FireEye Identifies Prolific Chinese Cyber Threat Group
Security intelligence company, FireEye, has released the details of its Advanced Persistent Threat group – APT41. FireEye said individual members of APT41... Read More
ACMA Imposes Fines $88,200 For NBN Information Breaches
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued its first infringement notices under rules designed to ensure telcos provide consumers with... Read More
Microsoft A Popular File For Distribution Of Malicious Activity
Microsoft Excel has been signalled out as one of the most popular file types used to distribute malicious activity according to latest... Read More
Arlo Add Homekit, But Not For Ultra 4K Model
Smart camera company Arlo has finally added support for Apple Homekit, but strangely not on its top of the range models. Support... Read More
Macquarie Invests In UK Telco
Macquarie Group is investing up to $53 million in British rural broadband business Voneus. It’s Macquarie’s second investment in the UK telecoms... Read More
Budget Not Hit By NBN Write-Down
Australian finance minister Mathias Cormann said there is no potential write– of the National Broadband Network (NBN) that would hit the Budget... Read More
ACCC: 1-In-8 NBN Customers Overcharged
Latest numbers from the ACCC’s quarterly Measuring Broadband report reveals one-in-eight NBN customers are being overcharged for under performing services. The sixth... Read More
HTC Product Stripped From Shelves After Intellectual Property Fight
HTC whose 5G hub is being pushed by Telstra has found themselves in the middle of an intellectual property dispute resulting in... Read More
Traffic Flowing On Superloop’s Subsea Sydney-Singapore Cable
Superloop says its Indigo subsea cable linking Sydney, Perth and Singapore is now carrying live traffic and its Australian national backbone network... Read More
Ex-Telstra Exec Irving Signs On As NBN Chief Strategy Boss
Former Telstra executive Will Irving is making the move to NBN Co, where later this year he will replace JB Rousselot as... Read More
Telco Ombudsman Slams NBN Telemarketing Tactics
An investigation into telco telemarketing practices has found high-pressure sales tactics are being used to mislead consumers and small businesses into signing... Read More
Telstra CEO Bleats Hardship While Raking Billions In From The NBN
Andy Penn the CEO of Telstra has spent this week bleating on about the high wholesale price of the NBN but what... Read More
Apple Yet To Fix iPhone Security Bug Found By Google
Security researchers working for Google have found security flaws in the operating system that powers it’s rival Apple’s smartphones, including one the... Read More
Iridium Link To AWS Internet-Of-Things Service Set To Go Live
Iridium CloudConnect, a partnership between satellite operator Iridium and AWS, and billed as “the first and only satellite cloud-based solution that offers... Read More
OZ Mobile Users Under Attack By ‘Nation-States’
Un-named “nation states” are increasingly targeting mobile users in countries including Australia for intelligence gathering and disruption of national rivals, according to... Read More
Telstra Boss Penn, Slammed After Starting War With NBN To Deflect Own Problems
Telstra boss Andy Penn has moved to deflect criticism of the carriers falling revenues and reduced dominance in the market by starting... Read More
Vandals Target Sydney Telstra Exchanges
More than 40 Telstra exchanges across Sydney have been vandalised in a spree of attacks. Exchanges were broken into and live wires... Read More
Apple Has People Listening To Siri Recordings
Apple contractors are listening to recordings of Siri users including private medical discussions, drug deals and sexual encounters, raising further privacy concerns... Read More
Vodafone Calls For NBN Pricing “Makeover”
Vodafone Australia is calling for a major makeover of the wholesale prices charged by the NBN Co as the “current model is... Read More
Facebook Cuts Off Sony, Microsoft Data Access
Social media giant Facebook will again try to cut off companies including Microsoft and Sony from accessing data, as it seeks to... Read More
Slow Internet? Your Fault Says NBN
The corporation in charge of delivering Australia’s national broadband network has released research suggesting users should better optimise their home internet networks... Read More
Trump Talks To Techies On Huawei
US President Donald Trump has agreed to implement timely licensing decisions on blacklisted Chinese firm Huawei, after meeting CEOs from seven major... Read More
Telstra NBN Con Artists Back Scamming
Con artists who are using packet switching that show what appears to be a local number are back calling homes claiming that... Read More
Australian Smartphones Connected To Apple, Microsoft Google Facebook Servers Exposed
An Israeli company whose spyware hacked WhatsApp has told buyers that they can easily scrape all data of smartphones used by Australians... Read More
Qualcomm Slam “Meritless” US$270M Fine
US chipmaker Qualcomm will appeal a US$270 million fine after an investigation found the company engaged in predatory pricing between 2009 and... Read More
