrule court decision that traditional publishers are liable for comments on social media

Security29 Nov 2021 | 55

From the studio that brought you 'Mortal Wombat' comes 'Pernicious Possum'

Woman tells New Zealand police she was held hostage by small marsupial

Bootnotes16 Nov 2021 | 30

New cable incoming! Hawaiki Nui set to connect Sydney, Singapore, and LA by 2025

Plans to hook up New Zealand's South Island and Indonesia too

Networks03 Nov 2021 | 5

Australian cops find cocaine stash in PS5 from Portugal

Consoles are in short supply everywhere, which may be why this one aroused suspicion

Personal Tech03 Nov 2021 | 18

Australian PM and Deputy threaten Facebook and Twitter with defamation liability for users' posts

Big Tech's Australian lobby responds with more governance for its disinformation suppression code

Legal12 Oct 2021 | 53

Australian regulator finds Google dominates adtech, seeks powerup to fight back

Calls for global approach to curtail self-preferencing behaviour, unhelpful opacity that crimps competition

Personal Tech28 Sep 2021 | 12

Angry birds ground some Google Wing drones in Australia

Between COVID and corvids, Canberrans can't catch a break

Bootnotes23 Sep 2021 | 23

Amazon Web Services set to support more Asia-Pacific currencies for customer bills

Australian users told first of plans to create 'Seller of Record' subject to regulatory approval

PaaS + IaaS21 Sep 2021 | 1

This is AUKUS for China – US, UK, Australia reveal defence tech-sharing pact

Will build nuke-powered subs together and share cyber, AI, quantum and mysterious 'undersea capabilities' tech

Security16 Sep 2021 | 136

Australia gave police power to compel sysadmins into assisting account takeovers – so they plan to use it

Soon, authorities intend to flush out CSAM and the creeps who share it. After that … privacy types are worried

Legal14 Sep 2021 | 44

Australia rules Facebook page operators are legally liable for user comments under posts

Good news for chap abused by online mob. Not so much for page admins

Legal08 Sep 2021 | 64

Google's newest cloud region taken out by 'transient voltage' that rebooted network kit

australia-southeast2 has a big wobble less than a month after launch

Off-Prem25 Aug 2021 | 32

Singapore, Australia successfully trial blockchain-greased customs system

Who knew that verifiable and digital documentation might move a little faster than paper?

Applications23 Aug 2021 | 4

Giant Tesla battery providing explosion in renewable energy – not as intended

Toxic smoke from fire forces Australian residents indoors just two days after COVID lockdown lifted

Offbeat30 Jul 2021 | 101

Australian government in talks to buy Pacific Islands' top telco

The other bidder is China mobile, so top Oz telco has been approached to step in

Networks20 Jul 2021 | 5

Epic vs. Apple Australian side quest allowed to resume

Federal Court finds Apple is neither “ornamental” nor “parasitic” and thinks local action is appropriate despite US case

Legal09 Jul 2021 | 13

Western Australia rushes out legislation after cops access contact-tracing data to investigate serious crimes

Officials fear if info is misappropriated, community will lose confidence in app

Software15 Jun 2021 | 42

'Welcome to Perth' mirth being milked for all it's worth

Chap painted greeting on rooftop... in Sydney

Bootnotes14 Jun 2021 | 36

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Australia asks FBI to help find attacker who stole data from millions of users

Significant customer data exposed in attack on Australian telco

Australian quantum startup enlists GlobalFoundries to develop mass qubit production

China orders tech companies to 'improve traceability' of users to control 'rumours and false information'

Woman forced to sell 4-bed house after crypto exchange wrongly refunded $7.2m

China-linked APT40 gang targets wind farms, Australian government

Australian wasps threaten another passenger plane, with help from COVID-19

Airbnb turns its anti-partying tech on American lodgers

Australian court overturns 'Google is a publisher' decision

Elon Musk wrote article for China's internet regulator, hinted at aged care robots

Google fined $42.5m over misleading Android location settings in Australia

Court voids 34,000 unfair Fuji Xerox contracts

Aussies crowdsource a business case for central bank digital currencies

India proposes increased power to vet tech mergers

Financial exchange's efforts to replace core systems with blockchain founder – again

Funds sought for first submarine cable to Antarctica

Spyware developer charged by Australian Police after 14,500 sales

Australia bins $41m app contracted to Accenture

Samsung fined $14 million for misleading smartphone water resistance claims

Five Eyes alliance’s top cop says techies are the future of law enforcement

Police lab wants your happy childhood pictures to train AI to detect child abuse

Australian digital driving licenses can be defaced in minutes

China offering ten nations help to run their cyber-defenses and networks

Facebook deliberately took down Australian government pages during pay-for-news negotiations: report

Epic Games' court dates with Apple and Google pushed into 2024

Blockchain powered stock market rebuild started in 2017 delayed again

Distributor dumps Kaspersky to show solidarity with Ukraine

Meta sued for 'aiding and abetting' crypto scammers

Gov-linked Singaporean services outfit NCS wants to become regional giant

Alphabet's Wing drone unit inks supermarket delivery deal

IBM merges 13 APAC nations into one regional organization

Indonesia's new mega-telco to build 18,000km submarine cable to the US

Swipe left: Snoops use dating apps to hook sources, says Australian Five Eyes boss

China tech market growth to slow in 2022, says Forrester

Australian court finds Facebook 'divorced from reality' as it tried to define doing business down under

Western Australia Health taps SAP and Deloitte for AU$220m SaaS HR system over 10 years

Earth to Voyager 2: Standby for connection – after we tip this water out of the dish

Australian Prime Minister's WeChat Shanghaied by Chinese patriots

UK, Australia, to build 'network of liberty that will deter cyber attacks before they happen'

A proposal to beat below-the-belt selfies: Crowdsourced machine learning using victims' image stashes

Ransomwared payroll provider leaks data on 38,000 Australian government workers

Oz Feds reveal distribution model behind backdoored 'An0m' chat app spread by crims

Australia will force social networks to identify trolls, so they can be sued for defamation

From the studio that brought you 'Mortal Wombat' comes 'Pernicious Possum'

New cable incoming! Hawaiki Nui set to connect Sydney, Singapore, and LA by 2025

Australian cops find cocaine stash in PS5 from Portugal

Australian PM and Deputy threaten Facebook and Twitter with defamation liability for users' posts

Australian regulator finds Google dominates adtech, seeks powerup to fight back

Angry birds ground some Google Wing drones in Australia

Amazon Web Services set to support more Asia-Pacific currencies for customer bills

This is AUKUS for China – US, UK, Australia reveal defence tech-sharing pact

Australia gave police power to compel sysadmins into assisting account takeovers – so they plan to use it

Australia rules Facebook page operators are legally liable for user comments under posts

Google's newest cloud region taken out by 'transient voltage' that rebooted network kit

Singapore, Australia successfully trial blockchain-greased customs system

Giant Tesla battery providing explosion in renewable energy – not as intended

Australian government in talks to buy Pacific Islands' top telco

Epic vs. Apple Australian side quest allowed to resume

Western Australia rushes out legislation after cops access contact-tracing data to investigate serious crimes

'Welcome to Perth' mirth being milked for all it's worth

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