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Australian patient data breached for months in country's latest major cyber incident
News The pathology company claims to have carried out an investigation when it was hit with a cyber attack but didn’t find any evidence that information had been compromised
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Medibank reveals damning extent of hack that could cost $35 million
News The company disclosed that the attackers also had access to all of its circa 3.9 million customers' records, equivalent to 15% of the nation’s population
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Hive ransomware group claims cyber attack on India’s Tata Power
News The Indian energy company reported last week that its IT systems were down, with customers reporting difficulties in paying their bills
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Australia to increase maximum data breach penalty to $50 million
News The country's government is looking to raise the maximum fine from $2 million AUD and introduce new legislation to handle cyber attacks better
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Australia senate committee recommends “right to disconnect” for workers
News It found employees have increasingly felt the need to be available at all times to answer business communications, at the expense of their own wellbeing
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Medibank begins negotiations with hackers who claim to have stolen data in last week’s cyber attack
News The company had originally said that no customer data had been taken
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Fujitsu and Keio University partner on automated internet 'trust layer'
News The pair want to create an interface that draws information from different sources, like experts or physical tools like sensors, to verify the authenticity of data posted on the internet
By Zach Marzouk Published
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GCHQ chief calls for greater quantum investment, warns of looming Chinese tech dominance
News Fleming said that the politically motivated actions of the Chinese state represent an urgent problem that must be addressed
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Second Singtel subsidiary breach in a month sees customer and client data leaked
News The incident at Singtel subsidiary Dialog follows the earlier breach at Singtel-owned Optus, Australia's second-largest telco
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Google commits to $690 million Japan investment as Asia priority grows
News The tech giant’s CEO also revealed that he hopes the company can lead digital transformation in Japan
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Equinix's $74 million Indonesia data centre branded "strategically important" to its Asia-Pacific ambitions
News The eight-story facility is expected to have more than 1,600 cabinets and over 5,300 square metres of colocation space
By Zach Marzouk Published
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China cracks down on citizens' anti-censorship tools with Great Firewall upgrades
News This new discovery comes a week before a predicted major reshuffle of leadership in the Chinese Communist Party
By Zach Marzouk Published
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