Google to pay US$155 million in settlements over location tracking – Software
Google has agreed to pay US$155 million ($241 million) to settle claims by California and private plaintiffs that the search engine company misled consumers about…
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Industry to gov: improve digital ID as part of cyber security strategy – Security
A clear industry consensus in favour of government-backed digital ID has emerged across submissions to the govermment’s revised cyber security strategy consultation. NAB [pdf] explained…
Gold Fields Australia is digitising its Granny Smith mine – Software
Gold Fields has deployed a digital platform to connect mine planning and operations at its Granny Smith gold mine, about 740km northeast of Perth. Granny…
Dymocks links data breach to “external data partner” – Security
Book retailer Dymocks has identified the source of a data breach, affecting 1.24 million customer records, as an “external data partner”. In an update posted…
Blockchain analysts suspect Lazarus Group hackers behind US$70m crypto theft – Security
Blockchain researchers say North Korea-linked hackers are likely behind a US$70 million ($109 million) theft from crypto exchange CoinEx. CoinEx, which says it is based…
Apple moves to defuse French iPhone 12 radiation dispute – Software
Apple has pledged to update software on iPhone 12s in France to settle a dispute over radiation levels, but concerns in other European countries signalled…
Google gives a glimpse of its antitrust trial defence – Software
Google gave a glimpse of a main leg of its defence in court, through data showing users happily stick with its search engine when pre-installed…
SAP’s India arm eyes more patents, jobs – Software
SAP SE’s Indian arm hopes to double its share of the German software giant’s patents and add 3,000 jobs per year as it bets bigger…
Beyond Bank looking for new CIO – Training & Development – Finance
Beyond Bank is looking for a chief information officer, following the departure of Fiona Floyd from the role. The bank announced the vacancy in a…
Vocus asks for better submarine cable protection – Telco/ISP
Vocus has called for new submarine cable protection zones, to reflect the burgeoning deployment of cables away from the existing zones in Sydney and Perth.…
MGM Resorts breached by ‘Scattered Spider’ hackers – Security
A hacking group named Scattered Spider brought down the systems of the US$14 billion ($21.7 billion) gaming giant MGM Resorts International this week, as US…
Ex-Google exec acknowledges aggressively seeking exclusive mobile deals – Software
The US Justice Department has sought to show how Google did all it could to get people to use its search engine and build itself…