Services Australia vets customer data after Brisbane medical group breach – Security
Top Health Doctors, a Brisbane-based GP and skin cancer clinic group, experienced an email account compromise incident in September that may have impacted up to…
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NSW internet voting revival needs even more legal changes – Software
A revival of technology-assisted voting in NSW is likely to require more comprehensive legislative changes than first thought. The final review into technology-assisted voting (TAV)…
Government boosts Digital ID funding by $145.5m – Security – Software
The federal government is set to put an extra $145.5 million into expanding the Digital ID system and scheme over the next four years, adding…
CBA uplifts GenAI integrations – Finance – Software
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is advancing its generative AI work via its customer engagement engine (CEE) to enable “hyper personalisation” for mobile banking users.…
Okta’s data breach bigger than first thought – Security
Okta has discovered that it underestimated the reach of a late September data breach. The company has not put a number to the full scale…
Digital bank robberies key risk for central bank e-money – Finance
Digital bank robberies and other cyber hacks will be a key risk for countries launching digital versions of their currencies, a new report from the…
Certis Security Australia suffers email breach – Security
Physical security company Certis Security Australia has suffered a breach of its email system. The company said no customer data is affected, but the personal…
Queensland passes mandatory data breach notification scheme – Security
Queensland’s parliament has passed a mandatory data breach notification scheme, affecting state agencies from mid-2025 and local governments from mid-2026. The state’s Attorney-General Yvette D’Ath…
NDIA data breach claimed to impact 11,000 “records” – Security
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) staffer charged in connection with a data breach is alleged to have shared around 11,000 “records” with at least…
NAB prompts lead customers to reconsider $50m in payments – Security
NAB is hailing the success of its payment prompts, claiming customers had so far abandoned $50 million in payments after receiving the messages. The prompts…
CBA to launch CommBank Customer Copilot – Finance – Software
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia plans to launch its own CommBank Customer Copilot and also has ambitions to develop an AI “banker” that can offer…
NDIA staffer charged with leaking participants’ data – Security
A National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) employee has been arrested and charged following an investigation into an insider leak of recipients’ data. A second person, who…