FBI investigating cyberattack at Oracle – Security
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is probing a cyberattack at Oracle that has led to the theft of patient data, Bloomberg News reported,…
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AARNet to operate Basslink communications cable – Telco/ISP
AARNet will take over operation of telecommunications services on the Basslink cable linking Victoria and Tasmania from July. The internet services provider to Australian universities…
UniSuper starts to explore agentic AI – Cloud – Software
UniSuper is starting to explore opportunities with agentic AI, with an initial use case aimed at helping a financial advisory team take notes and serve…
DAFF recruiting new CIO to address ‘compounding’ IT debt – Cloud – Hardware – Networking – Security – Software
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has begun searching for a new CIO following the departure of Mark Sawade to the Australian Taxation…
ASIC scopes data forensics future ahead of Nuix deal expiry – Software
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is planning a major overhaul of its digital evidence-gathering environment, ahead of the late-2027 expiry of a $22.7 million contract…
European lawmakers urge Commission to move quickly on Chips Act 2.0 – Hardware
Members of the European Parliament have urged the European Commission to launch a new support program for the region’s semiconductor industry targeting investment in AI…
Gov injects a further $229m into My Health Record modernisation – Software
The federal government is to put $229 million into further modernisation of the My Health Record platform under its latest budget [pdf]. The funding injection…
The full list of IT projects in the 2025-26 federal budget – Strategy
The final budget before the next federal election includes scant funding for technology projects compared to previous years, with the health portfolio one of few…
PsiQuantum raising at least US$750 million – Hardware
Quantum computing startup PsiQuantum is raising at least US$750 million ($1.2 billion) at a US$6 billion pre-money valuation, according to two people familiar with the…
Secretive Chinese network tries to lure fired US gov workers – Security
A network of companies operated by a secretive Chinese tech firm has been trying to recruit recently laid-off US government workers, according to job ads…
Thousands of NSW court documents downloaded in “major data breach” – Security
Thousands of “sensitive” NSW court filings have been downloaded by unknown threat actors after a breach of the NSW Online Registry website. The website provides…
DOGE staffer ‘Big Balls’ provided tech support to cybercrime ring – Security
The best-known member of Elon Musk’s US DOGE Service team of technologists once provided support to a cybercrime gang that bragged about trafficking in stolen…