Macquarie MVNO Takes On Boost Mobile Refurbished Phones
Days after Boost Mobile launched a program selling pre-owned phones, Macquarie Group-backed Nu Mobile has started to do the same. Like Boost,... Read More
NBN Co Tops 1Gbps On HFC Net
Comms Minister Paul Fletcher has claimed the kudos for NBN Co’s latest achievement, announcing that NBN Co has trialled DOCSIS 3.1 on... Read More
Optus Calls On Govt. To Prevent 5G Data Blowout
Optus is concerned that its data-storage costs could blow out if Australia’s data retention regime is not “reviewed and calibrated” to deal... Read More
Australians Subject To Face Recognition Surveillance
Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) has warned that Australians are being monitored by face-recognition technology like that used by Chinese authorities to oppress... Read More
Huawei Slam Oz Govt After UK Support
Huawei has applauded a UK recommendation that the Chinese manufacturer not be prevented from working with British telcos on their networks –... Read More
Symantec Walk Away From Broadcom Bid
Cybersecurity firm Symantec has closed the door on a potential takeover bid from US chipmaker Broadcom after talks broke down over pricing... Read More
Motorola Acquires Video Security Company
Motorola Solutions has announced it has acquired mobile video solutions company WatchGuard in a bid to add new capabilities to its video... Read More
US Approve $5B Facebook Fine, Shares Soar
The US Federal Trade Commission has voted to fine Facebook roughly US$5 billion over its mishandling of data, including the Cambridge Analytica... Read More
Google Admits Humans Listen To Assistant Audio
Google contractors around the world are listening in to “audio snippets” taken from the company’s digital voice assistant, including private conversations. A... Read More
Apple Axe Watch Walkie-Talkie Over Spying
Apple has disabled its Watch wearable’s Walkie-Talkie app after discovering it could be used to eavesdrop on the iPhone conversations of some... Read More
Apple Roll Out Fix For Zoom Spy Flaw
Teleconferencing software Zoom’s emergency patch to fix a major flaw that could allow hackers to spy on Mac users through their webcam... Read More
Telecom Complaints On The Rise At 448K A Quarter: Report
Complaints about telecom services in Australia rose sharply in the quarter ended December 2018, according to the latest report from the Australian... Read More
Huge Flaw In Zoom Let Hackers Spy On Mac Users
[Image: Trend Micro] A huge flaw in video conferencing software Zoom that bypassed Apple security features has left Mac users vulnerable to... Read More
Comms Minister Says Telstra Can’t Own NBN
Communications Minister Paul Fletcher said he can’t “see any scenario” where the national broadband network could be sold to Telstra after construction... Read More
Amazon Blasts Oz Anti-Encryption Laws
Amazon has joined the growing mass of companies and other bodies that have criticised the Morrison Government’s anti-encryption laws. In a submission... Read More
Huawei Offers To Splash Cash In Desperate Effort To Get Their 5G Gear Installed
With their brand under a major security cloud Chinese phone and 5G network Company Huawei has moved to splash the cash in... Read More
Galaxy Note 10 Wireless Charger May Support 20W Speeds
If new rumours are to be believed, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 will not just be getting an upgrade in camera technology,... Read More
Huawei Military + Chinese Intelligence Links Exposed
How safe is Huawei smartphone and who should you believe when it comes to concerns over security and Huawei’s links with the... Read More
Govt Encryption Laws Damaging Oz: Calls For Major Change
The Morrison Government’s encryption laws are damaging Australia, with many multi-nationals now blacklisting the nation, according to a report by cloud services... Read More
D-Link Settle FTC Charges With 10 Year Security Audit
D-Link has settled its lawsuit with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by agreeing to an independent security audit for the next... Read More
NBN Fails To Deliver Service Metres From Own HQ Millions In Revenue Lost
The National Broadband Network has become one big joke claim executives in North Sydney, while NBN CEOStephen Rue is claiming that they... Read More
Google Cloud Absorbs Chronicle
Alphabet says its one-year-old cybersecurity company, Chronicle, will be absorbed by its Google Cloud division, because customers have been seeking a fully... Read More
Amazon Awarded $39M Gov Contract For Cloud Services
The Australian government has awarded Amazon a three-year contract worth almost A$40 million to provide cloud computing services to federal, state and territory... Read More
Report Claims Huawei More Vulnerable To Security Hacks Than Rivals
According to new research by a US-based cybersecurity firm deemed “credible” by top government officials, Huawei Technologies is far more vulnerable to... Read More
NBN Moves To Get Businesses On New Wholesale Plans
The corporation in charge of delivering Australia’s national broadband network have announced new wholesale bundles for businesses and a new “solution finder”... Read More