US SEC adopts new hack disclosure rule – Security
Wall Street’s top regulator has adopted new rules requiring publicly traded companies to disclose hacking incidents, a measure officials said was to help the investing…
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IAG digitises staff movement processes – Training & Development – Software
IAG has improved, and in some cases digitised, process workflows for onboarding new staff and “cross-boarding” or offboarding existing employees. The insurer made the changes…
Meta fined $20 million for mining Aussies’ data with its VPN – Security – Software
The Federal Court has ordered Facebook Israel and Onavo Protect VPN to pay $10 million each for failing to inform Australian users that the two…
Monoova manoeuvres into space left by POLi – Finance
Monoova is positioning itself as an alternative to POLi Payments, with the Australia Post-operated service due to close in September. Monoova founder and CEO Christian Westerlind…
OPSEC “fumble” exposed JumpCloud attackers – Security
The North Korean group behind the JumpCloud breach left digital footprints behind that allowed researchers to trace their IP addresses. The breach first emerged last week.…
ATO attackers filed $557 million in false claims – Security
Criminals exploiting a loophole in the government’s digital identity systems filed more than $550 million in false claims over the last two financial years, the…
The NDIA lists exposure to HWL Ebsworth data breach – Security
The agency overseeing the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has found “some” participants, prospective participants, their families and carers and staff are caught up in…
Google handed user data to Aus authorities 5525 times last year – Security – Software
Google complied with 5525 of 6335 requests from Australian authorities to disclose user information relating to 7183 accounts last year. The latest instalment of Google’s…
Dutch arrest their most-wanted suspect in cyber case – Security
Dutch police have arrested a man they described as their most wanted suspect in the investigation into the Genesis Market, a dark web marketplace for…
Worldcoin users queue up for iris scans – Security
People around the world are getting their eyeballs scanned in exchange for a digital ID and the promise of free cryptocurrency, shrugging off concerns among…
TETRA radio protocol found to be vulnerable – Security
Dutch security researchers have disclosed a collection of vulnerabilities in the TETRA protocol used in emergency services, military, infrastructure and other applications. Collectively dubbed TETRA.BURST,…
REA Group appoints a new CTO – Training & Development
REA Group will have a new chief technology officer from October as a replacement for Chris Venter, whom it was revealed had a “severe accident”…