Optus scammer avoids jail – Security
The man who tried to extort money from customers affected by the Optus data breach has avoided a jail sentence. Named as 20-year-old Dennis Su in media…
Category: ITnews
ING Bank systems upgrade could breach CDR rules – Finance – Software
Two fintech industry groups are calling for the ACCC to intervene in an imminent systems upgrade at ING Bank. FinTech Australia and the international group…
Medibank faces data breach class action – Security
Law firm Baker & McKenzie has filed a class action in the Federal Court against Medibank, over its 2022 data breach. Medibank disclosed the action…
Cyber Security NSW takes maturity assessments at face value – Security
Cyber Security NSW, the state’s whole-of-government cyber security office, is yet to audit a single agency’s self-assessed security maturity. Every year, NSW agencies have to…
Ransomware outbreak spreads to USA – Security
A global ransomware outbreak has scrambled servers belonging to Florida’s Supreme Court and several universities in the United States and Central Europe, according to a…
Vocus CEO Kevin Russell to retire – Telco/ISP
Vocus CEO Kevin Russell will relinquish the top job, handing over the reins to current chief operating officer Ellie Sweeney from next month. In a…
Suncorp reaches final stages of its three-year plan – Finance – Strategy
Suncorp CEO Steve Johnston Suncorp Group is nearing the final stages of implementing a three-year strategic plan, while digital efforts in its insurance arm are…
US CISA publishes ESXi ransomware recovery tool – Security
America’s Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is helping out organisations hit by the ransomware known as ESXiArgs. Since the ransomware attacks were first observed…
Layoffs loom at Zoom – Software
Zoom Video Communications said it would cut about 1300 jobs, as demand for the company’s video conferencing services slows with the waning of the pandemic,…
Microsoft packs Bing, Edge browser with AI – Software
A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft France headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Microsoft is revamping its Bing…
Telstra falls short on priority assistance – Telco/ISP
Telstra has entered a court-enforceable undertaking with the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) after failing to comply with its priority assistance obligations. The telco’s…
Image AIs shown to memorise training data – Software
A group of researchers is warning that popular AI image models like DALL-E 2 can be “tricked” into regenerating their training images. That’s a serious…