CBA modernises its banking core

CBA has modernised its longtime SAP-based core banking platform, migrating off an older superseded version that ran on-premises to a newer cloud-native version that runs in AWS. The bank yesterday revealed it had made the switch nine days ago, which appeared to coincide with an all-night maintenance window over a weekend in late September. Preceding […]

LinkedIn sues alleged data scrapers that use millions of fake site accounts

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has taken legal action against companies it says operate millions of fake accounts on the professional networking site for the purpose of large-scale data scraping. The court papers names ProAPIs, a company registered in the US state of Delaware and based in Middletown, as the primary defendant. Also named are Netswift (SMC-Private) Ltd, […]

Japan’s Asahi restarts beer production following cyberattack

Asahi Group’s beer-making subsidiary, Asahi Breweries, said it has restarted production at its six Japanese beer plants after the group’s operations were disrupted by a cyberattack. The group suspended operations, including order processing, shipping and call-centre functions in Japan, a week ago after a cyberattack caused a system outage. Production resumed at the six plants […]

Comms app Signal adds quantum-proof encryption protocol layer

The free, popular Signal communications app will add quantum-resistant encryption to its messaging system, aiming to protect conversations from future decryption by powerful quantum computers. The end-to-end encrypted messaging service is introducing a new layer called SPQR, or Sparse Post Quantum Ratchet, which works alongside its existing Double Ratchet protocol. In a ratcheting model, encryption […]

Age verification IDs taken in Discord data breach

Discord said an unnamed third-party support provider it uses was compromised, impacting some sensitive personal customer data. A “small number” of images of government identification documents such as drivers’ licences and passports, from users who had appealed Discord’s age determination were accessed. Discord has been contacted by iTNews for further details on how many government ID […]