Australia’s telecommunications watchdog has alleged Optus could have fixed a simple coding error four years before hackers were able to steal personal details of millions of customers. In a claim published by the Federal Court on Wednesday, the Australian Telecommunications and Media Authority (ACMA) outlined how it alleged the SeptemberContinue Reading
Dark web group Shiny Hunters claims to have hacked hundreds of millions of customer details from Ticketmaster and Live Nation. The group is trying to sell the information for $US500,000 on the dark web, which they say includes 1.3 terabytes of customer data. It is not yet known if AustraliansContinue Reading
Australia’s communications and media watchdog has launched legal action against Optus over the 2022 data breach, in the latest blow for Australia’s second biggest telco. The Australian Communications and Media Authority has filed proceedings in the Federal Court, alleging Optus “failed to protect the confidentiality of its customers’ personal informationContinue Reading
Supermarket giant Coles has signed a major deal with an American data intelligence firm that provides high-level analytical technology to the CIA and the Pentagon. Experts warn the arrangement with Palantir could lead to job losses and vast cost-cutting, as the company seeks to save $1 billion in operating expensesContinue Reading
Online retail giant The Iconic has vowed to issue refunds to customers affected by online security breaches which left people out of pocket by hundreds of dollars. Customers reported a large number of hacking attempts and security breaches, with hackers successfully compromising accounts and placing fraudulent orders without their permission.Continue Reading
A major Australian telecommunications company has remained tight-lipped on the reported sacking of up to 150 workers from one of its call centres. On Thursday, 7 NEWS Adelaide reported 150 Optus call centre workers at the telecommunications firm’s North Terrace office face redundancy. The cuts represent almost half the 400-strongContinue Reading
The personal details of pizza lovers across Australia have been compromised in a cyber attack on Pizza Hut. The popular fast-food chain, with 251 restaurants across the country, revealed it had been hacked in an email to customers on Wednesday. “In early September, we became aware of a cyber securityContinue Reading
Cyber criminals have targeted yet another Australian small business by stealing and leaking the data of 10,000 people. Last month, the data of a little-known company called Event Secretary was published on an online forum. Unfortunately, Event Secretary was the platform that several major Australian horse riding organisations used toContinue Reading
Accounting firm PwC has been under siege the past few weeks over a tax scandal and it’s just been dealt another blow as Russian hackers have obtained sensitive data. Late on Monday, the Australian Financial Review reported that PwC had been caught up in a cyber security breach. A notoriousContinue Reading
A former customer of a collapsed electrical company in South Australia is furious after receiving an unsolicited text message from the new business that the director started up. Adelaide-based electrical and energy company Sharpe Services went into liquidation on July 11, 2022, with 104 unsecured creditors owed $6.4 million, accordingContinue Reading