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The New OAIC Regulations: Aussie Companies Face Taller Privacy Hurdles
With maximum penalties now reaching AUD $50 million, businesses serving Australian customers face urgent compliance demands. A newly published whitepaper maps out the most effective…
NSW gov contractor uploaded Excel spreadsheet of flood victims’ data to ChatGPT
A “former contractor” to the NSW Reconstruction Authority uploaded an Excel spreadsheet with “over 12,000 rows of information” to ChatGPT, exposing “up to 3000” people’s…
PEXA’s group CTO to leave next month
PEXA, the electronic property settlement platform operator, will lose its group CTO Eglantine Etiemble at the end of next month after an over three-and-a-half year…
NSW gov contractor uploaded Excel of flood fix applicants’ data to ChatGPT
A “former contractor” to the NSW Reconstruction Authority uploaded an Excel with “over 12,000 rows of information” to ChatGPT, exposing “up to 3000” people’s data.…
TPG Telecom shakes up the way it finances smartphones
TPG Telecom has restructured the way it finances mobile handsets, allowing it to free up cash while still offering interest-free payment plans to customers. The…
Google says hackers are sending extortion emails to corporate executives
Google has said hackers are sending extortion emails to an unspecified number of executives from various companies, claiming to have stolen sensitive data from their…
The real work behind AI readiness
For anyone/everyone working in tech, AI isn’t hogging the limelight. It is the light. But beneath the noise of pilots, prototypes, and promises, one truth…
Telstra to pay $20.3m for mass cut of Belong NBN upload speeds
Telstra will pay $18 million in fines and $2.3 million in compensation to Belong customers whose NBN services had the upload speeds cut in late…
QBE shifts cyber leadership to the US
ASX-listed insurer QBE Insurance Group has shifted its cyber security leadership to the United States as part of an effort to embed a more global-facing…
Qld Child Safety taps Deloitte to assess core IT system
Queensland’s Department of Child Safety has tapped Deloitte Australia to audit its Unify client management system. The audit into the Unify system “will begin immediately”,…
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is finding hardship in customer calls with AI
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank is building a capability to recognise signs of customer hardship during a live call, enabling it to deal with any issues…