cyber attack
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Tech News: 5 Things to Know in Australia Today
From Apple’s Emergency SOS via Satellite going live in Australia to a new Twitter CEO, here are five things headlining tech news in Australia.
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Australia’s Privacy Commissioner Scores $5.5M in Budget Funding to Investigate the Optus Data Breach
The OAIC will get extra funding as part of the 2023 federal Budget to help with its official investigation into the Optus data breach.
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Facebook Won’t Tell You If Your Data Was Leaked Because There’s Nothing You Can Do About It
Facebook didn’t notify any of the more than 530 million users whose details were part of the recent data leak — and does not have any current plans to do so, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday. Following a Business Insider report last week, Facebook confirmed that “malicious actors” scraped more than 530 million…
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Australia’s Cyber Attack Was Probably Routine Espionage, Expert Says
On Friday morning, the federal government announced Australia was the target of a sophisticated, state-based cyber attack, affecting a broad range of sectors. However, an expert says it’s likely to be routine espionage reconnaissance gone wrong. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Friday morning that a number of Australian organisations, including government departments and universities,…