Home Affairs to unleash AI on sensitive government data
The Department of Home Affairs has started laying the security groundwork needed to allow federal departments and agencies to use generative AI on sensitive information and records. In recent months the department has been meeting with companies involved in the government technology supply chains to explain policy directives designed to ensure that departments and agencies […]
South Korean police probe massive data leak at Coupang
South Korean police are tracing IP addresses and looking into possible tech vulnerabilities at Coupang after the ecommerce giant suffered the country’s worst data breach in over a decade. The personal data of more than 33 million customers was leaked in a breach believed to have started on June 24 through overseas servers, though the […]
Watt flags more fed insourcing after BoM website outrage
Federal environment minister Murray Watt has flagged increased insourcing of management of major government contracts in response to public outrage over the Bureau of Meteorology’s handling of its website overhaul. At $96.5 million, the final bill for the website was well over original estimates after the contract for its overall build was amended ten times […]
WA man jailed for at least five years for evil twin attack
A Western Australian man will serve at least five years in prison for setting up fake wifi networks at airports and in-flight to steal credentials and other “intimate material” from travellers seeking free internet. File photo of arrest, courtesy of Australian Federal Police. The man was arrested in mid-2024, after being searched at Perth Airport […]
BoM never planned to end reliance on ‘legacy’ site
After blowing past its budget to spend $96 million dollars on overhauling its website, generating a political pyroclastic cloud, the Bureau of Meteorology can’t end its reliance on its older web portal, iTnews can reveal. “The new website, the legacy website and the reg.bom.gov.au website (the older portal’s web address) all need to run simultaneously, […]
Asahi aims to restore logistics by February following cyberattack
Japan’s Asahi Group aims to normalise logistical operations by February next year after a cyberattack in late September forced widespread suspension, though not all products will be available to ship by that time. The beverage maker, known for its flagship Super Dry beer, also said the personal details of 1.52 million customers may have been […]
ATA asks fed gov to make triple zero “compliant” device list public
Australian telcos have called on the federal government to maintain a public list of mobile phones that handset makers claim are able to make emergency calls reliably. The register, which would be available publicly to consumers, is a key recommendation in the Australian Telecommunications Alliance’s (ATA) submission to the parliamentary inquiry into the fatal triple […]
Hackers hijack US radio gear
Hackers are hijacking US radio transmission equipment to broadcast bogus emergency messages and obscene language, the Federal Communications Commission said. In a public notice, the FCC said a “recent string of cyber intrusions against various radio broadcasters” had occurred, resulting in the issuance of the US Emergency Alert System’s “Attention Signal.” The signal is an attention-grabbing […]
New 2026 Executive Retreat for Security Leaders
iTnews is launching a new event series designed to give senior technology executives the space to step back from day-to-day pressures and connect with peers in a focused, restorative environment. The iTnews Executive Retreats will bring together leaders from end-user organisations to reflect, share insights and explore the realities of technology and business leadership away […]
New 2026 iTnews Executive Retreat for Security Leaders
iTnews is launching a new event series designed to give senior technology executives the space to step back from day-to-day pressures and connect with peers in a focused, restorative environment. The iTnews Executive Retreats will bring together leaders from end-user organisations to reflect, share insights and explore the realities of technology and business leadership away […]