Apple to pay US$95 million to settle Siri privacy lawsuit – Security
Apple agreed to pay US$95 million ($152 million) in cash to settle a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated Siri assistant violated users’…
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Chinese Salt Typhoon cyber espionage targets AT&T, Verizon – Security
The Chinese-linked Salt Typhoon cyberespionage operation targeted AT&T and Verizon’s systems, but the wireless carriers’ US networks are now secure as they work with law…
Cyber attack on Italy’s Foreign Ministry, airports claimed by pro-Russian hacker group – Security
Hackers targeted around ten official websites in Italy, including the websites of the Foreign Ministry and Milan’s two airports, putting them out of action temporarily,…
Hackers hijack a wide range of companies’ Chrome extensions – Security
Hackers have compromised several different companies’ Chrome browser extensions in a series of intrusions dating back to mid-December, according to one of the victims and…
JAL’s systems back to normal after cyber attack – Security
Japan Airlines (JAL) said its systems returned to normal, with same-day ticket sales resuming, after a cyber attack delayed some domestic and international flights. The…
Apple seeks to defend Google’s billion-dollar payments in search case – Software
Apple has asked to participate in Google’s upcoming US antitrust trial over online search, saying it cannot rely on Google to defend revenue-sharing agreements that…
Marriott and Starwood ordered to implement wide-ranging security program – Security
Marriott and Starwood Hotels & Resorts must implement a “comprehensive information security program” to settle charges filed in the US after three large data breaches.…
Microsoft works to add non-OpenAI models into 365 Copilot products – Software
Microsoft has been working on adding internal and third-party artificial intelligence models to power its flagship AI product Microsoft 365 Copilot, in a bid to…
Gov says tech vendor review framework now finalised – Security
The federal government has created a “review framework” to measure the national security and supply chain security risks that technology vendors and their products may…
NBN ownership is a national security issue, union says – Security – Telco/ISP
The NBN needs to remain “under the control of the elected government” as a national security measure, according to the Communication Workers Union. The comments…
GenesisCare appoints CIDO – Training & Development
GenesisCare, a cancer care provider, has named former Healthscope CIO Brett Winn as its chief information and digital officer. Image Credit: GenesisCare In an official…
Australia’s Big 4 banks ‘exit’ thousands of suspected mule accounts – Security – Software – Financial Services
Australia’s ‘Big 4’ banks – CBA, NAB, ANZ and Westpac – flagged and/or “exited” thousands of bank accounts in the last financial year, aided by…