Patients fret as ManageMyHealth data breach drama plays out
A slowly unfolding high profile data breach affecting trans-Tasman health information portal ManageMyHealth has thousands of registered patients on edge as to whether their highly…
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China asks tech firms to halt orders for Nvidia’s H200 chips
Beijing has asked some Chinese tech companies to halt orders for Nvidia’s H200 chips this week, and is expected to mandate domestic artificial intelligence chip…
DTA warns against permanent bans of IT services firms
The Digital Transformation Agency has warned against “permanent” bans of IT suppliers and services firms for “unethical conduct”, in part because it could block departments…
Ex-Indonesian minister faces graft charges over Chromebook procurement
Indonesian prosecutors have filed corruption charges against former education minister and the co-founder of startup Gojek, Nadiem Makarim, over alleged improper laptop procurement during the…
Airwallex to invest in the Netherlands
Australian payment firm Airwallex will invest around 200 million euros ($349 million) over the next five years in its Netherlands operations, marking a major European…
Three spyware-linked executives removed from US sanctions list
US president Donald Trump’s administration has lifted sanctions on three executives tied to the spy software consortium Intellexa, according to a notice published to the…
Meta is sued by US Virgin Islands over ads for scams, dangers to children
The attorney general of the US Virgin Islands has sued Meta Platforms, accusing the Facebook and Instagram owner of deliberately profiting from advertisements for scams…
Two US cyber experts plead guilty to cooperating with ALPHV Blackcat
Two US cyber security professionals have pleaded guilty after they were accused of working with a notorious ransomware gang to shake down American targets, the…
Murray Irrigation landholder data accidentally leaked
Murray Irrigation said data held in a geospatial information system was accidentally exposed, making it publicly accessible. The company, which operates under license from the…
Origin Energy puts $210m into spinout of Kraken from Octopus Energy
Britain’s Octopus Energy will spin off its technology arm, Kraken, as an independent company valued at US$8.65 billion ($12.91 billion), after a funding round led…
New York to require social media platforms to display mental health warnings
Social media platforms with infinite scrolling, auto-play and algorithmic feeds will be required to display warning labels about their potential harm to young users’ mental…
Telstra used ConnectID impermissibly for months
Telstra has copped a formal warning after using a privacy-preserving identity checking service to vet prepaid users, before regulations permitted it. The telco used the…